The Latest Breaking News from NHS

Richard Osman undergoes surgery after waking up in agonising pain

‘It is the single most painful thing that has ever happened to me,’ TV presenter said

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025

NHS diversity practices hindered by ‘misguided approaches’, says Streeting

Health secretary gives example of staff member promoting ‘anti-whiteness’, but stresses need for DEI policies

The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2025

‘No dissonance’: boss of private hospital group Spire on its work with the NHS

Justin Ash runs the UK’s biggest private health provider, which makes millions offering treatments ranging from hip ops to therapy

The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2025

Four in 10 medical students ‘consider pausing or leaving course over money’

The BMA warned the ‘finance system for medical students in England is broken’.

Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2025

NHS to launch world’s biggest trial of AI breast cancer diagnosis

If successful, the scheme could speed up testing and reduce radiologists’ workload by around half

The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2025

Deceased Alzheimer Patient Was Denied Coverage After Wrong Patients' Test Results Were 'Cut and Paste' in Her Assessment

An elderly Alzheimer's patient was denied coverage due to a botched assessment containing another patient's details, forcing her family to fight for six years to recover her life savings.

Latin Times · Feb 3, 2025

Government needs to show that its AI plan can be trusted to deal with serious risks when it comes to health data

The UK government’s new plan to foster innovation through artificial intelligence (AI) is ambitious. Its goals rely on the better use of public data, including renewed efforts to maximise the value of health data held by the NHS. Yet this could involve the use of real data from patients using…

The Conversation · Feb 3, 2025

NHS 'cut and paste' wrong patient's details in Alzheimer's case

The NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board has since apologised to the family

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2025

Is UK trade with America ‘out of line’? Donald Trump’s comments explained

Why the US President has suggested he might hit Britain with tariffs

Evening Standard · Feb 3, 2025

As mpox vaccine centres open across England, here’s who is eligible for a jab

The UK is actively expanding access to mpox vaccines across England

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2025