The public would rather have a working NHS than a free health service, according to a new poll. The report by Policy Exchange ...

The Health Secretary has announced the first steps towards creating a National Care Service, with an independent commission ...

Under the plans, private health companies will be handed £2.5 billion to carry out an extra million treatments of NHS ...

NHS England figures today say it was the busiest year on record for emergency services. Flu cases are high – it is cold – and ...

The government has announced a review of long-term funding of social care in England but proposals are unlikely to emerge before 2028.

The head of the charity King's Fund says the plan for recommendations by 2028 is "far too long to wait for people who need ...

The number of people with flu in hospital in England has quadrupled over the past month and is rising "at a very concerning ...

NHS national medical director, Professor Sir Stephen Powis, said: “The winter flu season has not only hit the NHS early this year, but it is potentially on track to be one of the worst we have ever ...

A special weather health alert has been issued in response to the Met Office's latest weather warnings, but what does it mean ...

Cuts to funding for sexual health services coincides with a rise in STIs - and leaders warn children are leaving school ...

Siva Anandaciva and Danielle Jefferies look back on the health and care trends, key figures, news stories and policy changes that happened in 2024.

As 2025 gets underway, Sarah Woolnough takes a look at some of the key issues that will shape the health and care landscape ...