The Latest Breaking News from NHS

NHS delays may drive patients to buy unsafe weight-loss drugs, says top GP

People warned against buying illegal weight-loss medicines through beauty salons or fake pharmacy websites

The Guardian - UK · Dec 30, 2024

Long waiting lists for NHS weight loss services ‘driving unsafe buying of jabs’

A top GP has urged people to seek help before purchasing weight loss jabs online.

Evening Standard · Dec 30, 2024

Continuing healthcare payments that are too hard to get

Letters: Hardly anyone hears about CHC payments, where the NHS covers all the costs of care, without having done a lot of digging and searching, writes Dr Michael Duxbury

The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2024

NHS patients at risk as hospital urgent repair costs triple in decade

Cost of maintenance backlog has increased dramatically since 2015 and health service lost 600 days of clinical time to related incidents in the past year

The Guardian - UK · Dec 28, 2024

NHS warns people with norovirus to stay at home as infections soar

‘If you catch it; stay home, rest and have plenty of fluids,’ NHS warns

The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2024

How to get 10,000 steps in without leaving the house - in just 7 easy activities

You don't have to give up your step streak on a busy day (or a lazy one) at home, as you can get 10,000 steps in without leaving the house

Woman & Home · Dec 28, 2024

Black cancer patients in England less likely to feel supported in hospital, says charity

Macmillan Cancer Support criticises unacceptable variations in people’s cancer care

The Guardian - UK · Dec 28, 2024

One in five Britons would use weight-loss drug if free on NHS, poll reveals

Survey also finds one in seven have either taken such jabs themselves or know someone who has

The Guardian - UK · Dec 28, 2024

AI tool can find people with heart condition who have no symptoms

Researchers are assessing the impact of the algorithm at GP surgeries in West Yorkshire.

The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2024

Schools, hospitals and prisons among England’s crumbling public buildings

Guardian analysis finds 1.6 million pupils in schools in need of repair, while some NHS sites endanger patients and staff

The Guardian - UK · Dec 27, 2024