Blow to NHS as Royal Mail raises prices for bulk users by a third Average 25% increase for letters such as marketing, bills and medical appointment notices from 5 October The Guardian - UK · Jul 28
New NHS machine could give more patients chance of lung transplants IN FULL The Independent UK · Jul 28
Machine that keeps lungs alive outside the body set for NHS use There are around 170 people, including six children, waiting for a new lung in the UK The Independent UK · Jul 27
Burnham Speeds Up Casey Commission After Warning Social Care Failures Could 'Collapse' the NHS Prime Minister Andy Burnham warns the NHS will collapse without social care reform, accelerating an independent commission's timetable. Political leaders debate funding solutions amidst rising care costs and uncertainty. International Business Times UK · Jul 27
Social care in England: how could we pay to fix a ‘broken system’? Many across the political spectrum agree the system needs fixing – but there is no consensus on how to fund change The Guardian - UK · Jul 27
Andy Burnham seeks cross-party agreement on future of social care PM promises lasting solution for England but Tories rule out backing changes funded by tax rises or borrowing The Guardian - UK · Jul 27
How NHS Mental Health Waiting Lists Are Trapping a Generation of Young Job Seekers NHS mental health waiting lists are leaving thousands of young Britons struggling to find work, creating a vicious cycle that experts warn could shape a generation. International Business Times UK · Jul 27
Voices: ‘Where are the jobs?’ Readers clash over Andy Burnham’s welfare crackdown YOUR VIEWS: Our community is divided after Andy Burnham vowed to make benefits – including mental health support – conditional on work, with some cheering the crackdown and others accusing the new PM of copying his predecessors’ mistakes The Independent UK · Jul 27
Alarm at NHS patient records being put under control of US private equity firm Doctors and MPs urge more scrutiny of £300m deal for company behind system used by most GPs in England The Guardian - UK · Jul 27
‘PM must legislate for national care service if he’s serious about social care’ Andy Burnham has said he cannot put a timeline on reform but has committed to expending political capital on the issue. The Independent UK · Jul 27
Andy Burnham signals welfare cuts back on the table despite previous Labour rebellion ANDY Burnham has signalled he is looking to slash UK Government spending on welfare, in a move likely to damage his standing with Labour's… The National (Scotland) · Jul 27
Bulletin AM briefing: Wildfires just 15km from Bordeaux and Burnham issues NHS warning Here’s five of the biggest stories this morning The Independent UK · Jul 27
Misleading AI-generated doctors pose ‘huge danger to public safety’ Research shows AI-generated physicians are gaining millions of views on TikTok by spreading dubious health advice The Guardian - UK · Jul 27
Andy Burnham warns NHS will ‘collapse’ without social care reforms IN FULL The Independent UK · Jul 27
Evening Standard · Jul 27 Andy Burnham warns NHS will ‘collapse’ unless social care is reformed The Prime Minister would not put a timeline on introducing a new care system, in his first major interview since he walked into No 10.
The Independent UK · Jul 27 NHS will ‘collapse’ unless social care is reformed, Andy Burnham warns The health service will never get back ‘to good waiting time standards until we fix social care’, the new PM has warned
Evening Standard · Jul 27 Andy Burnham suggests stricter benefit conditions to cut welfare bill The Prime Minister said ‘we’ve got to get really serious’ about slashing the ballooning costs.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 27 Andy Burnham vows to use his ‘political capital’ to fix social care system PM says that without rapid action the NHS could effectively collapse, in first full interview since entering No 10
The Guardian - UK · Jul 27 Reform UK levy on employing overseas staff ‘would harm NHS and social care’ Exclusive: Experts say policy could also cause shortages of school teachers and drive some universities to bankruptcy
The Independent UK · Jul 27 Andy Burnham to make it harder for people to claim benefits as he vows to ‘get serious’ about cutting welfare bill New prime minister has also warned that ‘the NHS will collapse’ unless he fixes social care
The Independent UK · Jul 26 Woman with fibroid the size of a large mango felt forced to go private due to NHS waiting list Chloe Keys, 26, suffered severely heavy periods which would cause regular haemorrhaging every month and excruciating stomach pains
The Guardian - UK · Jul 26 Dining across the divide: ‘I worry the England flag is seen as racist – even at the World Cup’ A retired teacher and a resident doctor found common ground over the NHS, but how did they fare on pensions?
The Independent UK · Jul 25 Everyone is panicking about the national birth rate crisis, but access to IVF is being quietly decimated WORLD IVF DAY: In the past year alone, five areas have slashed NHS fertility treatment or cut eligibility criteria. This World IVF Day, Helen Coffey takes a deep dive into a severely unjust area of medicine that sees thousands of people priced out of having children at a time when…
Medical Daily · Jul 24 'Life-Changing' MS Drug Could Help Thousands Walk for Longer and Regain More Independence A new NHS rollout will give thousands of people with multiple sclerosis access to fampridine, a drug shown to improve walking speed and mobility in some patients.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 24 Existing care workers could be exempt from UK’s tough new immigration rules Exclusive: Andy Burnham thought to be considering waiving stricter right to remain rules for people already working in the sector