Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from NHS

Streeting vows not to let drug firms ‘rip off’ taxpayers after pricing row

The Health Secretary on Friday left talks with the pharmaceuticals sector after both sides failed to agree changes to a drug pricing deal.

Evening Standard

What is the row between Wes Streeting and pharmaceutical companies about?

Health secretary has accused firms of being ‘shortsighted’ during dispute over terms for provision of drugs to the NHS

The Guardian - UK

Wes Streeting criticises ‘shortsighted’ drug firms for rejecting pricing offer

Exclusive: Health secretary says he will not let patients be ‘ripped off’ by pharmaceutical companies amid standoff

The Guardian - UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Thousands more referred for liver cancer checks thanks to mobile scanning scheme

There are now 20 mobile teams offering on-the-spot scans in local communities in England, the NHS said.

The Independent UK

Thousands referred for liver cancer checks after on-the-spot scan

Some 112,831 people have had a mobile scan of their liver under the NHS scheme

The Independent UK

Number of people with dementia diagnosis hits record high

16,386 people have been diagnosed on the NHS in the past year

The Independent UK

Half a million people have received dementia diagnosis on NHS, figures show

NHS hospitals are now using technology to help keep people living with dementia safe in their homes.

Evening Standard

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

True cost of the UK’s obesity crisis revealed – and how weight-loss jabs could be the answer

SPECIAL REPORT: The UK has an obesity epidemic, with levels having doubled since the 1990s. Could increasing the rollout of weight-loss drugs ease the burden on the overstretched NHS? Alicja Hagopian and Rebecca Thomas report

The Independent UK

Weight-loss drugs are a quick fix with long-term results

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: For those able to take them, weight-loss drugs can offer startling results in improved quality of life, and in relieving the pressure on the NHS and the British economy

The Independent UK

Pregnancy skincare is a minefield of myths and mixed messages—think of this as the definitive guide

Expert-approved advice

Marie Claire

UK Sales of Wegovy Skyrocket 2,000% as Dieters Dump Mounjaro After 170% Price Hike

This trend drove WeGovy sales to jump 27 times higher — a 2,660% increase — on Wednesday compared with the typical daily average last month.

International Business Times UK

Rapist nurse allowed to work with vulnerable hospital patients for a year – despite police warning he was a suspect

SPECIAL REPORT: Exclusive: Two hospital trusts have now launched their own investigations into John Chukwunonso Iwuh after The Independent told them of his conviction

The Independent UK

Voices: British Mounjaro users face a shortage and tripling prices: Think alternatives, not cold turkey

COMMENT: With Mounjaro supplies to the UK on pause, and private prescription costs set to exceed £300 from September, it’s worrying news for the half a million Brits already using weight-loss jabs. Here, doctor and epidemiologist Tim Spector assesses alternative options

The Independent UK

OPINION - The soaring price of weight loss drugs could derail the NHS's obesity plan – unless they take this action

The list price for the most popular and effective weight loss injection (Mounjaro) in the UK has risen by almost three times, from £122 to £330 a month for the highest dose, as of September 1.

Evening Standard

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Labour blasted as Jackie Baillie lobbied by private healthcare firm

SCOTTISH Labour have been condemned after it emerged that Jackie Baillie met with a private healthcare firm to discuss providing eye care services…

Benzinga

UK Drug Pricing Talks Collapse, Drugmakers Reject Offer Citing 'Uncompetitive' System

Drug pricing talks between the U.K. government and pharmaceutical companies collapsed Friday, with industry leaders warning the standoff could deter investment. Health Secretary Wes Streeting described the government's offer as "unprecedented," but drugmakers argued that it still imposed excessive costs and requested to negotiate directly with Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

The Independent UK

Police staff member suspended over security breach in maternity care investigation

Nottinghamshire Police said information was allegedly changed or deleted from its systems

The Guardian - UK

Wes Streeting’s row with pharma firms grows as they reject NHS drug pricing offer

Drugmakers reject health secretary’s latest offer, meaning ‘unsustainable’ rebate scheme will stay in place

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Evening Standard

Offer to increase UK spending on medicines shelved, Government says

Officials launched a review of the voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth earlier this year.

International Business Times UK

Mum, 41, Found Dead in Travelodge After NHS Discharged Her Despite Struggle with Postpartum Psychosis

A 41-year-old mother with postpartum psychosis was found dead in a hotel, sparking questions about the care and support provided by the NHS.

The Independent UK

Diabetes smartphone test could diagnose condition in under 10 minutes

The creators of the world-first app at diagnostics company PocDoc say the test could also save the NHS billions

Marie Claire

UK Pharmacists May Be Able to Prescribe Ozempic Very Soon - We Asked Over-Stretched Clinicians for Their Honest Thoughts

A good move or a damaging one?

The Independent UK

New NHS treatment to bring ‘fundamental shift’ for people with bladder cancer

IN FULL

The Independent UK

Streeting says Labour has not done enough to win over voters

Wes Streeting said Labour has ‘a whole number of achievements’ but has failed to spell them out coherently

Evening Standard

London couple hit with £100 parking fine at NHS surgery despite spending just five minutes there

Parkingeye noted the couple’s car had arrived at the hospital just after 6.50pm and was there for just five minutes before the couple left

1 … 64 65 66 67

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Nottinghamshire Police

the Independent Office for Police Conduct

the Information Commissioner Office

33 stories

Frontier Economics

32 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.