Evidence casts doubt on new cancer blood test usage
There is mounting evidence that the Galleri blood test to detect multiple types of cancer from a single blood sample … Read more
NHS England
NHS England cracking the financial whip
“The floggings will continue until morale improves” appears to be NHS England’s management approach as they turn up the heat … Read more
New figures highlight death tolls from NHS delays
The terrible consequences of the lack of front line NHS capacity, in both elective emergency services, is taking a heavy … Read more
NHS sinks into £7bn cash crisis
Independent experts have warned that the NHS is heading into an unprecedented financial crisis and will overspend its budget by … Read more
NHS England says it will provide extra hospital beds in winter
NHS England has said that an extra 5,000 hospital beds will be available this winter to help the NHS in … Read more
Should the NHS still be recruiting from overseas?
The NHS has a major workforce crisis, with over 132,000 vacancies overall and over 47,000 vacancies for registered nurses. The … Read more
Now NHS faces £20bn-plus budget gap
The Lowdown is running out of vocabulary to sum up the situation confronting the NHS, as each revelation on the … Read more
Waiting lists for routine hospital treatment in England break record
At the end of July, NHS England reported that the number of people in England waiting to start routine hospital … Read more
More than 1m people in England waiting for non-hospital care, leak reveals
A leaked document from NHS England has revealed that more than 1 million people are waiting months, and sometimes years, … Read more
Minister misled MPs over ambulance crisis
The HSJ reports that Maria Caulfield, a health minister, incorrectly told the Commons on Wednesday that additional surge capacity for … Read more