Mental health crisis among young people leaves 185,000 unable to work
Among teenage girls, one in three suffer from some type of mental health issue, NHS data shows. Mental illness covers…
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New migraine drug on NHS could help thousands of patients in England
Thousands of people in England who get migraines could benefit from a drug that has been approved on the NHS.…
NHS England workforce plan delayed amid rumours of cost issues
NHS leaders have raised concerns about the delay to the long-awaited workforce plan, after the health secretary, Steve Barclay, refused…
Almost a QUARTER of mothers claim poor NHS maternity care left them or their baby in danger
Almost a QUARTER of mothers claim poor NHS maternity care left them or…
NHS bosses could be set for a summer of chaos as doctors’ union hints that pay offers aren’t enough
NHS bosses could be set for a summer of chaos as doctors’ union…
NHS data breach: trusts shared patient details with Facebook without consent
NHS trusts are sharing intimate details about patients’ medical conditions, appointments and treatments with Facebook without consent and despite promising…
Secret Home Office policy to detain people with NHS debt at airport found unlawful
A secret Home Office policy to detain people with the right to live in the UK at air and seaports…
Broken pledge over 40 new hospitals will leave NHS ‘crumbling’, ministers told
Ministers have admitted eight of the “40 new hospitals” they pledged to build by 2030 will be delayed into the…
Record rise in people using private healthcare amid NHS frustration
Record numbers of people are paying for private healthcare, spending up to £3,200 on having a cataract removed and £15,075…
GPs to be compelled to offer patients private alternatives or non-local NHS options
Doctors will be required to give patients options including travelling further for healthcare or going to private alternatives as Rishi…
NHS England mental health trusts record 26,000 sexual abuse incidents
Karen (not her real name) was in her bedroom on a psychiatric ward when a male nurse sexually assaulted her.…
NHS staff report 20,000 claims of patient sexual misconduct over five years
Thousands of hospital staff are reporting claims of sexual assaults and harassment by patients, an investigation has found, prompting calls…
NHS dentist numbers in England at lowest level in a decade
Rishi Sunak is under pressure over his claims about the state of dentistry as figures reveal that the number of…
Labour government would invest more in NHS England, says Starmer
Keir Starmer has signalled that a Labour government would pump more funding into the NHS in England as he outlined…
Patients in England to be asked to use NHS app to book private hospitals
Patients waiting for NHS care will be encouraged to use the health service’s app to book their operation at a…
Starmer to warn NHS ‘not sustainable’ without ‘fixing the fundamentals’
Sir Keir Starmer is to warn that the NHS is “not sustainable” unless there are health reforms that “fix the…
Patients paying £550 an hour to see private GPs amid NHS frustrations
Patients are paying up to £550 an hour to see a private GP amid frustration at the delays many face…
Obese patients cost NHS twice as much as those with healthy weight, study says
Obese patients cost the NHS twice as much as those within a healthy weight range, according to research. Using the…
Couple who left NHS for OnlyFans quadrupled salary
A couple who swapped their jobs in the NHS for OnlyFans have said they left the health service for the…
Doctors ‘celebrate’ Ulez expansion with bike ride round new Greater London boundary
D octors will embark on a three-day bike ride around the Greater London boundary on Saturday to “celebrate” the imminent…
Nurses fear being taken to court over treatment in corridors, RCN warns
T he Royal College of Nursing has revealed that nurses fear being taken to court over the level of care…
Strike-hit education and health sectors struggling to recruit staff – report
E mployers in the strike-hit education and health sectors are facing challenges recruiting staff, new research suggests. A survey of…
Community clinics will cut NHS waiting lists, vows Sunak
N ew community diagnostic centres will ensure the Government target of cutting waiting lists is met, Rishi Sunak has said.…
Ministers braced for fresh industrial unrest as nurses gather in Brighton
M inisters are facing the possibility of fresh industrial unrest, as teachers and senior doctors prepare to ballot for strike…
Concern as 74,000 nurses in Scotland miss work due to mental illness
A nurse said she wanted to be in a car crash so she would not have to go to work,…