The Latest Breaking News from NHS England

Donanemab – what we know about the latest Alzheimer’s drug

The drug is one of the new ‘disease modifying’ treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.

Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2024

Donanemab: What is the new Alzheimer’s drug rejected for use on the NHS

Donanemab and another new drug for Alzheimer’s called Lecanemab have been billed as a huge step forward in research

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2024

Repair bill for crumbling NHS buildings in England soars to almost £14bn

NHS Providers chief says 'vital bits of the NHS are literally falling apart after years of underinvestment’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2024

NHS boss calls out ‘predator’ surgeon who harassed junior female medics

Amanda Pritchard, NHS England chief executive, has condemned the ‘appalling behaviour’ of Oxford University Hospital-based surgeon Mr James Gilbert, who was found to have sexually harassed four female colleagues

The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2024

Doctors urge Wes Streeting to act on medical schools’ failure to tackle sexual assault

Senior consultants are targeting medical students during training sessions, campaigners warn

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2024

Doctor in tears at Covid inquiry says what NHS staff saw was ‘indescribable’

Prof Kevin Fong, who was on shift during 7/7 bombings, says height of pandemic was like a ‘terrorist attack every day’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2024

‘Scenes from hell’: Hospitals ran out of body bags and were close to collapse in pandemic, Covid inquiry told

A top doctor broke down in tears as he said that scenes in the unit ‘were like nothing I had ever seen’

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2024

As a doctor, I’m no apologist for Wes Streeting – but here’s where he’s right about the NHS

NHS ‘senior sources’ blasted the health secretary for admitting the service is broken. I applaud him for telling the truth, says palliative care doctor Rachel Clarke

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2024

Pressure mounts on publisher of Economist over ties to tobacco

Exclusive: Experts pull out of health conferences run by Economist Impact after revelations of commercial links

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2024

Top A&E doctor accuses NHS leaders of normalising treatment in corridors

NHS plan for winter will do little to stop ‘deadly’ 12 hour waits in A&E, says Dr Adrian Boyle

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2024