Thousands of NHS patients denied breakthrough Alzheimer’s drugs Drugs that slow progression of Alzheimer’s don’t provide enough benefit to justify substantial cost for NHS, regulator has said The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2025
‘I’ll use private sector to help clear NHS backlog’, says Streeting The health secretary said it would be ‘foolish’ to rule out a greater role for the private sector in the NHS The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2025
Voices: Rachel Reeves has bet all our money on Wes Streeting saving the NHS With the cost of living and immigration being too severely impacted by outside factors, backing the NHS was the right choice – and delivering results on health is Labour’s best chance of winning the next election, writes John Rentoul The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2025
Senior health figure accuses NHS of racism over care given to dying mother Victor Adebowale says failure to detect his mother’s cancer was example of ‘black service, not NHS service’ The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2025
Health leader condemns ‘black service, not NHS service’ received by mother He said that inequity ‘still exists within the NHS’. The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025
Medical staff who responded to Southport knife attacks honoured by King A paramedic, a doctor and other NHS staff have been honoured for their role in responding to the Southport attacks. The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025
‘They entrusted me with their daughter’s memory’: Women’s prize winner Rachel Clarke on her story of a life-saving transplant The Story of a Heart, which won this year’s award for nonfiction, tells how one child saved the life of another. The author talks about the amazing families involved, campaigning for a better NHS, and how being a doctor frames the way she writes The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2025
Resident doctors have good reason to strike over pay Letters: Readers reflect on the hardships faced by younger medics and those training, and the degradation of an entire public service The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2025
Suman Fernando obituary Other lives: Psychiatrist with a particular interest in challenging institutional racism in mental health provision The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2025
Global experts met in East London to try and fix the mental health crisis — their solutions will surprise you At South by Southwest London the big ideas, says Claudia Cockerell, were about curing the planet’s minds Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2025
Women’s Prize winner slams ‘unbelievable’ NHS doctor unemployment IN FULL The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025
Women’s Prize winner Rachel Clarke issues plea to Wes Streeting as NHS doctors face unemployment Author and palliative care doctor won the literary award for her fourth book, ‘The Story of a Heart’ The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025
String of negative botox reactions prompts health chiefs to issue warning Experts have urged anyone seeking a cosmetic procedure to go to a ‘licensed practitioner’ The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025
Top doctor says weight loss jabs could become as common as statins IN FULL The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025
The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025 Voices: ‘Tax the rich first’: Readers demand fairer burden as Reeves faces fiscal squeeze YOUR VIEWS: Our community overwhelmingly believes that to tackle the UK’s economic challenges fairly, the wealthy must pay their share through higher taxes and reforms, while calling on the government to move beyond austerity and provide clear, responsible funding plans
TechRadar · Jun 13, 2025 NHS recruitment firm had major security bugs which could have exposed entire systems Cybercriminals stole an active directory belonging to NHS Professionals.
The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025 Weight-loss jabs could soon be among most commonly used NHS drugs, top doctor says Patients may eventually access weight-loss jabs at pharmacies in a drive to ‘turn the tide’ on rising obesity, Professor Sir Stephen Powis says
Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2025 ‘Cover-ups’ surrounding care of Nottingham attack killer, victim’s mother claims Valdo Calocane, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, killed Grace O’Malley-Kumar, Barnaby Webber and Ian Coates in June 2023.
The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025 NHS England to roll out pioneering cancer treatment in world first IN FULL
The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2025 Blood cancer patients in England first in world to be offered ‘Trojan horse’ drug Pioneering drug can halt advance of multiple myeloma for three times as long as standard treatments
The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2025 NHS green lights ‘Trojan horse’ treatment that attacks cancer cells from inside One early adopter describes how he was in remission ‘within the first two or three weeks’ after the treatment
The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2025 Parents of 10-year-old twins with same debilitating illness describe ‘nightmare’ NHS battle ‘It’s so close – and yet we’re stuck,’ says mother of twins with rare muscular disorder
The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2025 Sickle cell patients to have quicker and more accessible treatment in England Government announces £9m funding to make specialist blood machines more widely available across NHS
Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2025 Parents whose sons are losing ability to walk face ‘nightmare’ battle with NHS Families are now facing a postcode lottery over who gets the drug givinostat, which can slow progress of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.