The Latest Breaking News from NHS England

Thousands of nurses go on strike across England

NHS England said patients should use services ‘wisely’ by going to NHS 111 online but continuing to call 999 in a life-threatening emergency.

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023

Health secretary tells striking NHS nurses: Take the money and patients will pay the price

Exclusive: Steve Barclay said NHS staff could receive a ‘top up’ on pay if savings are made through cuts to ‘administrative burdens’

The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2023

Campaigners lose High Court battle over NHS gender dysphoria treatment delays

Mr Justice Chamberlain rejected the claim from four people, along with charity Gendered Intelligence and legal campaign group The Good Law Project

Evening Standard · Jan 16, 2023

UK must train more doctors and nurses, says NHS boss

Amanda Pritchard said “excellent” British candidates are being rejected from medical schools due to a lack of places

Evening Standard · Jan 14, 2023

NHS in England under more ‘extreme pressure’ than at height of pandemic

NHS England chief says service is ‘over-reliant’ on foreign staff and calls for universities to ‘ramp up’ training

The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2023

Health service under pressure ‘like nothing I have ever experienced’ – NHS boss

Amanda Pritchard’s interview with The Times comes after NHS England data revealed that one in 10 people was left waiting hours for ambulances.

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023

‘Living nightmare’: Kidney patient, 82, forced to wait 56 hours to be seen in hospital

Exclusive: Frank Newton was taken to hospital with suspected pneumonia by his daughter after being told an ambulance would take 30 hours

The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023

Flu patient numbers in England’s hospitals start to fall after surge

Admissions have dropped from their highest level in a decade.

The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023

What the latest NHS performance figures show

A&E waits and ambulance response times are the worst on record.

The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023

School absences in December almost double the annual rate due to illness spike

The absence rate was 14.3% across all state schools in the week commencing December 12, 2022 – an increase from the rate of 7.8% across the year.

The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023