70 m. ago NHS boss Amanda Pritchard quits – what 'new era' means for health service

Health Secretary Wes Streeting insists the NHS must ‘change or die’ and is taking more direct charge of the health service to make it happen following the departure of Amanda Pritchard

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3 h. ago NHS boss Amanda Pritchard QUITS as Labour's Wes Streeting bids to tighten his control of health service

Her departure as NHS England chief executive follows a meeting with the Health Secretary yesterday to discuss his plans for an overhaul.

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3 h. ago Who is NHS England boss Amanda Pritchard and why did she quit?

Ms Pritchard called the choice to step down from the role a "hugely difficult decision” to make

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6 h. ago NHS England boss Amanda Pritchard dramatically quits after being branded 'complacent' in excoriating Commons report

It follows meetings between the senior official and Health Secretary Wes Streeting

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40 h. ago Pharmacies ‘hanging on by fingernails’ over financial pressures, leaders warn

Pharmacies are increasingly concerned about their future, according to the National Pharmacy Association (NPA).

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3 d. ago Deficits at NHS trusts in England hit £1.2bn as London hospitals overspend by £51m, new analysis shows

NHS Trusts are overspending due to increased costs, with London hospitals overspending by at least £51m

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4 d. ago Ministers vow to boost dentistry access with 700,000 appointments rollout

Appointments have been targeted at so-called ‘dental deserts’.

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4 d. ago Scots patients would receive free treatment in England under plan to fix NHS backlog

The plan has been put forward by Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar ahead of his party conference starting today.

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4 d. ago Ministers vow boost dentistry access with 700,000 appointments rollout

Appointments have been targeted at so-called ‘dental deserts’.

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5 d. ago NHS warns 'a storm of norovirus infections' means hospitals are 'near capacity'

NHS England data shows people hospitalised with norovirus jumped 22% last week to a new winter high amid warnings the sickness bug is still on the rise

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5 d. ago NHS warns England is being hit with norovirus 'storm' as infections reach 'all

The NHS says a record number of norovirus patients are in hospital in England

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5 d. ago People with blood cancer to benefit from innovative new treatment on the NHS

The type of Car T-cell therapy involves taking a patient’s T-cells and modifying them.

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5 d. ago Public told 'take steps' as record number in hospital with contagious vomiting bug

The latest data published by NHS England shows an average of 1,160 hospital beds were filled each day last week

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5 d. ago Number of people in hospital with norovirus hits new winter high

An average of 1,160 hospital beds were filled each day last week by patients with norovirus-like symptoms, according to data from NHS England.

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5 d. ago Dissatisfaction among gen Z staff is ‘ticking timebomb’ for NHS

Warning from the Royal College of Nursing is based on Nuffield Trust analysis of NHS England staff surveysThe NHS in England is facing a “ticking timebomb” when it comes to retaining young staff, nursing leaders have warned, after new analysis showed its generation Z workers are becoming more stressed and unhappy over time.A new report by the Nuffield Trust shows soaring dissatisfaction rates among staff in the health service’s youngest cohort, aged 21 to 30 – based on analysis of NHS surveys. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Hope for children with severe form of epilepsy as NHS rolls out new drug

Fenfluramine has been recommended by Nice for patients aged two and over with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.

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6 d. ago Pregnant women who develop diabetes should cut calories to avoid insulin – study

Researchers suggested the method could benefit an estimated 13,000 women annually if rolled out nationally.

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7 d. ago Zoe Ball's BBC Radio 2 return confirmed after star quit Breakfast Show

Zoe Ball is returning to BBC Radio 2 after quitting the Breakfast Show, with the presenter set to launch a brand new show on the station

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7 d. ago Hospital waiting times in Scotland could be cut thanks to Glasgow firm’s AI tech

“While ramping up Infix in Scotland is our main priority this year, we’re now also actively engaging with NHS England” – Matthew Freer, CEO

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7 d. ago Record number of women up to date with breast screening, figures show

Officials said ‘there is still much more to do to reach more eligible women and encourage them to come forward’.

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