The Latest Breaking News from The Department of Health and Social Care

NHS England to be abolished to ‘cut bureaucracy’ and save millions – Starmer

NHS England is a public body delivering services with taxpayers’ money.

Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2025

GPs accept new contract to 'free up' doctors: Will it end the ‘8am scramble’?

The deal includes an extra £889 million in funding for the year 2025 to 2026

Evening Standard · Feb 28, 2025

Amanda Pritchard quits as NHS England chief executive in shock move

Exclusive: Departure follows meetings with Wes Streeting and unusual criticism from two Commons committees

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2025

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

Less than half of eligible people received NHS ‘midlife MOT’ since 2019, says watchdog

Health check, which looks for signs of illnesses such as heart disease and diabetes, is available to people over 40

The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2024

Rachel Reeves has left the social care sector in deep trouble

Letters: Rachael Dodgson of Dimensions says the budget adds to the pressure not-for-profit social care providers already face. Richard Robinson and Andrea Nicholas-Jones of Hourglass call on the chancellor to think again

The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2024

First Covid inquiry report to set out ‘appalling failures’ during pandemic

Catalogue of errors by government and health officials includes the deliberate winding down of PPE stockpiles

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2024

NHS patients raising safety concerns too often ‘fobbed off’, says commissioner

Dr Henrietta Hughes said focus on budgets had led to substandard care and dismissal of legitimate fears

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2024

NHS must 'end begging bowl culture and focus on economic growth', Wes Streeting says

THE UK health system must end its “begging bowl culture” and instead focus on economic growth, Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said ...

The National (Scotland) · Jul 10, 2024

NHS: six key challenges facing the Labour government

In 1997, Tony Blair’s election “pledge card” included a promise to cut NHS waiting lists, then totalling 1.16 million. Keir Starmer’s “first steps for change” include a similar pledge to cut waiting times, but his task is on a different scale, with 7.5 million people currently awaiting treatment. How did…

The Conversation · Jul 8, 2024