Three in four UK GPs ‘too busy to talk to their patients in depth’ Family doctors’ professional body finds the majority have no time to discuss preventative measures The Guardian - UK · Sep 27
Burnham Speeds Up Casey Commission After Warning Social Care Failures Could 'Collapse' the NHS Prime Minister Andy Burnham warns the NHS will collapse without social care reform, accelerating an independent commission's timetable. Political leaders debate funding solutions amidst rising care costs and uncertainty. International Business Times UK · Jul 27
Waiting times for hospital treatment in England hit key target, figures show Outgoing health secretary declares Labour’s ‘plan for the NHS is working’, though experts question how goal was reached The Guardian - UK · May 14
Three-quarters of cancer patients in England will survive by 2035, government pledges Government to invest £2bn in NHS cancer services in England as figures show diagnosis made every 75 seconds in the UK The Guardian - UK · Feb 3
NHS braces for ‘unprecedented flu wave’ as hospitalised cases in England rise Average of 1,717 flu patients in beds last week, up 56% on a year ago, after ‘unusually early’ start to season The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2025
Food industry lobbying is leading Labour to drop public health plans, experts say Inaction on ill-health prevention after pressure from junk food and alcohol firms ‘could cause NHS collapse’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2025
Streeting sets out digital overhaul of NHS centred on ‘doctor in your pocket’ app Health secretary banks on resulting efficiencies to reduce number of frontline workers in 10-year health plan The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2025
Hospitals in England could shed 100,000 jobs in response to cost-cutting orders Exclusive: Scale of looming job losses prompts NHS leaders to ask Treasury to cover costs The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2025
NHS could ‘go the way of Woolies’ and collapse without reform, Streeting warns More NHS patients who need elective care will be able to decide where they are treated under Government plans to slash waiting lists. The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2025
Streeting: NHS App upgrade to give patients more choice in bid to cut wait times The measures form part of the forthcoming elective reform plan. The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2025
People should be protected from catastrophic costs of upfront care – Streeting The Health Secretary said ‘we’re determined to grip the crisis in social care’. The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2025
Proposals for long-term social care funding and reform expected by 2028 The first steps to creating a National Care Service for England have been outlined by the Government. The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2025
Calls for 'urgent action' as reforms of 'crumbling' social care sector delayed until 2028 The first steps to creating a National Care Service for England have been outlined by the Government. Evening Standard · Jan 3, 2025
Labour pledges to clear NHS waiting list backlog in England in five years Wes Streeting says another Conservative term could result in waiting list swelling to 10m cases The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2024 Tories and Labour urged to show ‘courage’ to act on unhealthy food Exclusive: King’s Fund issues challenge as poll finds two-thirds of people want firms to be forced to cut sugar, salt and fat
Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2023 Never try vaping, says schoolgirl rushed to hospital with collapsed lung Sarah Griffin, 12, spent four days in an induced coma after vaping heavily
The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023 Lung conditions ‘overlooked’ as many miss out on key tests – report A charity has raised concerns that many patients are being denied access to key lung tests.
Daily Mirror · May 2, 2023 'My son nearly died of an asthma attack - one thing parents should know' NHS nurse Carrie Patrick has issued an urgent plea to parents and carers of asthma sufferers after her six-year-old son Elliot almost died during an attack
The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023 People in deprived areas more likely to die from lung conditions, charity warns Asthma and Lung UK looked at deaths and hospital admissions for people suffering conditions such as asthma and pneumonia.
The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022 Black and Asian children with asthma make up highest number of hospital admissions Toxic air can lead to children developing asthma and harmful emissions are higher in areas where Black, Asian and minority ethnic Londoners live
Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2022 UK has highest number of pneumonia deaths in Europe Analysis conducted by charity finds more than 25,000 people die from condition each year
Evening Standard · Nov 1, 2022 Expanded Ulez ‘great tribute’ to Ella Kissi-Debrah who was killed by London’s toxic air, says mother Expanding the ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) across Greater London would be a “great” tribute to Ella Kissi-Debrah, the schoolgirl killed by toxic air, her mother said on Tuesday.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2022 Asthma attacks in more than 1m people linked to UK cost of living rationing One in five asthmatics had attack as result of cutting back on food, heat or medicine due to costs, survey finds
Daily Mirror · May 28, 2022 Fury as children's asthma study shows stark North-South divide in cases Experts believe air pollution and poor housing in the North are the reason children there are twice as likely to need an inhaler to treat asthma.
Daily Mirror · May 3, 2022 Asthma attacks worsened by puberty or pregnancy in women, new study reveals A new report has revealed that asthma is worse among women going through puberty or pregnancy. Here's what you need to know about asthma and how the medical condition affects women