14 h. ago Mum 'at the end of her tether' lives with eight children in three

She is one of hundreds waiting years for a suitable home on Cardiff's housing waiting list

Society

51 h. ago GPs paid £20 'bonus' each time they avoid referring a patient directly to hospital in bid to cut NHS waiting lists

Ministers say the cash incentives - totalling up to £80million - will 'stop masses of people' being sent to hospital for 'unnecessary appointments'.

Science

51 h. 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

51 h. 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

61 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

66 h. ago China to access NHS medical records of 500,000 patients despite MI5 fears

The NHS records of half a million British patients have been uploaded to the UK Biobank - and new figures show that one in five researchers granted access are from China

Science

4 d. ago Galaxy of stars hail Rory McIlroy Masters win as Donald Trump claim rings true and Oscar winner leads A

The Northern Ireland golf star ended his 14-year wait to clinch is coveted Grand Slam with A-list fans beaming over his triumph

Politics

7 d. ago Why AI could end up harming patients, as researchers urge caution

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer pledged that the UK will be an ‘AI superpower’ and remarked the technology could be used to tackle NHS waiting lists.

Science

7 d. ago Fact check: NHS waiting lists have fallen for six months in a row

A graph shared by Labour is not fully labelled and seems to stitch together two different datasets.

Politics

8 d. ago Hospitals to get 'unlimited incentive payments' to take patients off waiting lists, say reports

NHS trusts have this week been ordered to “validate” their entire waiting list, reports say, meaning every patient will be removed and anyone who could be treated elsewhere, or does not need an appointment with a specialist, will be removed

Science

8 d. ago NHS meets key cancer target amid warning that patients still face delays to care

The overall waiting list for treatment also fell for the sixth consecutive month.

Events

8 d. ago There are opportunities for Keir Starmer in Trump's trade chaos. Here's how he can seize them | Martin Kettle

From fiscal rules to universities, doors have opened that were shut three months ago. Our future depends on which he choosesIt was Bismarck who expressed the art of political leadership most poetically. “A statesman cannot create anything himself,” Germany’s 19th-century iron chancellor once said. “He must wait and listen until he hears the steps of God sounding through events; then leap up and grasp the hem of his garment.”In other words, when it comes, seize the day. Leadership as Bismarck perfected it combined opportunity, readiness and drive. If circumstances allowed – something Bismarck was brilliant at ensuring – an opening might present itself, through which he could propel the state in the direction he wanted. At such moments, the gales of history seem to intensify, making it possible to achieve things that would otherwise be impossible, or more hazardous, in normal times. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago It would 'take 100 years' to clear waiting lists for social housing in UK

Demand for larger social housing has outstripped overall waiting lists

Politics

9 d. ago Mapped: Worst areas for council house waiting lists as delays hit 100 years

The number of families waiting for a house with three or more bedrooms has increased by 36.6 per cent in the past decade

Events

9 d. ago Mapped: Worst areas for council house waiting lists as some families face delays over a century

The number of families waiting for a house with three or more bedrooms has increased by 36.6 per cent in the past decade

Society

1 week ago Waiting lists for large social homes hits 100 years in some areas, grim research shows

The National Housing Federation said in 32 councils across England the wait for a social home with three or more bedrooms is now longer than 18 years - an entire childhood

Events

1 week ago Hospitals have written off more than £250 MILLION owed by foreign patients... because of failures to check they were entitled to NHS treatment

Escalating debts from health tourists - who have had everything from spinal surgery to heart care and cancer treatment - is creating a growing black hole in NHS finances.

Economics

2 w. ago London family placed in housing 140 miles away by council for over five years amid homes shortage

The family is one of 256 homeless households in Lambeth forced out of capital for temporary housing as demand soars

Society

2 w. ago Brits face huge changes to driving tests with waiting lists expected to increase

The average waiting time for driving tests increased to a whopping 20 weeks in February, a significant increase from the 14-week average in the previous year, leaving thousands of learners waiting for a test

Politics

2 w. ago All aboard! Budget train service Lumo could be coming to Greater Manchester as part of expansion plans

Lumo says its services have helped to tilt the "modal share" of journeys between the two capitals - with more trips now being taken by train rather than plane

Politics