The Latest Breaking News from NHS

What the latest NHS hospital figures for England show

A record 71,517 people waited more than 12 hours in A&Es in January from a decision to admit to actually being admitted.

Evening Standard · Feb 12

At least 55 babies who died at NHS trust ‘may have survived’ with better care, review finds

A review has been conducted into maternity services at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

The Independent UK · Feb 12

Long waits in A&E rise sharply but overall NHS waiting list continues to fall

An estimated 7.29 million NHS treatments were waiting to be carried out at the end of December, relating to 6.17 million patients.

Evening Standard · Feb 12

Nurses’ families fear being torn apart in UK immigration crackdown, survey says

Exclusive: Most people in charity’s study say they worry about being separated from relatives under Mahmood plans

The Guardian - UK · Feb 11

Exercise proven to be an effective treatment for depression – here’s what works best

Exercise is an ‘evidence-based first line intervention’ for mental health, says new study

The Independent UK · Feb 10

Alistair Carns: Labour’s ex-marine who ‘would be a nightmare’ for the Tories

Amid leadership speculation, former commando has been quietly talked about as a possible future contender

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10

AstraZeneca CEO hails NHS drug price deal but keeps pause on £200m UK investment

Pascal Soriot suggests UK-US agreement will not be enough to revive plan to expand Cambridge site

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10

The medication change that could save 20,000 lives a year

The once-daily tablet ‘works very well’ in a wide range of patients

The Independent UK · Feb 10

Ignore the smears: I was never a close friend of Peter Mandelson. And I fully understand the lessons we must learn

I knew him but not well, and worry now that he thrived in our political culture. There was a failure of moral seriousness, says health secretary Wes Streeting

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9

Bowel cancer patient is first to have life-saving surgery by hospital’s new robot

The NHS National Cancer Plan pledges to increase the amount of robotic surgery for cancer patients, up from 70,000 a year to half a million by 2035

The Independent UK · Feb 9