The Latest Breaking News from Health and Social Care

Who's in Andy Burnham's Government? Complete list of ministers chosen by new PM

Who are the new ministers in Andy Burnham’s Government?

Evening Standard · Jul 22

‘Where we need vision, we have a vacuum’: Wes Streeting’s scathing resignation letter in full

The former health secretary accused Keir Starmer of creating a ‘vacuum’ where the country needed a ‘vision’

The Independent UK · May 14

Wes Streeting's withering resignation letter in full - 'Where we need vision, we have a vacuum'

Read every word of Health Secretary Wes Streeting’s resignation letter to Sir Keir Starmer

Evening Standard · May 14

Hospitals call on junior doctors to return to work but BMA wants 'credible' pay offer to call off strikes

Junior doctors are staging the longest walkout in NHS history.

Evening Standard · Jan 3, 2024

Scots Tories create grand new titles for themselves after frontbench reshuffle

THE Scottish​ Tories had a bit of a reshuffle on Wednesday, with Douglas Ross kicking two MSPs off his frontbench altogether ...

The National (Scotland) · Jun 29, 2023

Petition launched to save Perthshire village GP from closure reaches 566 signatures

Invergowrie Medical Practice patients were told in February the health facility would shut permanently on June 16.

Daily Record · May 5, 2023

Steve Barclay ‘has issued blatant threat’ by taking legal action over nurses strike

NHS Employers wrote to Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay asking him to check the legality of Royal College of Nursing action

Evening Standard · Apr 22, 2023

Nurses' union fury over government's legal 'threat' to 48-hour strike

RCN general secretary Pat Cullen hit out at Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barcla

Wales Online · Apr 22, 2023

NI Community pharmacies to be reduced as DoH issues statement

"These actions have the potential to impact on patients and other parts of the Health and Social Care system"

Belfast Live · Apr 6, 2023

New Midlothian depute provost named as predecessor resigns to takes on health role

Councillor Connor McManus was appointed to the deputy role last May after the SNP group came into power and was named Scotland's Young Councillor of the Year in October but is taking on a new role as spokesperson for health and social care

Edinburgh Live · Mar 21, 2023