1 hour ago NHS hospital performance in England: What the latest data shows

The waiting list for routine hospital treatment has risen for the third month in a row.

Politics

4 h. ago NHS hospital group’s facilities staff vote to strike over £30m pay discrimination claim

Union accuses St George’s, Epsom and St Helier of ‘institutional racism’ as cleaners, caterers and porters get lower pay than colleaguesHundreds of NHS hospital workers have voted for strike action after claims that they have lost more than £36m in pay and pension contributions over the last four years.More than 330 low-paid workers, mainly cleaners, caterers and porters, known as facilities staff, at St George’s, Epsom and St Helier hospital group (GESH) are preparing to go on strike. Continue reading...

Economics

6 h. ago Mum died after she was passed between hospitals and made to wait months for NHS treatment

A coroner has told two hospitals that lessons must be learned from the Stockport mum's tragic death

Events

69 h. ago Now ANOTHER group of NHS medics could strike: First year doctors vote 'overwhelmingly' to back industrial action

British Medical Association (BMA) officials announced 97 per cent of those balloted-previously known as junior doctors- voted in favour of taking action.

Politics

3 d. ago UK pensioners snorting cocaine on the rise as even OAPs in their 90s are getting high

Hospitals are seeing a surge in admissions for coked-up OAPs who are in some cases as old as 90, as NHS figures show 723 pensioners needed hospital treatment between March 2023 and March 2024

Politics

4 d. ago NHS dentistry crisis sees thousands of kids hospitalised to have teeth extracted

Mirror’s Dentists for All campaign petition surpasses 50,000 signatures as Royal College of Surgeons brands the oral health crisis ‘a public health emergency’

Events

6 d. ago Man with Down's Syndrome 'starved to death after hospital mistake'

Adrian Poulton, 56, died in an NHS hospital in September 2021, with an internal report later finding that a lack of nutrition had contributed to his death

Events

7 d. ago NHS message issues update to anyone with hospital appointments after Manchester synagogue stabbing

Greater Manchester's major hospitals were 'on lockdown' and have declared a major incident after the stabbing on Thursday morning

Sport

7 d. ago NHS slammed for treating children who need A&E care as ‘second

Many emergency departments lack the infrastructure to meet the growing needs of child patients, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health said

Politics

7 d. ago Woman with cancer died after wrong patient given CT scan in NHS 'blunder'

A scanning error at the NHS Scarborough Hospital led to the delayed cancer diagnosis of Pamela Honeybone, who later died, after another woman called Pamela's results were attributed to her

Science

8 d. ago NHS Forth Valley welcomes £2 million funds to expand hospital care in people's own homes

The service was introduced during Covid but soon impressed with the results

Economics

8 d. ago Get young people to volunteer in hospitals to cut NHS waiting lists, government urged

A YouGov poll found a third of 18 to 24-year-olds would consider giving up their time to volunteer in the NHS

Politics

8 d. ago NHS Fife says staff should use toilets based on biological sex in new review

The health board said it was “committed to ensuring that all staff have access to facilities which are safe, lawful, and that respect the privacy and dignity of everyone”.

Politics

8 d. ago Patients to be offered video appointments with hospital doctors 'miles away' from home in bid to cut NHS waits

Consultations with specialist doctors will be hosted by a new virtual hospital trust named NHS Online, which will not have a physical site and is expected to launch in 2027.

Science

9 d. ago Trump gutting protected status for immigrants will strain US healthcare, Democrats warn

Exclusive: more than 100 members of Congress warn TPS cancellations will result in significant staff losses that US healthcare facilities will struggle to replaceThe US healthcare system faces a “perfect storm”, more than 100 members of Congress warn today, as Donald Trump’s administration risks exacerbating pressure on its workforce by stripping nearly one million US immigrants of work authorization and legal protection.Temporary Protected Status (TPS) has granted about 570,000 US workers protection from deportation, as their home countries are regarded as dangerous, due to factors like war and natural disaster. Continue reading...

Events

9 d. ago Greek heiress died of sepsis caused by insect bite 'hours after she was discharged from London hospital'

Marissa Laimou, 30, was found dead by a housekeeper at her family home in Knightsbridge just days after falling ill

Events

9 d. ago Starmer to promise new NHS ‘online hospital’ to help cut waiting lists

The Prime Minister will announce the scheme at Labour’s conference

Politics

9 d. ago Greek heiress died in London mansion from sepsis caused by insect bite just hours after she was discharged from NHS hospital, post

Marissa Laimou, 30, was tragically found dead by a housekeeper at the wealthy family's Knightsbridge townhouse on September 11.

Events

9 d. ago Women with the 'Angelina Jolie' gene can be screened for ovarian cancer for the first time on the NHS

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is offering surveillance tests to women with the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations that put them at higher risk of the disease.

Politics

9 d. ago NHS ‘online hospital’ will help cut waiting lists, Starmer to announce

The scheme, which will begin operating in 2027, will deliver up to 8.5 million extra NHS appointments in its first three years, Labour claimed.

Science