In the September 2023 data (published in November 2023), NHS England began to report a specific figure for the number of people waiting for treatment, as well as the number of cases. The size of the ...

The covid-19 pandemic and the recent cost-of-living crisis have substantially exacerbated pre-existing inequalities in health and social care in the UK.1 Marginalised populations are ...

Staff are being told to either cover the £44 fees upfront or have them deducted from their first wages, but the practice varies across England. An NHS nurse said it was as though staff were ...

A number of NHS trusts across England have declared critical incidents as flu cases spike. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital declared a critical incident due to "exceptionally high" demand ...

The number of hospital beds in England occupied by patients with flu has increased by 70% in a week, NHS England said, as it warned of a “tidal wave of flu hitting hospitals”. As well as its ...

The man who was chief executive of the NHS trust where Lucy Letby murdered seven babies said he was asked to take a top job in London after the serial killer had been arrested. Tony Chambers went ...