2 h. ago Revealed: The 14 NHS trusts facing national investigation into their maternity care

Leeds Teaching Hospitals and Oxford University Hospitals among the trusts to be scrutinised in Baroness Amos review

Events

3 h. ago ‘Unacceptable’ waiting list of up to eight years for NHS gender care, reveals health secretary

Exclusive: ‘This breaks my heart,’ says minister Wes Streeting as waiting list tops 42,000

Society

3 h. ago Revealed: The 14 NHS trusts that will be the focus of a national maternity investigation

Fourteen NHS trusts will be the focus of a national maternity investigation amid a 'toxic cover-up culture' that is putting mothers and babies at risk.

Events

3 h. ago 14 NHS trusts to be focus of national maternity investigation are named

The investigation is to make recommendations to urgently improve care and safety in maternity and neonatal care.

Events

3 d. ago Briton’s top NHS priority revealed amid falling confidence in government’s health service policy

The majority of Brits don’t believe that the government has the right policies for the NHS

Politics

5 d. ago First cabinet minister enters race to become deputy Labour leader – UK politics live

Bridget Phillipson describes herself as ‘a proud working-class woman’ in statement announcing her bid to replace Angela RaynerWes Streeting, the health secretary, hasn’t just been on the Today programme this morning; he has been doing a media round, promoting the new NHS league tables for England, and in other interviews he has revealed more about why he is not committing to backing Bridget Phillipson for deputy leader at this point. (See 8.35am.)In an interview with Times Radio, Streeting said he would “certainly prefer the next deputy leader to be a woman”.[Phillipson] would definitely be a great deputy leader if she was chosen. There are other women in the race who I think would also be great deputy leaders. So I’m not endorsing anyone at this stage.Without being disrespectful to some brilliant women in London who are standing, like Emily Thornberry [whom] I’ve got a lot of respect for, I can well understand why lots of my colleagues are saying we should have a deputy leader from...

Politics

6 d. ago Named and shamed: Britain's WORST hospitals revealed in new official NHS league table

It is the first time the Government has ranked hospitals, ambulances services and mental health providers publicly.

Politics

9 d. ago Under half of eligible patients in England able to access Mounjaro on the NHS, concerning report reveals

Last December, health chiefs announced millions of obese patients would receive Mounjaro on the NHS over a phased 12 year rollout.

Science

1 week ago Thousands in England unable to access weight loss jabs via GP, figures reveal

Doctors say NHS rollout not fit for purpose with fewer than half of commissioning bodies prescribing MounjaroThousands of patients in England are unable to access weight loss jabs via their GP, figures reveal, as doctors warn that the NHS rollout is “not fit for purpose”.Family doctors got the green light to prescribe the drugs for the first time in June. About 220,000 people with “greatest need” were set to receive Mounjaro, also known as tirzepatide and made by Eli Lilly, on the NHS over the next three years. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago GP who was burned out by the NHS  and felt 'shafted' by rising household bills reveals why he sold everything he owns to live in a van

Gary Grant, 47, from Lancashire, revealed that he left his role as a GP in 2024, citing post-pandemic exhaustion as a key factor in his decision to embrace van life and travel the world.

Society

2 w. ago Photos show Nigeria’s maternal crisis as militants return and US aid dries up

In Nigeria, more women die giving birth than anywhere else in the world. In the country’s northeast, the risks are rising as Boko Haram resurges and U.S. foreign aid dries up. Chronic underfunding leaves Africa’s most populous nation with one of the world’s deadliest maternal mortality rates.

Culture

3 w. ago Faulty NHS knee implants left thousands in agony and unable to work... now experts reveal a new shocking twist in scandal and the other implants that face safety questions

Having spent three years in pain, Gillian Bodell felt reassured when she saw a private orthopaedic surgeon about her upcoming knee replacement surgery.

Economics