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Latest NHS England figures show waiting times are still rising

Government has launched a new initiative aimed at tackling the Covid backlog

Wales Online · Feb 10, 2022

Number of people in England on NHS waiting list hits record high

NHS England says 6.1 million people were waiting for hospital treatment at end of December 2021

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2022

NHS care backlog grows to 6.1 million as A&E wait times hit record high

More than 310,000 people waiting more than year for surgery, latest NHS data shows

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2022

Children in England with fatal condition to get world’s most expensive drug

NHS England says Libmeldy is ‘life-saving’ for babies and young children with metachromatic leukodystrophy

The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2022

Concerns raised that ‘millions’ of Covid vaccine doses could go to waste

NHS England said additional supply had been given to vaccination sites ‘based on their expected demand’.

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2022

Campaigners await High Court ruling over US-backed takeover of GP practices

NHS England faces a legal challenge against a decision to approve a 'change in control' of primary care provider AT Medics

Wales Online · Feb 3, 2022

Covid jabs for vulnerable five to 11-year-olds to start within days

NHS England confirmed the roll-out would start by the end of the month, Monday, but it remains unclear which particular day

Daily Mirror · Jan 27, 2022

Boosters increase protection against death from Omicron in over-50s to 95% – UKHSA; UK records 338 deaths – as it happened

Protection against death increases to around 95% two weeks after receiving a booster dose, UK health agency says; UK reports another 96,871 Covid cases

The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2022

77,000 NHS England workers may face dismissal for not being fully vaccinated against Covid

Full vaccination for frontline health and care staff is mandatory from April

Wales Online · Jan 25, 2022

The hidden life of a GP: angry patients, anti-vaxxers, extreme goodwill and exhaustion

In the first of a new series on the under-pressure workers holding the UK together in this difficult winter, doctor Laura Mount reveals how staff sickness, spiralling waiting lists and political pressure have left GPs on the brink

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2022