Leaders say hidden total may be double official tally, as junior doctors, consultants and radiographers prepare more strikes As many as 2m outpatient appointments and …
Exclusive: Conservatives’ standing badly undermined by broken promises made in 2019, says report Tories’ 2019 NHS promises may come back to bite them The NHS …
Exclusive: IfG says sums raised ‘unlikely to be transformative’ and there is little public appetite Charging patients for using NHS services would be hugely expensive …
Healthcare regulator monitoring trust after report that results from scans and blood tests may have gone missing Crucial tests and results from scans and blood …
The leader says his party is focusing on the NHS and protecting pensions to woo Conservatives in rural heartlands The Liberal Democrats are planning to …
Doctors and patients are demanding wider access to therapy available only as a postcode lottery In January this year, Deb Kelly, a prison officer and …
Industrial action could continue till February and hospital leaders expect very difficult winter, with risk of harm to patients and staff Hospital bosses fear that …
Exclusive: Frank Hester, who gave Rishi Sunak’s party £5m this summer, is thought to have made huge sums from DHSC contracts One of the Conservatives’ …
Consultants and junior doctors will take joint action this week for the first time in escalating pay dispute NHS officials have warned that doctors’ strikes …
Exclusive: Number of under-18s waiting for ‘frequently time-critical’ paediatric care is at a record high Sick children’s health problems are getting worse as record numbers …
Soaring deficits at health trusts across England cast doubt on Sunak’s waiting lists pledge The NHS is heading into an unprecedented financial crisis and will …
First and only Nice-recommended medicine could ‘alleviate misery’ of condition in England and Wales NHS health advisers have approved the first treatment for acute migraine …
Research will prompt further alarm among medical leaders trying to tackle the spiralling workforce crisis One in three medical students plan to quit the NHS …
Pirola variant has prompted concern among scientists because of high number of mutations it carries Care home residents and people who are housebound will be …
NHS trusts told to familiarise themselves with evacuation plan in event buildings containing Raac start to fall down NHS bosses have told hospitals across England …
Mother of Martha Mills, who died after treatment failures at London hospital, releases report with Demos calling for new policy in England Patients who believe …
Only people with highest medical need may qualify for drug, which will be prescribed alongside diet and exercise The weight-loss drug Wegovy is being made …
A new variant and waning immunity mean surveillance that had been wound down since pandemic will be increased Coronavirus testing and monitoring are set to …
Two consultants and a junior doctor expect case will make no difference to their separate claims for unfair dismissal NHS clinicians who were sacked after …
Action will reduce health services to Christmas Day levels of care for four days in September and October Junior doctors and consultants in England will …
Figures obtained by Labour show an estimated 120,695 people died in England while awaiting treatment More than 120,000 people in England died last year while …
Institute for Fiscal Studies estimates workforce expansion plan means NHS would employ 49% of all public sector staff One in 11 workers in England will …
‘Discriminatory’ development sparks concern among healthcare union and migrants’ rights groups Home Office interest in migrant records dates back to Theresa May NHS records of …
Exclusive: Ombudsman Rob Behrens hits out at ‘unacceptable attitudes to whistleblowing ’ and calls for urgent change More babies will be harmed unless “systemic changes” …
Prime minister blames strikes for long NHS England waiting lists, and acknowledges progress on halving inflation is slow UK politics live – latest updates Rishi …
Some urgent cases waiting more than 12 weeks for treatment, according to children’s commissioner for England Children with “serious and potentially life-threatening” eating disorders are …
Exclusive: UK-wide poll of healthcare workers also reveals 75% believe the quality of care provided is falling Most NHS staff think they have too little …
Observer investigation shows that majority of Nice drug appraisals involve groups financially linked to maker of pharmaceuticals Drug companies are systematically funding grassroots patient groups …
Influencers Megan and Whitney Bacon-Evans withdraw high court case amid ‘victory for equality’ as service expands treatment A married lesbian couple who launched a landmark …
As advanced remedies emerge, the chief executive of Alzheimer’s Research UK warns sufferers could miss out as the health service struggles to cope Groundbreaking new …
Social care, prevention and public health services could be cut if government insists on funding 6% pay rise from health budget Vital services could be …