Britain’s ‘medieval’ health inequality is devastating NHS, experts say Exclusive: Health service estimated to be spending £50bn a year on effects of deprivation and child poverty The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2025
Downing Street’s radical plan for the NHS: shifting it from treatment to prevention Despite the evidence health prevention works, successive governments have done little in this area until now The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2025
Living with polycystic ovary syndrome can be difficult and lonely Letter: The NHS needs to provide better understanding and support for people with the condition, says one reader The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2025
Sarah Everard killer Wayne Couzens has £17,000 back operation funded by taxpayer Couzens was said to be 'reluctant' to leave the jail’s hospital for fear of being attacked Evening Standard · Jun 29, 2025
Revealed: Woman who wrongly had part of spine removed among hundreds of NHS surgical blunders In some cases, entire operations were carried out on the wrong patient The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2025
Government’s new health strategy ‘no more than hiding the crisps’, Tories say Retailers could be made to set healthy food sales targets under new plans. Evening Standard · Jun 29, 2025
Supermarkets told to play a bigger role in NHS fight against obesity IN FULL The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2025
Calls to clean up England’s ‘toxic air’ as GP visits for asthma attacks rise 45% Exclusive: Doctors say clean air zones need expanding, after 45,458 visits in first half of this year – up from 31,376 last year The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2025
Supermarkets could face fines for failing healthy eating targets in obesity crackdown Labour health secretary issues warning over future of health service ‘unless we curb the rising tide of cost and demand’ caused by obesity epidemic The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2025
This 10-year plan may be the last chance to save the NHS THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Universal healthcare free at the point of need is a noble idea but it desperately needs Labour’s reforms to work if it is to survive The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2025
NHS hospital funding in England to be tied to patient ratings, ministers say Health leaders say financial penalties are not the answer, warning NHS faces existential threat unless it reconnects with public The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2025
‘Cervical cancer has affected generations of my family – NHS changes mean women like me could be missed out’ Gemma Barley’s regular three-year check-up found abnormal cells in her cervix, despite her previous screening being completely clear The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2025 NHS manager ordered to stop selling ‘sleep drug-laced’ children’s gummies Regulator tells Sally Westcott to pull product that allegedly has undeclared levels of prescription-only melatonin
The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2025 Voices: Wes Streeting is right to listen to bereaved parents – and I am one of them COMMENT: The health secretary has realised something that decades of policymakers have failed to realise, writes Louis Pilard – listening to parents like me who have lost a baby is key to improving the NHS’s maternity services
The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2025 Funding for hospitals could depend on patient feedback in Labour’s NHS reform Labour will announce its 10-year plan for the NHS next week
Evening Standard · Jun 27, 2025 Hospital money could be linked to patient feedback under new plan – report The 10-year plan for the NHS is due to be announced next week.
The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2025 NHS keeps patients away because they are an inconvenience, new boss admits ahead of shake-up Failing to listen to public frustrations could mean the end of a national health service, warns Jim Mackey, as Labour prepares to unveil its 10-year plan for the NHS next week
The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2025 NHS keeps public away as patients seen as ‘inconvenience’, new boss says Sir Jim Mackey’s statement comes as he prepares to implement a 10-year health plan to be published by the Government next week.
Evening Standard · Jun 27, 2025 Fact check: How much do resident doctors earn, and what do they want? With resident doctors in England being balloted over possible strike action, Full Fact looks at what resident (formerly ‘junior’) doctors earn.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2025 A clear set of actions is needed to improve NHS maternity services Letters: Families devastated by failings in maternity services deserve nothing less, writes Saffron Cordery; plus letters from Ann Pearson, Zoe Green and Simon Gibbs
The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2025 Ethical questions surround the NHS sampling babies’ DNA Letter: Janet Menage asks if parents can give informed consent if they are unaware of the many potential uses of the material
The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2025 The three lifestyle factors putting a million UK adults at risk of dying early Three factors could cut 20 years from a person’s life, experts warn
The Conversation · Jun 27, 2025 The UK’s plan to genetically test all newborns sounds smart – until it creates patients who aren’t sick By 2030, every baby born in the UK could have their entire genome sequenced under a new NHS initiative to “predict and prevent illness”. This would dramatically expand the current heel-prick test, which checks for nine rare genetic conditions, into a far more extensive screen of hundreds of potential risks.