NHS

Health

Society is hooked on healthcare spending — but more money doesn't make people healthier

From America's opioid crisis to the NHS's instinct to over-medicalise, healthcare spending is often wasteful.

Apr 4, 2017

By Andrew Sabisky

Politics

Junior doctor who penned viral post about pressures facing NHS found dead

Dr Rebecca Ovenden, 32, was described as 'talented' and 'much respected'.

Apr 4, 2017

By Tareq Haddad

Health

Shadow health secretary tells Theresa May to 'get a grip' after 18-week NHS target scrapped

Jon Ashworth said Tories could be breaking the law with violation of NHS constitution.

Apr 2, 2017

By Oli Gamp

Theresa May

Society

Price rises for gas, electricity and prescriptions are no April Fool's Day joke for Britain

Medicines, dental work, stamps, council taxes and utilities are all more expensive from today.

Apr 1, 2017

By Richard Cosgrove

Politics

What medicines can I still get on NHS prescription?

Ten "low priority" medicines will be removed from prescription services – more are expected to follow.

Mar 28, 2017

By Josh Robbins

Society

William Mead: Jeremy Hunt apologises to family of toddler who died after NHS failures

Health secretary attends memorial service for one-year-old who died of sepsis after missed diagnosis.

Mar 26, 2017

By Priya Joshi

Society

Sharp rise in baby teeth extraction due to children's sugary diets

Number of children under four having their teeth removed has risen by 24% in a decade.

Mar 21, 2017

By Isabelle Gerretsen

Politics

One in four care home companies on the brink of bankruptcy in the UK

Cash-strapped care home contractors are cancelling deals with councils.

Mar 20, 2017

By Josh Robbins

Health

Britons could face delay in getting access to new drugs after £20m a year cap put in place

New measure could delay new drugs being made available on NHS by as long as 3 years.

Mar 16, 2017

By Rachel Middleton

Society

Hospital asks grieving parents if they want to put dead son 'in the fridge'

St Mary's Hospital tried to store baby in a 'sports bag' and called him by a number.

Mar 12, 2017

By Jasmine Andersson

Society

NHS suffers 'worst performing month' after failing January A&E waiting times target

Hospitals fall 10% below 95% target of seeing patients within four hour period.

Mar 9, 2017

By Ewan Palmer

Politics

Budget 2017 key points: Big changes to national insurance and social care

Chancellor Philip Hammond said there was "no room for complacency" despite improved economic forecasts.

Mar 8, 2017

By Jordan Bhatt

Philip Hammond Brexit

Society

Longest-serving NHS chief reportedly 'pushed out' after exposing consultant sex ring

Newcastle and Tyne Hospital Trust's chief executive Sir Leonard Fenwick was put on 'extended leave'.

Mar 8, 2017

By William Watkinson

Crime

Over 7,000 FGM cases recorded in the UK in 2016 – but no convictions since 1985

Cases of female genital mutilation are on the rise but police are struggling to find the offenders.

Mar 8, 2017

By Tareq Haddad

Politics

NHS bosses on six-figure salaries while health service lurches from funding crisis to crisis

Patient Concern slams fatcats as figures reveal nearly 100 out of 628 top earners take home more than Prime Minister Theresa May.

Mar 6, 2017

By James Tennent

Politics

John McDonnell invites New Labour peer Peter Mandelson for tea to talk Brexit

Shadow chancellor issued invite to Jeremy Corbyn critic after pre-Spring Statement speech.

Mar 2, 2017

By Ian Silvera

Philip Hammond Jeremy Corbyn

The Ambionics prosthetic arm for infants

Innovation

Welsh father invents 3D printed hydraulic arm for his toddler to revolutionise NHS child prosthetics

Ben Ryan is seeking crowdfunding to develop affordable 3D printed prosthetics for early childhood.

Mar 1, 2017

By Mary-Ann Russon

Politics

RBS is a loss-making albatross – Philip Hammond should sell the taxpayer's stake to fund the NHS

Publicly-owned RBS is losing billions and still pays its bosses bonuses, so let's privatise it again.

Feb 24, 2017

By Jane Merrick

Philip Hammond

Health

30,000 excess deaths linked to NHS and social care cuts

Death rates in 2015 were higher than previous years, with a larger than usual spike in January.

Feb 17, 2017

By Martha Henriques

Politics

UK voters more concerned about Brexit than immigration, Ipsos MORI poll shows

Worries spike as divorce talks with the EU loom for UK Prime Minister Theresa May.

Feb 15, 2017

By Ian Silvera

Brexit European Union