Pay deal to end resident doctor strikes to cost £200m this year The deal was agreed by ministers and the British Medical Association (BMA) on Monday The Independent UK · Jun 30
Damning report on England maternity care ‘watershed moment’, health secretary says Announcing creation of a maternity commissioner, James Murray says Amos report highlights ‘toxic’ culture in some NHS units The Guardian - UK · Jun 29
Junior doctors vote to accept pay deal and end years of strikes There have been 21 days of strike action by the British Medical Association (BMA) Resident Doctor Committee since July 2025 during the dispute The Independent UK · Jun 29
‘Horrific’ maternity care failings at Nottingham NHS trust prompt calls for public inquiry Report uncovers biggest childbirth scandal in NHS history in which 520 mothers and babies suffered ‘potentially avoidable’ harm or died The Guardian - UK · Jun 24
More than 500 mothers and babies died or were harmed at ‘toxic’ Nottingham NHS trust, report finds Ockenden inquiry finds ‘bullying’ and ‘cruel’, dismissive attitude to women contributed to avoidable deaths The Guardian - UK · Jun 24
Who is likely to be in or out of a Burnham cabinet? Big hitters such as Miliband, Mahmood and Streeting are seen as in line for the top jobs; others face an abrupt end to their ministerial careers The Guardian - UK · Jun 23
Puberty blocker trial will continue with ‘strengthened criteria’, says Health Secretary The trial was originally intended to involve about 226 people aged between 10 and almost 16 when it was launched in November The Independent UK · Jun 22
Report on Nottingham NHS maternity scandal to reveal ‘horrendous’ failings Insider indicates Ockenden inquiry has uncovered appalling behaviour including racism toward mothers The Guardian - UK · Jun 22
Resident doctors call off England strike after last-minute government offer; pay deal put to vote A planned four-day strike by resident doctors in England has been called off after the UK government made a fresh last-minute offer on pay, jobs and career progression, the British Medical Association (BMA) announced on Saturday. The Times of India · Jun 14
NHS braces for ‘triple whammy’ as resident doctors confirm four-day walkout Resident doctors in England are set to stage another four-day walkout from 7am on Monday Evening Standard · Jun 12
NHS faces ‘triple whammy’ during resident doctor walkout The walkout starts on Monday morning and will end on Friday June 19 at 6.59am. Evening Standard · Jun 12
UK school leavers and new students to be offered meningitis B vaccine One-off programme to begin in July after recent MenB outbreaks in Kent, Dorset and Berkshire killed three people The Guardian - UK · Jun 11
One million young people to be offered meningitis B vaccine on NHS after deadly outbreaks The one-off programme is set to be offered to young people this autumn The Independent UK · Jun 11
Two children die from measles as more cases confirmed in London this month The UKHSA says measles continues to circulate in many parts of the country with 736 cases recorded this year Evening Standard · Jun 11
Evening Standard · Jun 11 ‘Beyond unacceptable’ that nurse was chased on way to hospital by masked men ‘This is racism, pure and simple,’ Unison representative Patricia McKeown said.
Evening Standard · Jun 11 Nearly 3,000 patients cared for in corridors or makeshift areas every day – data A patient is classed as receiving corridor care if their treatment does not take place in a clinically appropriate and safe setting.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 5 The right’s culture war over prostate cancer screening is damaging trust in medicine The decision not to test all men and only screen the most at risk, including black men, is fact-based. Yet it’s been called ‘two tier’ – and labelled as misandry, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
Evening Standard · Jun 4 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.
The Independent UK · Jun 3 NHS antisemitism review finds Jewish staff and patients ‘suffer in silence’ A review has found Jewish NHS staff and patients feel the need to hide their religious identity
The Guardian - UK · Jun 3 Thousands more UK black men to be invited for prostate cancer screening Health secretary announces expansion of Transform trial but does not back population-wide testing
Evening Standard · Jun 2 More black men to be invited to prostate cancer screening trial It comes as Health Secretary James Murray accepted a committee’s recommendation against a population-wide screening programme.
The Independent UK · Jun 2 Thousands more Black men to benefit from prostate cancer screening trial Prostate cancer is more common, develops earlier and can be more aggressive in this group
Evening Standard · Jun 2 Health Secretary accepts committee’s recommendation on prostate cancer screening The move is a blow to campaigners, but the committee said screening all men using the prostate specific antigen test could do more harm than good.
Evening Standard · Jun 1 Mandelson file release ‘unprecedented’ display of transparency, minister says Hundreds of documents relating to Peter Mandelson’s appointment and work as ambassador to the US will be released.