DIY heart monitor rolled out to cut hospital waiting lists The first hospital in the country is using a new tool which can monitor heart rhythm defects. Evening Standard · Jul 13, 2025
New DIY heart monitor rolled out in bid to cut hospital waiting lists Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is the first hospital in the country to roll out the device The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2025
Nurses’ pay has been ‘severely eroded’ since 2010, study reveals The Royal College of Nursing said its analysis found pay is £8,000 lower than if wages had kept up with inflation The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2025
Parents urged to get children vaccinated after measles death in Liverpool Child reportedly died at Alder Hey hospital amid surge of measles cases in city The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2025
UK government announces £63m funding for EV charging infrastructure Transport secretary promises to make buying electric cars ‘easier and cheaper’ as £700m subsidy package prepared The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2025
Tom Dolphin: BMA’s new chair who’s taking on government despite bid to be Labour MP As members vote to strike for a 29% pay rise, new elected chair of UK’s main doctors union says he is no party lackey The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2025
Mental health care ‘being rationed’ over failure to cut spiralling waiting list, top doctor warns Some 1.7 million patients are waiting for community mental health care – with more than 48,000 waiting more than two years to be seen The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2025
Child in Liverpool dies after contracting measles, reports claim The Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has treated 17 children for measles since June The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2025
Child in Liverpool dies after contracting measles – report The Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust said it has treated 17 children for measles since June. Evening Standard · Jul 13, 2025
Junior doctors and Streeting set for showdown talks in last-ditch bid to avoid ‘dangerous’ 5-day NHS strike Labour health secretary set to meet doctors’ union as new poll shows collapse in public support The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2025
Health Secretary to meet BMA ahead of planned strike action by resident doctors Resident doctors in England are set to walk out for five consecutive days from 7am on July 25 amid a pay dispute with the Government. Evening Standard · Jul 13, 2025
Antisemitism an ‘urgent issue’ for all of British society, Penny Mordaunt warns A commission co-chaired by Dame Penny has made 10 recommendations to the Government to tackle antisemitism. Evening Standard · Jul 12, 2025
English councils urged to install pavement gullies for home charging of electric cars Scheme aims to stop cables trailing across pavements and encourage drivers to switch to electric vehicles The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2025
Labour must stand firm and resist trade union pressure THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting are right to stand up to Unite and the BMA The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2025 Crunching the data: are resident doctors in England badly paid? Resident doctors have voted to strike over pay but how much has their real-terms earnings changed since 2008?
The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2025 Wes Streeting to meet BMA as public support collapses for resident doctor strikes Exclusive: polling shows strong approval by voters for strikes has halved from 52% a year ago to 26%
The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2025 Microdosing: how ‘off-label’ use of weight loss jabs is spreading from US to UK Private clinics offer reduced doses of GLP-1 drugs such as Mounjaro to clients outside usual market, but some people are wary
The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2025 Just one in three back doctor strikes, poll shows as Streeting warned he ‘cannot afford to lose’ Former Labour health secretary under Tony Blair warns Wes Streeting he ‘has to win’ war against striking junior doctors
The Conversation · Jul 11, 2025 Overhauling the NHS app is at the heart of UK healthcare plans, but it could leave some people behind The UK government’s ten-year health plan promises a radical digital transformation of the NHS. A key part of this change is said to come from developing the NHS app, which is being hailed as a “doctor in your pocket”.
The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2025 NHS nurse jailed for rape saved thousands of women’s details from dating apps - now police appeal for more victims Nationwide appeal as police find details of thousands of women saved from dating apps on John Chukwunonso Iwuh’s phone
The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2025 Fundamental flaws in the NHS psychiatric system Letters: Readers respond to a review of the book Fragile Minds by Bella Jackson and share their own insights
International Business Times UK · Jul 11, 2025 Popular Painkiller Taken by Brits Could Raise Dementia Risk by 40%, Scientists Say A popular painkiller prescribed to Brits could increase dementia risk by 40% with long-term use, according to new medical research.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2025 Doctors in England: what are your views on the planned strike action? We want to hear doctors’ views on the industrial action later this month
Evening Standard · Jul 11, 2025 Nye at the National Theatre: 'Michael Sheen shines' 3/5 Michael Sheen plays the founder of the NHS in this fine, if patchy, crowd-pleaser
The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2025 Doctors’ 29% pay claim is non-negotiable, says BMA chief, warning strikes could go on for years Dr Tom Dolphin claimed the 29 per cent pay demand is both reasonable and easily affordable for the NHS