The Latest Breaking News from NHS England

New NHS radiotherapy set to ‘transform’ treatment for thousands of men with prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK, with more than 55,000 men being diagnosed every year

The Independent UK · Jun 9

Wes Streeting’s health bill brings back ‘democratic control’ of the NHS in England – but what does it mean?

Most NHS patients never think about who has legal responsibility for the health service. They notice waiting times, whether local services disappear and whether they can get treatment when they need it. But Wes Streeting’s new health bill changes who has the ultimate power to make those decisions, and may…

The Conversation · Jun 9

Government 'failing its duties' after Palantir awarded key NHS and firearms contracts

The Government has been warned that it risks eroding public trust if it continues to push through public-sector collaboration with the US tech firm…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 8

'Significant breakthrough' as new ovarian cancer treatment approved for NHS use

A former NHS worker from north London who is taking the drug says the new treatment has let her ‘get on with my life’

Evening Standard · Jun 3

Breakthrough ovarian cancer drug that extends lives to be free on NHS for first time

Experts have hailed the ‘landmark’ decision from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to approve the treatment for NHS use

The Independent UK · Jun 3

Major human rights organisation backs call to scrap NHS contracts with Palantir

A major human rights organisation has backed calls to terminate NHS England's contract with US surveillance firm Palantir

The National (Scotland) · Jun 3

GPs in England too ‘overloaded’ to help older people at risk of falling, say MPs

NHS bosses giving evidence to public accounts committee admit current position is unacceptable

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2

The hidden assumptions that leave nurses exposed to sexual harassment

Three in five nursing staff and students who responded to a 2021 survey by Nursing Times and Unison said they had experienced sexual harassment at work. For many, it had come to be treated as part of the job.

The Conversation · Jun 2

NHS patient record change will slash A&E visits by 20,000, government says

While DHSC said the reforms would give patients more control over their care, the BMA raised fears that the new law will open up the possibility that patient data is used inappropriately

The Independent UK · May 31

Shared NHS patient records could cut 20,000 A&E visits a year, ministers claim

Modernisation bill would require GPs and hospitals in England to share data, reducing errors and duplication

The Guardian - UK · May 31