Customers of UK-owned surrogacy firm in Mexico allegedly face huge bills after insurance denied UK government reviewing allegations about My Surrogacy Journey after complaints about medical costs The Guardian - UK · Sep 11
Rising numbers of younger midwives quitting NHS in England, data shows Exclusive: Maternity staffing shortages worsen as more and more under-35s quit because of burnout The Guardian - UK · Jul 20
Resident doctors vote to accept 6.6% pay uplift to end year of strike action The new package includes standard 2016 resident doctor contract terms for all locally employed medics and an average 6.6% pay uplift by April 2027. The Independent UK · Jun 29
What is Martha’s Rule? Scheme rolled out after shocking NHS Trust maternity failures A report found 520 mothers and babies suffered potentially avoidable harm or death The Independent UK · Jun 24
Ruling removes ‘vital’ UK safeguards for severely disabled people, charities warn Campaigners say supreme court judgment on deprivation of liberty safeguards introduces ‘regressive legal standard’ The Guardian - UK · Jun 5
Political badges have no place in NHS, says antisemitism review Levels of anti-Jewish racism in the UK ‘constitute a national emergency’, the report author said. Evening Standard · Jun 4
NHS staff should not wear political badges at work, says antisemitism review Lord John Mann said it will be up to the NHS to decide what counts as a political symbol. Evening Standard · Jun 4
NHS patient record change will slash A&E visits by 20,000, government says While DHSC said the reforms would give patients more control over their care, the BMA raised fears that the new law will open up the possibility that patient data is used inappropriately The Independent UK · May 31
Shared NHS patient records could cut 20,000 A&E visits a year, ministers claim Modernisation bill would require GPs and hospitals in England to share data, reducing errors and duplication The Guardian - UK · May 31
NHS spends record £241m outsourcing scan analysis to private firms Radiologists say ‘ballooning’ costs reflect staffing failures, forcing a reliance on lower-quality private scan reports The Guardian - UK · May 25
New laws could see ID checks rolled out at salons in bid to crack down on children using sunbeds The new proposals would require staff to be present and check a customer’s ID before they can use a sunbed The Independent UK · May 21
Campaigners threaten legal action over UK-US deal on prices NHS pays for drugs Two campaign groups claim that change to how NHS treatments are approved amounts to ‘unlawful power grab’ The Guardian - UK · May 17
GPs and hospitals in England to be required to share data to create single patient records Wes Streeting says legislation will save lives, but GPs are concerned about liability for errors introduced by other providers The Guardian - UK · May 10
Two passengers of ship linked to hantavirus self-isolating in the UK Health officials said once the ship docks in Tenerife the remaining British nationals can be repatriated if they do not develop symptoms. Evening Standard · May 6
The Guardian - UK · Apr 27 People in UK spend fewer years in good health than a decade ago, study finds Exclusive: Health Foundation says Britain is ‘going backwards’ compared with most other rich countries
The Guardian - UK · Apr 10 Doctors’ leader claims new reduced pay offer killed chances of ending strikes in England Exclusive: Deal for resident doctors was in sight when sudden change by ministers forced latest action, says Jack Fletcher
The Guardian - UK · Apr 8 Doctors’ strike timed to cause havoc over Easter break, says NHS England chief Sir Jim Mackey said hospitals were struggling to fill rotas because six-day action was scheduled over holiday
The Guardian - UK · Mar 31 Three hospital doctors’ groups threaten to coordinate strike action in England Union to ballot consultants and SAS medics about joining resident doctors in industrial action over pay and conditions
The Guardian - UK · Mar 29 NHS restructure is greatest danger to Streeting’s effort to revive service Health secretary still confident of success but critics say scrapping of NHS England has been ‘a total car crash’
The Guardian - UK · Mar 24 UK medical council overhaul may mean more doctors struck off for racism and antisemitism Health department says ‘too many’ doctors have been using racist language, particularly on social media, without swift action
The Guardian - UK · Mar 21 Department of Health retracts claim sunbeds are as dangerous as smoking DHSC corrects statements after regulator intervenes as experts say smoking causes far more cancer cases
The Guardian - UK · Mar 6 Tory peer to leave Lords after investigation finds he breached standards over Covid PPE deals Lord Chadlington introduced government to company in which he had financial interest in 2020
The Guardian - UK · Feb 20 UK clinical trial into puberty blockers on hold after medicines regulator steps in Recruitment of children for study delayed after MHRA warns that participants should be no younger than 14
Evening Standard · Feb 13 Fact check: GP numbers and the dangers of sunbeds Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 4 Cost of UK’s drug price deal with US will come out of NHS budget Department of health, not Treasury, will foot the bill – with costs forecast to reach £9bn