The Latest Breaking News from NHS England

RSV jab slashes hospital admissions by 30% for older people, data suggests

NHS England started rolling out the vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus a little over six months ago.

Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2025

NHS reminder to 7.5m people as Covid-19 jab booking system opens

People over the age of 75, residents in care homes for older adults and those with weakened immune systems will be eligible for the jab.

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025

Thirty-seven patients die needlessly each day in the NHS. Change is good, but patient safety must come first

The biggest area of risk – in terms of lives lost and cost – involves NHS maternity units. Organisation upheaval must not distract us from what matters most, says former health secretary Jeremy Hunt

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2025

The human cost of yet another NHS reorganisation

Letters: NHS England’s abolition makes us reflect on disastrous 2012 reforms, writes Dr Michael Cohen, while Jeremy Wainman decries the dismantling of a skilled workforce, Nigel Turner explains the reorganisation cycle, and Martin Shaw invites the health secretary to visit his local hospital

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2025

Rachel Reeves Unleashes Bold Plan to Slash Red Tape and Supercharge UK Economy

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is summoning regulators for a meeting on Monday as the government pushes ahead with plans to cut bureaucracy.

The Fashion Central · Mar 18, 2025

GB News Host Grills Wes Streeting Over £122k NHS DEI Job in Fiery Showdown

GB News presenter Camilla Tominey didn’t hold back as she confronted Health Secretary Wes Streeting over Labour’s decision to abolish NHS England.

The Fashion Central · Mar 17, 2025

Government should abolish Sentencing Council, Tory MP suggests

Esther McVey drew comparisons to the Government’s recent decision to abolish NHS England.

Evening Standard · Mar 17, 2025

Voices: Sorry, Wes – my A&E is full of people having a mental health crisis

COMMENT: The health secretary is wrong to suggest that doctors are overdiagnosing patients with psychiatric conditions – it’s just not in our own best interest to reach for the prescription pad and sign them off work, says Dr Ammad Butt

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2025

BBC Viewers Furious as Laura Kuenssberg’s On-Air Habit Sparks Mass Switch-Off

BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg turned fiery today as the presenter locked horns with Health Secretary Wes Streeting over the bombshell announcement that NHS England will be abolished.

The Fashion Central · Mar 17, 2025

‘Too much bureaucracy’, Reeves warns regulators amid reform drive

The Chancellor told watchdog chiefs on Monday morning she wanted to reduce duplication by regulators.

Evening Standard · Mar 17, 2025