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Helpfulness of NHS league tables ‘questionable’, experts say

It comes as league tables naming and shaming failing hospitals are set to be published for the first time on Tuesday.

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2025

NHS urges young people not to use ‘harmful’ AI chatbots as therapist

A YouGov poll found that nearly a third (31 per cent) of young people in the UK said they would be comfortable discussing mental health issues with an AI chatbot instead of a human therapist

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2025

NHS chiefs demand urgent action over staff flu jabs after uptake halves since pandemic

‘Low uptake is neither inevitable nor irreversible,’ health bosses say as flu jab rates fall among staff

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2025

Thousands of people who could benefit from weight loss jab denied access on the NHS

Wes Streeting pledged to do more to prevent people being ‘priced out’ of accessing weight-loss jabs

The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2025

Martha’s rule for second opinion rolled out to every acute hospital in England

Martha Mills developed sepsis while under the care of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in south London.

Evening Standard · Sep 4, 2025

Martha’s rule: Second opinion rolled out to every acute hospital in England after campaign

Martha developed sepsis while under the care of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in south London

The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2025

Tens of thousands of cancer patients at risk because they live too far from hospitals

One teenager in Wales was forced to travel four to six hours away to get vital cancer treatment, Macmillcan Cancer Support reveals

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025

Urgent action needed to make UK cancer care fair, charity warns

Macmillan Cancer Support said too many patients feel they need to be ‘in the right place, at the right time’.

Evening Standard · Sep 2, 2025

How AI could triple likelihood of stroke patients making full recovery

Doctors say the new technology could triple the likelihood of recovery without a disability

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025

Flu jabs rolled out for pregnant women and children in England ahead of winter

The NHS is urging people to get vaccinated as it rolled out free flu jabs for children and pregnant women on Monday

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2025