HISTORICAL FACTS: 27 | History Defined

Children still being sent far from home for mental health care in England

Figures show practice continues eight years after pledge to end it, potentially impeding young people’s recovery

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2025

Norovirus outbreak closes three wards at London hospital amid vomiting bug surge

Health chief warns vomiting bug can ‘rip through our wards like wildfire, making patients even sicker’

Evening Standard · Feb 7, 2025

Hospitals ‘close to full’ as many beds occupied by people fit to be discharged

It comes as cases of the winter vomiting bug are on the rise in hospitals.

The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2025

Nottingham knife killer Valdo Calocane wasn't given antipsychotic drugs 'because he didn't like needles', report reveals

Calocane was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order after killing three people in Nottingham in June 2023

Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2025

Valdo Calocane possibly spared prison due to incomplete evidence, families say

An independent review of the Nottingham triple killer’s care was published on Wednesday.

Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2025

Families urge NHS to publish full report into Nottingham killer Valdo Calocane

A family spokesperson says it is ‘very much in the public interest’ to publish homicide report in full

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025

NHS England urged to reconsider refusal to release full Nottingham killer report

A summary of the report into the care received by Valdo Calocane is due to be published later this week.

Evening Standard · Feb 3, 2025

Scheme to attract trainee doctors to England’s deprived areas at risk, GPs say

Royal College of GPs says threat of cut to TERS programme ‘alarming’ and would exacerbate health inequalities

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2025

NHS England told to scrap improvement pledges and prioritise cutting waiting times

Plans shelved include earlier cancer diagnosis, boosting women’s health and expanding access to dental care

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2025

NHS ordered to make improvements to patient care while cutting costs

Officials have demanded improvements on cancer care, routine hospital treatment and emergency wait times.

Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2025