The Latest Breaking News from NHS

Health secretary urges no strikes as ballot of junior doctors begins

Patients Association fears winter of delays as Wes Streeting calls for no vote from resident doctors in England who argue pay has fallen 23% in real terms since 2008

The Guardian - AU · May 29, 2025

Woman diagnosed with stage 4 cancer after symptoms dismissed as anxiety

Lily Murphy was first diagnosed with melanoma at 23 years old while working at an NHS hospital’s dermatology department

The Independent UK · May 28, 2025

Streeting urges doctors to vote against strike action

Resident doctors, formerly known as junior doctors, in England are being balloted for strike action by the British Medical Association (BMA).

Evening Standard · May 28, 2025

Sarwar ready to challenge Farage ‘anytime, any place’ amid row over Reform ad

The Scottish Labour leader hit back after the Reform UK leader accused him of having ‘introduced sectarianism into Scottish politics’.

Evening Standard · May 28, 2025

Shift in public support for striking doctors – poll

Resident doctors in England are being balloted over the prospect of strike action.

Evening Standard · May 28, 2025

Junior doctors seeking almost 30% pay rise to avoid more strike action

Wes Streeting urged resident doctors not to vote for strike action after they demanded their pay be restored to 2008 levels

The Independent UK · May 28, 2025

Voices: Are doctors right to threaten more NHS strikes over pay? Join The Independent Debate

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: Resident doctors are voting on strike action after rejecting the government’s latest pay offer, reigniting a fierce debate over fair pay, patient care, and the future of the NHS workforce

The Independent UK · May 28, 2025

Woman went through menopause at age 15 after being born without ovaries

Jolene McCaw, now 41, said she is willing to ‘break’ her family finances to become a mother

The Independent UK · May 27, 2025

Farage compliments Rayner as he looks left to mop up disaffected Labour voters

‘At least she’s real,’ says the Reform UK leader in a speech in which he promised to lift the two-child benefit cap

The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2025

Woman cleared of illegal abortion planning complaint over her treatment

Nicola Packer told the BBC her situation ‘could have been handled much more compassionately’ and that what she had been through makes her ‘feel sick’.

Evening Standard · May 27, 2025