35 h. ago Britain's 'deadliest' hospitals: NHS Trusts where 'too many' patients are dying, official report shows

Worrying data show that some NHS trusts recorded over a quarter more patient deaths than expected between March 2024 and February this year.

Events

51 h. ago Abandon strikes or risk ‘fragile’ NHS recovery, Streeting warns resident doctors

It comes as new figures show the waiting list for routine hospital treatment in England fell to its lowest in more than two years.

Events

3 d. ago Gemma Atkinson's son, 2, rushed to hospital in 'scary' ordeal – hours before christening

Former Hollyoaks and Emmerdale star Gemma Atkinson has taken to social media to thank the NHS after a hospital trip with her two year old son Thiago, just hours before his christening

Economics

3 d. ago Drone video of site of new Monklands Hospital released by NHS Lanarkshire

The video indicates where key aspects of the new hospital campus will be constructed by NHS Lanarkshire’s Monklands Replacement Project.

Events

3 d. ago Newborn baby died after mother was left to give birth alone on NHS hospital ward by midwives and doctors, inquest told

Liliwen Iris Thomas was born at the University of Wales Hospital but died just hours later after her mother's cries for help were ignored during labour.

Events

3 d. ago The NHS rule change that will finally see hospitals across Greater Manchester transformed

Tight spending rules meant leaders in our region couldn't transform crumbling hospitals like Stepping Hill, or allow new developments at the region's world-leading cancer centre – despite having the 'cash in the bank'

Sport

4 d. ago Alder Hey hospital issues rare letter to parents after children left 'very unwell'

Bosses at NHS Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool have taken the unprecedented step of sending an open letter to parents after kids were left 'seriously unwell' with measles infections

Society

6 d. ago Divorce rates for EVERY year of marriage revealed: See how many couples who tied the knot when you did are already over

Our tool - built using records from the Office for National Statistics - tracks back to 1983. It reveals precisely how many couples who tied the knot in the same year as you have already split.

Politics

6 d. ago New NHS boss admits dysfunction across health service 'makes me want to cry' as she says postcode lottery in care is 'a stain on our country'

Dr Penny Dash, who has previously worked as a hospital doctor, senior manager and director in the NHS, tore into 'poor management' of resources in England's hospitals.

Politics

6 d. ago Waste of time and money in hospitals makes you want to cry, NHS England chief says

It is a ‘stain on our country’ that the poorest receive some of the worst care, Dr Penny Dash says

Politics

6 d. ago How much is immigration going to transform YOUR area in the next two decades? Search tool reveals the astonishing population projections of every council

Government data laying bare how mass migration is going to transform Britain shows that in Birmingham alone, another 543,000 foreign nationals are expected to call the city home by 2047.

Politics

6 d. ago NHS Scotland patients waiting more than 78 weeks for treatment skyrockets

NHS has seen figures half after launching a 10-year recovery plan - but Scotland lags far behind.

Events

8 d. ago Cancer waiting times in Forth Valley dubbed "ticking timebomb" by MSP

The figures revealed that 71 per cent of patients in the region received treatment within the 62 day target after an urgent referral for cancer.

Events

8 d. ago Top expert reveals shocking first sign of type of dementia that hits in your 30s

Paul Little, CEO of biotech firm Vesper Bio, has heard of people aged 29 being told they have FTD, a rare form of dementia which can kill in just two years.

Events

8 d. ago New NHS plan shows ‘future already looks better’ under Labour – Starmer

Patients will be given more control of their health via the NHS app, while there will be less reliance on hospitals, the plan says.

Politics

9 d. ago Keir Starmer's plan to 'rewire' NHS explained – why you won’t have to go to hospital

Sir Keir Starmer launches the Government's 'Ten Year Health Plan' which aims to transform where we get NHS care - here's what it will mean for us all

Politics

9 d. ago Starmer outlines plan to shift NHS care from hospitals to new health centres

Prime minister unveils 10-year health plan to ‘put care on people’s doorsteps’ and prevent illness in first placeWes Streeting: My job is to make the NHS fit for the futureThe NHS will shift a huge amount of care from hospitals into new community health centres to bring treatment closer to people’s homes and cut waiting times, Keir Starmer will pledge on Thursday.The prime minister will outline radical plans to give patients in England much easier access to GPs, scans and mental health support in facilities that are open 12 hours a day, six days a week. Continue reading...

Science

1 week ago Patients risk being in ‘unnecessary pain’ over NHS minimum waits for treatment

Leaders have been told they may wish to set ‘activity planning assumptions’, which can include introducing minimum waiting times.

Events

1 week ago Almost one in five NHS operations now carried out in private hospitals

The waiting list for routine hospital treatment in England has fallen to its lowest level for two years

Politics

1 week ago Adults with chronic pain cite long NHS waiting times among reasons for not getting treatment

Four in five people living with chronic pain are hiding their condition – held back by stigma, ineffective treatments, and long NHS waiting times.

Politics