35 h. ago ‘Too thin for help’: Eating disorder patients turned away because their BMI is too low

Shocking report highlights how some patients are waiting up to two years to get specialist help

Science

6 d. ago Superflu sparks NHS carnage as swamped A&Es turn record number of ambulances away amid fears crisis is going to get even worse with looming threat of strikes and ever

Health chiefs have warned that the NHS is facing the 'worst case scenario' this winter with the latest figures revealing that hospitals are already facing record demand.

Events

9 d. ago NHS hospital productivity is rising so why is the waiting list still so high?

The number of outpatient appointments grew by 9.4 per cent in 2024/25 but the number of patients completing treatment rose by just 4 per cent.

Science

9 d. ago Thousands of patients see NHS hospital referrals lost in ‘black hole’

One retired NHS worker said he felt ‘stuck in limbo’ to see a specialist for his back and hip pains

Science

1 week ago Thousands of patients in England at risk as GP referrals vanish into NHS ‘black hole’

Exclusive: Healthwatch study discovered 14% of cases are not put on hospital waiting lists for treatment GPs requested for themOne in seven people in England who need hospital care are not receiving it because the referral by their GP gets lost, rejected or delayed, the NHS’s own patient watchdog has found.Three-quarters (75%) of these patients trapped in this “referrals black hole” suffer harm to their physical or mental health as a result of not being added to the waiting list for tests or treatment. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Tottenham Hotspur tickets and hotel deals for Premier League & Champions League matches from £135pp

SPURS fans can beat the queues and book a guaranteed seat at the magnificent Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. With a waiting list for season tickets reportedly topping 90,000, getting into a Spurs home game is one of the toughest tickets in town.  But fans can now book their spot, as official partner SportsBreaks has released ticket-and-hotel...

Economics

1 week ago Tragic midwife died after taking too many painkillers to manage back pain

Smie Barnes was a midwife who had been on a waiting list for spinal surgery.

Events

3 w. ago New map shows staggering number of households on London's social housing wait list

New map shows staggering number of households on London's social housing wait list  My London

Politics

3 w. ago Backlog of 42,000 Scots kids awaiting neurodiversity assessments 'will take four years to clear'

Experts have warned it will take years to get through the waiting list, with a recent Scottish Government funding only likely to help a fraction.

Politics

3 w. ago The first NHS vaping addiction clinic now has children as young as ELEVEN on a lengthy waiting list for treatment

Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool opened its pioneering e-cig cessation pilot earlier this year amid a surge of under-16s hooked on vapes.

Science

3 w. ago NHS vaping addiction clinic has kids as young as 11 on long waiting list

Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool launched an e-cig cessation pilot in February to help youngsters kick the habit - and now at least 15 are in a queue to be seen

Science

3 w. ago 'I'm ill and have decided to fly to China for treatment instead of using NHS'

A frustrated British woman who says she has contributed £54,000 in National Insurance over the past five years believes it would be a much quicker and smoother process to seek treatment in the Far East

Politics