Government urged to stop property tax hikes for 1,249 NHS hospitals
The government is under growing pressure to stop a sharp increase in business rates for hospitals that threatens to increase … Read more
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Tens of thousands of new mothers can’t reach a midwife, study finds
Tens of thousands of new mothers a year are seeking help at an A&E unit or GP surgery because they … Read more
NHS crisis: 19 hospitals face axe as doctors accuse Government of deliberate underfunding
The NHS is facing its biggest shake up in a generation with nearly 20 hospitals marked for closure and care … Read more
Hundreds of incidents so serious they should never happen recorded in NHS
Hundreds of incidents so serious they should “never” happen have taken place in the NHS in just nine months. Fresh … Read more
Climbdown on NHS conflict of interest rules as doctors told they will not have to declare private earnings
Doctors will not have to declare their private earnings, health officials have ruled, in a climbdown on NHS conflict of … Read more
National Insurance rise may solve NHS and social care crisis, says MP
National Insurance may need to rise to solve the crisis in the health and social care systems, says an influential … Read more
Every London NHS trust misses A&E waiting target as winter crisis bites
The full extent of the NHS winter crisis was revealed today as figures showed that every health trust in London … Read more
A&E in England had worst delays ever in January, leak suggests
A&E patients in England experienced the worst month of delays in January since a four-hour target was introduced 13 years … Read more
Number of patients stuck in hospital ‘far higher than NHS data shows’
The number of patients trapped in hospital despite being fit to leave is three times higher than official data shows, … Read more
NHS doctors call on prime minister to increase spending
About 2,000 senior NHS doctors have written to Prime Minister Theresa May to urge her to increase spending on health … Read more