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The Latest Breaking News from NHS England

Latest NHS hospital figures for England: Key numbers and trends

The number of people waiting more than a year for NHS treatment is at its lowest since August 2020.

Evening Standard · Mar 12

NHS waiting list for treatment continues to fall, figures show

NHS England said waiting lists were down despite the NHS seeing its busiest winter on record.

The Independent UK · Mar 12

Palantir’s NHS England contract ‘opens door to government abuse of power’, health bosses told

Health justice charity Medact says data-sharing potential could be used for UK version of US immigration raids

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12

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Almost 300 patients removed from NHS hospital after allegations of abuse and neglect

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The Independent UK · Mar 9

Teenage footballer died after 999 call handler missed signs of cardiac arrest, coroner finds

The failure meant there was a ‘missed opportunity to deliver basic life support’ to Adam Ankers

The Independent UK · Mar 9

NHS orders hundreds of patients to be removed from crisis-hit hospital following string of police investigations

Health chiefs want 287 inpatients to be removed from one of the sites run by St Andrew’s Healthcare

The Independent UK · Mar 9

NHS England pauses new referrals for masculinising or feminising hormone treatment in under-18s

Review finds evidence does not back use of treatment for 16 and 17-year-olds with gender incongruence or dysphoria

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9

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Gender-affirming hormone treatment for children halted by NHS

The treatment has been available on the NHS for 16 and 17-year-olds with a diagnosis of gender dysphoria but is being paused from Monday.

Evening Standard · Mar 9

Martha’s rule may have saved 400 lives so far in England, figures show

Exclusive: System brought in after death of 13-year-old is helping ‘transform culture’ of NHS, says patient safety director

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8

Some 16 million GP appointments went unattended in 2025

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The Independent UK · Mar 2

Doctors urge NHS app users to make sure they switch on alert feature

The NHS app has more than 40 million registered users

The Independent UK · Mar 1

The Guardian view on maternity care failures: NHS England must do better by mothers and babies

Editorial: The themes of an interim report are painfully familiar. Its authors must explain why previous reforms have failed

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26

Cancer patients waiting over 104 days for treatment as data shows the NHS trusts failing to meet crucial target

The new analysis of NHS England figures shows just three of 119 acute trusts with comparable data hit or surpassed the 85% target last year

The Independent UK · Feb 24

Police sorry for failing to arrest Calocane before killings, Nottingham inquiry told

Leicester and Nottingham officers accept they missed opportunities to act on earlier warrant

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24

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The Independent UK · Feb 23

GPs to be offered bonuses to speed up weight-loss drug roll-out

An estimated 2.4 million people are taking weight-loss drugs in the UK, with most of them accessing treatment privately

Evening Standard · Feb 18

I’m A Celebrity star Shona McGarty urges people to seek mental health support

Analysis of NHS data shows that more than 670,000 people were treated with NHS Talking Therapies last year, but millions are missing out.

The Independent UK · Feb 18

New research reveals who’s really taking weight loss jabs

Analysis of private prescriptions for drugs like Mounjaro show that almost 80 per cent are for women

Evening Standard · Feb 18

Women and the middle classes dominate take-up of weight loss jabs

Analysis of private prescriptions for drugs like Mounjaro show that almost 80% are for women

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The Independent UK · Feb 14

Thousands of mental health patients could receive better treatment thanks to major study

The research, which is being supported by 10 NHS trusts, could “transform” the understanding of severe mental illness, officials said

Evening Standard · Feb 13

Fact check: GP numbers and the dangers of sunbeds

Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

The Independent UK · Feb 12

Teenager asked by NHS staff to tell his deaf mother her father was dying, damning report finds

The ombudsman has raised its concerns about access to BSL interpreters with NHS England

Evening Standard · Feb 12

What the latest NHS hospital figures for England show

A record 71,517 people waited more than 12 hours in A&Es in January from a decision to admit to actually being admitted.

Evening Standard · Feb 12

Long waits in A&E rise sharply but overall NHS waiting list continues to fall

An estimated 7.29 million NHS treatments were waiting to be carried out at the end of December, relating to 6.17 million patients.

The Independent UK · Feb 12

12-hour A&E waits soar to record high in England

The number of people waiting in emergency departments rose sharply to 71,517 in January

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9

Almost 70% of NHS areas in England offer only one cycle of IVF, data shows

Charity says situation breaks Nice guidelines and is having devastating impact on couples struggling with infertility

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