6 d. ago Mum needs £14,000 to save son, two, as NHS doesn't offer treatment

Oli-Jay will need to have treatment from the USA as the NHS can't help

Economics

2 w. ago Minister says police and crime commissioners will be abolished in 2028 because system has failed – UK politics live

Elected policing roles will be phased out and their powers transferred to mayors in England in move that could save £100mPA Media has more on what the monthly performance figures from NHS England show. PA says:The data shows 180,329 people in England had been waiting more than a year to start routine hospital treatment at the end of September, down from 190,549 at the end of August.Some 2.4% of people on the list for hospital treatment had been waiting more than 52 weeks in September, down from 2.6% the previous month.The NHS waiting list is 230,000 lower than July last year, even as the health service ‘approaches its limit’ with A&E and ambulances facing record demand ahead of winter.The overall waiting list for September was 7.39m (an estimated 6.24m patients) down 15,845 compared to the previous month and 230,000 fewer than July 2024.Thanks to the investment and modernisation this government has made, waiting lists are falling and patients are being treated sooner The past ye...

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2 w. ago BBC doctor shares update on new eczema treatment approved for NHS

It is newly approved by NICE for the NHS to use in patients with severe eczema

Politics

2 w. ago Wes Streeting says ‘I’m not running a job creation scheme’ as he cuts 18,000 NHS jobs

Major NHS restructure explained as Health Secretary Wes Streeting scraps NHS England and merges back office functions into his government department

Politics

2 w. ago 18,000 to lose jobs in NHS and Department of Health in £1billion deal

The NHS will be permitted to overspend its budget this year to pay for redundancies

Economics

2 w. ago NHS trust fined £565,000 after woman killed herself on ‘death trap’ ward

Alice Figueiredo, 22, died in 2015 on the Hepworth ward at Goodmayes hospital after 18 similar attempts to self-harm A woman whose daughter killed herself on a “death trap” mental health ward in London has called for urgent change after an NHS trust was fined more than half a million pounds.Alice Figueiredo, 22, took her own life at Goodmayes hospital, Redbridge, after 18 similar attempts. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Bereaved mother demands change after NHS trust fined over ‘death trap’ ward

North East London NHS Foundation Trust was fined £565,000 plus £200,000 costs after being found guilty of breaching health and safety.

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3 w. ago More than 20,000 NHS staff signed off due to mental health last year

The Conservatives blamed ‘dire workforce planning’ by the SNP

Politics

3 w. ago New eczema treatment approved for NHS use 'will help 62,000'

The cream can be used at home and is applied twice a day to the affected areas on the hands and wrists - it should be offered to people with limited options, says NICE

Politics

3 w. ago NHS rollout of new eczema cream could benefit more than 62,000 people in England

Chronic hand eczema causes the hands to become dry, sore, cracked and itchy, making tasks difficult.

Politics

3 w. ago SNP Health Secretary Neil Gray apologises to Lanarkshire patients for NHS waiting times

EXCLUSIVE: NHS Lanarkshire is struggling to meet demand with almost 7,000 residents waiting more than a year for treatment.

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