Charity threatens legal action over two-year NHS wait for ADHD and autism assessments Exclusive: ADHD UK may seek judicial review of West Yorkshire NHS integrated care board’s ‘unlawful’ policy The Guardian - UK · Oct 1
‘I want to live’: the disabled people unable to go abroad because of care funding refusal Campaigners say care users face a postcode lottery for support overseas – despite no extra cost to taxpayer The Guardian - UK · Sep 2
ADHD and autism costs in England ‘running out of control’, NHS leaders warn Soaring demand for services has led to tenfold increase in spending in a year in some areas, says NHS Alliance The Guardian - UK · Aug 28
Vulnerable London teenager threatened with eviction after council failed to pay for her accommodation A Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman report found the council’s failings put the girl’s placement at risk and caused her dad avoidable stress and frustration Evening Standard · May 21
Woman denied permanent birth control on NHS wins case with ombudsman Leah Spasova from Oxfordshire fought for 10 years to obtain tubal ligation procedure, while men could get vasectomies The Guardian - UK · May 1
The ADHD grey zone: why patients are stuck between private diagnosis and NHS care NHS England pays for private assessments under ‘right to choose’, but can reject diagnoses and is struggling to cope with demand The Guardian - UK · Jan 24
NHS leaders warn of longer waiting times if demand for extra £3bn not met Key Labour pledge under threat as health service faces costs from redundancies, strikes and rising drug prices The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2025
NHS trust suggests coeliac children use food banks after cancelling prescriptions to cut costs Clinicians warn of ‘shocking levels of ignorance’ over ‘cruel and risky’ decision to cut gluten-free prescriptions The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2025
Labour’s NHS job cuts plan in chaos amid row over £1bn costs Integrated care boards in England cannot afford severance payments, leaving restructuring plan in chaos, union says The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2025
A battle is under way for the soul of a Brighton GP surgery Wellsbourne GP practice is run by a not-for-profit, but could soon be in private hands unless Wes Streeting acts, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2025
Ministers admit failing to assess impact of thousands of NHS job cuts in England Exclusive: Failure to assess impact of axing thousands of NHS managers described by critics as reckless The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2025
London maternity unit to shut in response to steep fall in birth rate Royal Free hospital makes move as number of women having babies in borough declines by almost 30% The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2025
30,000 jobs could go in Labour’s radical overhaul of NHS Loss of staff will be at least twice as big as thought, as new NHS England chief tells regional boards to cut costs by 50% The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2025
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The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2024 Frank Hester’s racist remarks should be a seminal moment for British politics Letters: Dr Arun Midha, formerly of the select committee on standards, says all political parties must now stand against racism in their actions and words. Plus letters from supporters in Abbott’s constituency and the NHS, and other readers
Evening Standard · Jan 12, 2024 Plans to close north London maternity services would have 'devastating impact', warn MPs NHS is consulting on whether to close units at Royal Free or Whittington Hospital due to 'falling birth rate' in area
Evening Standard · Dec 22, 2023 'Staff were getting ill': London GP surgery spent weeks without heating due to faulty boiler Staff at Shakespeare Health Centre in Hayes said it was 'absolutely freezing'
The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2023 NHS group changes same-sex fertility rules after couple’s campaign Influencers Megan and Whitney Bacon-Evans withdraw high court case amid ‘victory for equality’ as service expands treatment
Bristol Post · Jul 7, 2023 Campaign launched fighting for dental care in St Pauls The dentist that closed in May served around 7,000 patients, many of whom were low-income or vulnerable
Nottingham Post · Jul 6, 2023 New Hucknall health hub plans for 'all under one roof' centre put on hold The hubs were intended to be an “all under one roof” centre featuring GPs, health and wellbeing services and other in-community facilities
Chronicle Live · Jul 4, 2023 £35m investment in the health of North East's most deprived communities is 'important step forward' Millions of pounds is being funnelled towards improving health in the North East's most deprived areas.
Bristol Post · Jun 21, 2023 More protests planned outside Bristol dental practice as closure looms "Every avenue we have turned to leads to a dead end"
Liverpool Echo · Jun 16, 2023 Medical centre campaigners vow 'the fight goes on' in demonstration Park View Medical Centre could close in a matter of weeks
Liverpool Echo · Jun 7, 2023 Threatened doctor's surgery could close within weeks NHS boss confirms date for potential disposal of Park View Medical Centre
Liverpool Echo · Jun 5, 2023 NHS chiefs urged to overturn medical centre closure decision Labour MPs write to NHS in a bid to save Park View Medical Centre