NHS treatment waiting list creeps back up for first time in seven months in fresh blow for Sunak Some 30,000 patients added to NHS waiting lists after prime minister claimed figures were coming down The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2024
Cyber-attack on London hospitals to take ‘many months’ to resolve Exclusive: NHS source says clarity needed on how Russian hackers gained access and whether records are retrievable The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2024
NHS cyber attack causing chaos in London hits other hospitals in UK Exclusive NHS services outside of London have been affected by major ransomware attack The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2024
Suicide-risk children refused places on NHS England waiting lists as services overwhelmed Teachers warn families hitting ‘brick wall’ when trying to get help for children The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2024
London hospitals cancel cancer surgeries after cyber-attack Move comes after Russian hack on Monday which continues to cause serious disruption to NHS care The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2024
NHS staff will be banned from showing Palestinian flag, says Health Secretary Cabinet minister says move will help Jewish people feel safer at work Evening Standard · Jun 5, 2024
Russian cyber criminals behind hospital ransomware attack, says former security chief Two major NHS trusts were targeted as cyber criminals attacked blood test systems The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2024
Critical incident declared as cyber attack affects major London hospitals Trusts reported the incident has had a ‘major impact’ on the delivery of services, with blood transfusions particularly affected. The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2024
ADHD: does medication work? Of the UK’s 2.6million people with ADHD only a fraction are on drugs which, while not a cure, may offer life-changing help The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2024
What is the cancer vaccine? NHS patients to be offered trial of personalised jabs The new cancer vaccine scheme is the first of its kind in the world Evening Standard · May 31, 2024
Thousands of NHS patients to trial new personalised cancer vaccine in ‘landmark moment’ Thousands of patients will be recruited to take part in trials over the next year, NHS national clinical director says The Independent UK · May 31, 2024
NHS patients in England to be offered trials for world-first cancer vaccine Jab personalised for individual’s tumours hailed as ‘gamechanger’ amid high hopes of stopping disease returning The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2024
Martha’s rule to be rolled out in 143 NHS hospitals in England Initiative will enable urgent second opinion and review of care of patients whose condition is deteriorating The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2024
NHS England accused of ‘dragging its feet’ on new accessibility procedures Hearing loss charities say deaf people struggling to access healthcare and facing cancelled appointments The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2024
The Independent UK · May 23, 2024 Urgent call for breast cancer drug to stop women’s lives being cut short Women with HER2-low incurable secondary disease in Scotland currently have access, while others across the UK do not
The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2024 Heart patients forced to wait over a year for treatment in England Waiting lists are at a record high, almost double since 2020, with heart disease being the largest cause of premature death in deprived areas
TechRadar · May 14, 2024 The UK public is not confident about NHS cybersecurity at all British public trusts the NHS to use their data for good, but thinks more could be done to protect it
The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2024 NHS spending rise lags behind Tory funding pledges, IFS finds Thinktank says extra funding eaten up by higher inflation despite greater demand with service in poor state of repair
The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2024 Adapted NHS bowel cancer test developed for blind and partly sighted people Accessible screening tool piloted by NHS England includes braille instructions and a better guide for stool sample
The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2024 Black mothers twice as likely as white mothers to be hospitalised with perinatal mental illness Exclusive: Analysis of NHS England figures highlights structural inequalities and cultural attitudes to mental health, expert says
The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2024 ‘Cuts will result in patient deaths’: hospitals shed medical staff after being told to balance the books As more NHS trusts in England report budget deficits health leaders warn that waiting lists will rise
Evening Standard · Apr 26, 2024 Boy, 3, would have survived sepsis with quick hospital referral Isaac Onyeka, from Loughton, became unresponsive at home after contracting a Strep A infection which led to sepsis
The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2024 Nurses in England took an average of one week off sick for stress last year, data shows Chronic workforce shortages have put nursing staff under unbearable pressure, says union chief
The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2024 ‘Kinder’ treatment for childhood brain cancer to be offered by NHS in England Dabrafenib with trametinib can halt growth of some tumours for more than three times as long as standard chemotherapy, study shows
The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2024 NHS England to review cutting compulsory training for doctors Exclusive: Study will be aimed at improving medics’ working lives by reducing frequency and repetition of courses