7 h. ago NHS has ‘maxed out on what is affordable’ – says new service chief

Sir Jim Mackey called the health service to ‘accelerate’ improvements and stamp out unacceptable care.

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19 h. ago A&E and maternity services under threat over ‘eye watering’ NHS savings targets

Politicans will have to back hospitals forced to make ‘difficult’ decisions on maternity and A&E

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19 h. ago Hospitals in England reducing staff and services as part of NHS ‘financial reset’

Trusts having to ‘think the previously unthinkable’ to make savings demanded by new NHS England bossHospitals in England are cutting staff, closing services and planning to ration care in order to make “eye-watering” savings demanded by NHS bosses.Rehabilitation centres face being shut, talking therapies services cut and beds for end-of-life care reduced as part of efforts by England’s 215 NHS trusts to comply with a “financial reset”.47% were cutting services and another 43% were considering doing so.37% were cutting clinical posts and a further 40% may follow suit.26% were closing some services and 55% more may do so. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Monster who terrorised children dies 'not knowing he was in prison'

Local NHS services 'refused' to help with the paedophile's care

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22 h. ago Monster who destroyed children dies 'not knowing' his crimes

Local NHS services 'refused' to help with the paedophile's care

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42 h. ago Thousands of people being raped and sexually assaulted in Brit hospitals, new data reveals

More than 3,300 reports of sexual assaults and rapes made to 28 police forces in England and Wales were taken place on hospital grounds between January 2022 and January 2025

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42 h. ago NHS maternal mental health services slash funding despite soaring demand

NHS officials proposed to cut £3.6 million from specialist maternal mental health budgets

Sport

3 d. ago Carse Medical Practice patients receive detailed letter from NHS Tayside about GP service options being explored

A local health chief has written to every patient addressing concerns and explaining the options currently being explored to continue GP services in the Carse of Gowrie

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5 d. ago Thousands of rapes and sexual assaults reported in UK hospitals

Disturbing new figures show thousands of reports of rape and sexual assault being made from hospitals across England and Wales following an investigation by the Mirror

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5 d. ago WES STREETING: 'NHS tech upgrade will be a revolution for cancer care'

WES Streeting says plans to upgrade NHS cancer care from a service “fax machines” to ground breaking new technology will be a “revolution” for millions of patients.

Science

7 d. ago NHS Forth Valley unveils new 'rapid' cancer diagnostic service

The service is designed to speed up referrals for possible patients whose symptoms don't meet the normal criteria for referrals to cancer treatment pathways.

Science

8 d. ago Nigel Farage 'doesn't want' NHS to be publicly funded as Reform leader criticises health service

The Reform UK leader was condemned for comments broadcast on the day of the local elections in England.

Politics

9 d. ago NHS becomes first health service in Europe to offer new cancer jab

Nivolumab is a monoclonal antibody that works by binding to a protein called PD-1 on a type of immune cell called T-cell.

Science

1 week ago Angela Rayner's plans for workers' rights will force firms to slash jobs and put up prices, retail bosses warn

A poll of HR directors by the British Retail Consortium found 52% will reduce staff numbers as a result of the incoming workers' rights bill.

Economics

1 week ago The ultimate guide to private healthcare, revealed by top doctors: The TEN things you must know, how to get treated fast

The NHS faces a near-record workload, with more than seven million people in England alone awaiting hospital treatment. Three million have been in the queue for more than 18 weeks.

Society

1 week ago Ambulance service and NHS trust admit failures over death of musician

Ebow Graham died after falling out of a third-storey window in east London in April 2020 following a psychotic episodeAn ambulance service and an NHS trust have admitted breaching their duty of care over the death of Ebow Graham, a founding member of the hip-hop group Foreign Beggars.Graham, 40, died after falling out of a third-storey window in Clapton, east London in April 2020 following a psychotic episode. Hours earlier London ambulance paramedics had dismissed his friends’ concerns about his behaviour. And a crisis call handler from East London NHS trust also failed to properly assess his risk or arrange an urgent mental health assessment within the recommended time. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Family welcome prosecution of private prison where inmate died of Covid

Calum Inglis, 34, was found dead in his cell at HMP Addiewell in West Lothian on October 24, 2021.

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2 w. ago NHS gives deadline ending this week ahead of May Day bank holiday amid 'serious consequences' warning

Each bank holiday, the NHS 111 phone service sees huge increases in calls from people who need urgent help because they haven't met the deadline, said the health service

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2 w. ago Marco Rubio announces sweeping reorganisation of US state department

Secretary of state says overhaul of department will close a number of overseas missions and reduce staffThe secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has announced a proposed reorganisation of the US state department as part of what he called an effort to reform it amid criticism from the Trump White House over the execution of US diplomacy.The reorganisation will close a number of overseas missions, reduce staff and minimise offices dedicated to promoting liberal values in a stated goal to subsume them to regional bureaus. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Tens of thousands waited more than 24 hours for hospital beds in A&E last year

Patients in England aged 65 or over made up almost 70% of long ‘trolley waits’, with some left for up to 10 days, data revealsAbout 49,000 A&E visits last year resulted in patients waiting 24 hours or more for a hospital bed, with people aged 65 or over making up almost 70% of cases.According to a freedom of information request by the Liberal Democrats, some patients went 10 days before getting a space on a ward. Continue reading...

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