The Latest Breaking News from NHS England

NHS patients blocking up A&E with hiccups, sore throats and ingrown toenails

NHS England says emergency rooms are ‘under siege’ from minor ailments

The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2025

NHS test delays putting hundreds of thousands at risk, say doctors

Exclusive: Long wait times affected 386,849 patients in England during September, data analysis shows

The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2025

Drug use is changing in England – with more adults showing signs of dependence

Drug use appears to be changing in England – both in the types of drugs people take and their potency, according to our latest survey of adult mental health and wellbeing.

The Conversation · Nov 28, 2025

MPs raise concerns about hospital waiting lists and plans to reform NHS

There is a serious risk that the Government will not meet its target for 92% of the NHS waiting list to be treated within 18 weeks by 2029, MPs warn.

The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2025

Plans to reform NHS have ‘chilling echoes’ of HS2 failures, MPs warn

Public accounts committee warns that ‘poor practices’ seen in the project to build the high-speed rail link are being replicated in the health service

The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2025

Wes Streeting accused of ‘chaotic and incoherent approach’ to NHS reform

Exclusive: thinktank report finds health secretary has failed to improve productivity and the health service is unlikely to meet its targets

The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2025

NHS may have to cut jobs if strike action over pay continues

This latest action marks the 13th walkout by doctors since March 2023

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2025

NHS hospital performance in England: Latest numbers and trends

Some 180,329 people had been waiting more than a year to start routine hospital treatment at the end of September.

Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2025

‘My mother-in-law spent years working for the NHS. Last week she waited 10 hours outside hospital in an ambulance’

University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust says it apologises for any delays patients are experiencing

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2025

Which area has the worst ambulance handover delays in England?

Eight out of the 10 worst-performing hospital trusts in England for average handover times are in the Midlands, analysis of data shows

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2025