The Latest Breaking News from NHS

Reform would ‘cut benefits for EU nationals and hike NHS immigration surcharge’

Party claims its policies would eliminate ‘black hole’ Rachel Reeves faces in the budget – but Labour says the ‘fantasy numbers don’t add up’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2025

UK officials ‘working day and night’ to resolve NHS drug pricing row’

Patrick Vallance says government trying to rebuild relations with pharma industry as he outlines life sciences ambition

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2025

‘Better and cheaper’: the case for prostate cancer screening among black men

Decision over routine PSA testing is due at end of this month, though some feel the supporting data is unclear

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2025

Was Lucy Letby Attacked in Prison? Ex-Nurse Branded a 'Target' Gets Support From Over 400 NHS Staff

Rumours of an attack on Lucy Letby remain unverified, but hundreds of NHS staff are urging a review of her conviction as concerns about the evidence grow.

International Business Times UK · Nov 17, 2025

Two-thirds of nurses in UK work while unwell, says union

Understaffing is driving workers to ill health and discouraging them for taking leave, says Royal College of Nursing CEO

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2025

Working in understaffed NHS is leaving nurses sick and ‘broken’, leaders warn

The Royal College of Nursing said it was receiving dozens of calls every week to its advice line from staff suffering burnout.

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2025

‘I’d run down the road thinking I was God’: a day at the cannabis psychosis clinic

Katie hears voices and has been sectioned 50 times. Isiah became paranoid and tried to kill himself. Both link their illness to cannabis – and the drug is getting more and more potent. Is a tiny London clinic showing the way forward?

The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2025

Hundreds of low-paid NHS hospital staff win improved terms after strike threat

More than 330 workers, mainly cleaners, caterers and porters, at St George’s, Epsom and St Helier hospital group had voted to strike

The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2025

No, not walking - Dr Amir Khan reveals 3 exercises that can help improve your mobility, even if you sit down all day

Movement snacks can be an easy and hugely beneficial way to move your body throughout the day without even trying

Woman & Home · Nov 15, 2025

Warning of ‘most severe flu outbreak in decades’ as infections surge to December levels

NHS leaders have issued a “flu jab SOS” urging people to get protected

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2025