NHS

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

Politics

Doctors' union warns the NHS is at 'breaking point' and needs £9.5bn to survive

The British Medical Association chief says billions are needed for 'high risk' maintenance.

Feb 14, 2017

By Tareq Haddad

Health

NHS hospitals had 'worst month in 13 years' during January 2017

Figures leaked to the BBC show just 82% of patients were seen at A&E within four hours during January.

Feb 9, 2017

By Josh Robbins

Politics

If we really want to save the NHS, we need to raise income tax

Politicians are scared to talk about tax rises – but a penny on income tax would raise £5.5bn a year.

Feb 9, 2017

By Jane Merrick

CyberSecurity

NHS websites defaced by Tunisian Islamist hackers to display horrific photos of the war in Syria

The cyberattack comes a month after the group targeted a series of Australian websites with a similar message.

Feb 8, 2017

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

Isis

Nurses and midwives protest over bursary changes

Society

NHS life 'bleaker than ever' following fall in EU and student nursing applications

Two separate figures show less nurse course application and 90% drop in EU nationals post-Brexit.

Feb 6, 2017

By Ewan Palmer

Brexit

Innovation

Robots could soon replace 250,000 NHS and Whitehall jobs saving the UK billions of pounds

According a report by Reform, around 30% of nurses' activities could be automated.

Feb 6, 2017

By India Ashok

Artificial Intelligence

Politics

Cross-party NHS and social care campaign secures 'very constructive' talks with Theresa May

Former care minister Norman Lamb spoke to IBTimes UK about the meeting.

Feb 2, 2017

By Ian Silvera