The Latest Breaking News from NHS England

British sporting stars share personal stories to celebrate NHS’s 75th birthday

Sir Andy Murray shared his thanks for the NHS, saying it has ‘always been there for my family’.

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2023

‘Worrying’ number of workers left NHS last year amid ‘record pressure’

Amanda Pritchard, chief executive at NHS England, was among those appearing before the Commons Public Accounts Committee.

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2023

‘Locked in a death spiral’: the state of the NHS at 75

Doctors and senior hospital figures – as well as the official statistics – paint a bleak picture. But is there cause for hope?

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2023

Watchdog rejects Johnson’s suggestion Sue Gray’s Labour job meant she was not impartial investigating Partygate – as it happened

Advisory committee on business appointments says it has seen ‘no evidence’ that Gray’s decision-making was affected despite ex-PM’s claim

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2023

Government aims to boost NHS with thousands more doctors and nurses

NHS England could have 12,500 extra doctors and nurses a year by 2028 under the service’s first long-term workforce plan

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2023

More than 300,000 extra doctors, nurses and other workers targeted in NHS plan

The proposal has been hailed as a ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’ to put staffing in the service on sustainable footing.

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2023

Ombudsman finds ‘culture of cover-up’ in NHS when patients are harmed

Rob Behrens cited incidents in which ‘patients have been lied to’ or their care plans were ‘altered after they died’ to hide errors.

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2023

NHS staff taking time off due to poor mental health continues, new data shows

Figures showed days off due to anxiety, stress, depression and other psychiatric illnesses made up almost a quarter of absences in February.

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2023

Vapes 'more harmful' than smoking for children - as cases of collapsed lung rocket

Paediatric chest physician Professor Andy Bush is “absolutely horrified” that a growing number of children are being admitted to hospital after using illegally-sold vapes, with some developing serious lung conditions

Daily Mirror · Jun 27, 2023

All people in England who have smoked to be offered middle-age lung screening

NHS pilot scheme to be rolled out nationwide in drive to save lives by detecting and treating cancer earlier

The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2023