13 h. ago Botched medical tourism costs NHS £20,000 per patient to repair: 'Places huge burden on overstretched services'

People who go abroad for cosmetic, eye, or weight loss surgery could be costing the NHS up to £20,000 per patient as a result of botched procedures, concerning new data has revealed.

Economics

15 h. ago Complications from medical tourism costs the NHS £20,000 per patient, study says

Medical tourism industry is worth more than $400 billion (£300 billion) annually, with anticipated year on year growth of 25 per cent

Economics

15 h. ago Cosmetic surgery abroad costs NHS '£20,000 per patient' when things go wrong

When patients who have surgery abroad and then need care in the UK, this costs the NHS up to £19,549 per patient

Economics

46 h. ago Delayed discharge costs crippled NHS Ayrshire & Arran more than £75,000 per day

The staggering bill has been laid bare as Ayrshire's hospitals battle the wider national crisis.

Economics

9 d. ago Scotland to become 'coolcation' holiday hotspot as Mediterranean temperatures soar

It comes as local tourism falls amidst the rising cost of living.

Politics

1 week ago NHS issues major 'super flu' update after H3N2 strain surge in England

Over 3,000 flu patients remain hospitalised as doctors warn the NHS is 'not out of danger yet' with winter viruses despite slight fall in cases as we head into the Near Year

Politics

2 w. ago The great retreat: Up to a million Romanians came to the UK to work as cleaners and builders... now nearly 40,000 are leaving each year to escape crime, the crumbling NHS and the cost of living

The numbers of Romanians leaving the UK are higher than for any other EU nationality, dwarfing the 25,000 Poles who left Britain to return to their low-tax homeland in the year up to last June.

Economics

2 w. ago Over 20,000 Scots died waiting for NHS care during Neil Gray's time as health secretary

The figures have been condemned by the Scottish Conservatives.

Society

2 w. ago Record number of NHS staff are dismissed after Wes Streeting introduces 'zero tolerance' policy on poor performances

There were nearly 7,000 dismissals in 2024-25, according to NHS data, up nearly by double two years ago when there were around 4,000 were dismissed.

Events

2 w. ago Midwife leading biggest inquiry into maternity failings in NHS history is charging taxpayers up to £26,000 a month

Donna Ockenden has been chairing the report on Nottingham university hospitals NHS trust since 2022 and is paid £850 for every 7.5 hours she works, charged to NHS England (NHSE).

Economics

4 w. ago NHS ordered to pay sacked Asian professor £450,000 in discrimination case after a colleague accused him of 'playing the race card'

Professor Tanweer Ahmed took the NHS to an employment tribunal after he was sacked over 'laughable' bullying allegations.

Economics