38 m. ago Major NHS change will see GPs paid to keep two million patients out of hospital

The government has rolled out a new NHS system for GPs to seek advice from specialists themselves to avoid two million 'unnecessary' hospital appointments in the UK

Science

38 m. ago NHS rolls out incredible robot surgeries for everything from hernias to hip operations

NHS surgeons will increasingly sit at computer consoles guiding mechanical arms, as robotic surgery is rolled out for routine operations across the health service

Politics

38 m. ago Plan to divert millions of patients from waiting lists with GP service expansion

Ministers said the move will ‘stop masses of people’ going to hospital for ‘unnecessary appointments’.

Science

38 m. ago Robotics with ‘potential to transform’ surgery approved for NHS use in England

The new technology could lead to shorter stays in hospital and faster recovery times, experts have said.

Politics

1 hour ago RFK Jr calls autism an ‘epidemic’ and a tragedy. As an autistic journalist, I have some comments

ANALYSIS: Health Secretary wilfully misreads data that should be celebrated, not feared, writes Eric Garcia

Politics

3 h. ago RFK Jr plays medical detective as he contradicts his own department on autism

ANALYSIS: Kennedy suggested that ‘ideology’ has prevented research into the causes of autism, writes Richard Hall

Politics

3 h. ago Dad, 42, left in coma after devastating motorbike crash now faces three

John Jeffrey, 42, from Harlow, Essex, spent two weeks in a coma, his wife now asking 'who's going to walk Jessica down the aisle? Who's going to teach James to shave?'

Events

3 h. ago Woman, 39, arrested on suspicion of murder after pensioner, 93, found dead at Manchester home

The case has also been referred to the police watchdog due to previous contact with the deceased

Events

4 h. ago RFK Jr contradicts experts by linking autism rise to ‘environmental toxins’

US health secretary bucks expert opinion as research shows rise in diagnoses due to better tools and screening Health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr said in his first press conference that the significant and recent rise in autism diagnoses is evidence of an “epidemic” caused by an “environmental toxin”, which would be rooted out by September.Autism advocates and health experts have repeatedly stated the rise in diagnoses is related to better recognition of the condition, changing diagnostic criteria and better access to screening. Many also reject the label of an “epidemic”, arguing that neurodivergence should be valued. Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says US autism cases are climbing at an 'alarming rate'

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Society

5 h. ago GMP referred to police watchdog after woman, 93, found dead and murder probe launched

Greater Manchester Police confirmed that it has made a referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct after a 39-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of murder

Events

5 h. ago Hundreds of Greater Manchester NHS staff could face 'severance and redundancy' in major reforms

NHS Greater Manchester has been told it needs to cut back its costs by 39 per cent, saving £41m of its £106m 'total cost of people' under the government’s new NHS reforms

Sport

5 h. ago The strangers who saved women: Highland farmer, NHS worker and former financial adviser teamed up for historic Supreme Court action

Eight years ago they had never met and only knew they shared the same desire: to protect the rights of women and girls.

Economics

6 h. ago RFK Jr sensationally claims five 'toxins' in everyday goods that could be causing autism epidemic

Health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has offered a list of 'toxins' that he says could be driving a surge in autism across the US.

Politics

6 h. ago RFK Jr claims autistic children will never go on dates or pay taxes

Robert F Kennedy Jr claimed that autistic children will never pay taxes nor go on dates during a press conference on Wednesday, 16 April.

Economics

9 h. ago ‘How dare the US attack the UK’s free speech’ Independent readers call out trade deal demands

Our community share their views on the US trade deal ultimatum, from outrage at ‘JD Vance’s demand to scrap LGBT+ protections’ to calls for Keir Starmer to ‘defend British laws, not bow to US pressure’

Economics

10 h. ago NHS Fife urged to concede Sandie Peggie case after Supreme Court ruling

Tory MSP Murdo Fraser said the NHS health board does not ‘have a leg to stand on’

Events

10 h. ago AI will never have capacity to replace human trailblazers or ‘understand art of the impossible’

Artificial intelligence (AI) will never have the capacity to replace human innovation or ‘understand the art of the impossible’, according to a formal NHS Scotland partner.

Politics

10 h. ago Triple killer Nicholas Prosper’s sentence referred to Court of Appeal as ‘unduly lenient’

Teenager murdered his family and was planning a school shooting in Luton

Events

11 h. ago Neko Health opens in Shoreditch, as data proves young professionals pick private health diagnostics over NHS tests

After opening to a 10K waiting list six months ago, Neko Health was forced to find an additional - highly glamorous - home in Shoreditch

Science