The Latest Breaking News from NHS

Reeves under fire for Budget 'c**k up' with NI hike on employers hitting London hospices, charities and GPs

Minister defended the huge tax raid to better fund the NHS

Evening Standard · Nov 15, 2024

Wes Streeting faces pushback from senior Labour figures over assisted dying

The Health Secretary has said he is against a change in the law to allow terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their lives

Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2024

The Guardian view on regulating psychotherapy: people need help to find safe help

Editorial: A new legal framework for talking therapies would take careful work. But better signposting could happen now

The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2024

Bubble has burst for the pharmacy sector, say owners

The warning came as independent community pharmacies voted in favour of action which could see hours reduced and some services withdrawn.

Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2024

The right to die is about freedom – don’t let those who see it as a line on a spreadsheet torpedo it

MPs soon have a once-in-a-generation chance to vote for the assisted dying bill. Wes Streeting must not derail it, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2024

What the latest NHS performance figures for England show

The number of people waiting more than 52 weeks to start routine hospital treatment is the lowest since December 2020.

Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2024

Minister says she understands pressures facing healthcare after NIC rise

Calls have been made for GPs, dentists, hospices and pharmacies to be exempt from the increase which was announced in last month’s Budget.

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2024

Ten NHS trusts with longest A&E wait times in London revealed

Surge of flu and other viruses has put pressure on hospitals

Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2024

Many NHS staff would use ‘conscience clause’ if assisted dying legalised, say doctors

Christian and Muslim groups say medics who refuse to help patients to die are not protected enough in England and Wales bill

The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2024

Long waits in A&E rise as NHS braces for winter

There was a significant rise in the number of people waiting for long periods in emergency departments.

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2024