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UK government accused of 'systematic attack' on public sector over 1% pay offer
Chancellor George Osborne has kept the 1% public sector pay cap in place since 2010.
Ian Silvera Mar 08, 2016
British transplant doctors suggest bringing babies who will die to term to get their organs
Move to harvest stillborn children's organs could save '100 lives a year'.
James Tennent Mar 06, 2016
Cancer's Achilles heel: Immunotherapy breakthrough as scientists discover 'flag' to target tumours
Researchers say they can harness a patient's immune system to kill malignant tumours.
Brendan Cole Mar 04, 2016
UK government rejects call for meningitis B vaccine to be extended to all children.
'The NHS budget is a finite resource,' says government despite record-breaking petition.
Rachel Middleton Mar 02, 2016
E-cigarette prices to soar as EU moves to reclassify as tobacco product to raise tax
New tax regime will mean e-cigarettes will could cost more than £53.
Rachel Middleton Mar 02, 2016
Google AI neural network DeepMind and NHS develop Streams app to revolutionise patient care
Google DeepMind has developed an app to help hospital staff communicate better to improve patient care.
Mary-Ann Russon Feb 26, 2016
Jeremy Corbyn jokes David Cameron is jealous of his jacket after being mocked at PMQs
Labour leader made the quip as he launched his party's Police and Crime Commissioners campaign.
Ian Silvera Feb 25, 2016
David Cameron and Jeremy Corbyn revert to motherly advice during heated NHS debate at PMQs
Party leaders were debating the junior doctors' dispute until a Labour MP mentioned Cameron's mother.
Ian Silvera Feb 24, 2016
Pregnant women to get £3,000 NHS budget for personalised care in shake-up of maternity services
New report found women wanted more choice and continuity in the care they recieved.
Harriet Sinclair Feb 23, 2016
Prevent Strategy: Senior doctor calls for boycott of government's 'unethical' counter-terrorism programme
Royal College of Psychiatry to establish implications of Prevent on doctor-patient relationship.
Paul Wright Feb 22, 2016
Mental health crisis: How Tory austerity is spreading 'fear and anxiety' in patients and staff
IBTimes UK explores the impact of welfare cuts and austerity on mental health services and care in Britain.
Lydia Smith Feb 22, 2016
Homeopathy is a therapeutic dead end: Alternative medicine ineffective at treating anything
After analysing 176 studies, expert calls the treatment a 'very dubious activity' and no better than placebos.
Léa Surugue Feb 22, 2016
Proposed visa regulations could make it harder for Indian doctors to work in the NHS
The UK Migration Advisory Committee has proposed changes that would give European workers priority.
Priyanka Mogul Feb 22, 2016
Nearly 700,000 sign petition calling for all children to get meningitis inoculation
The biggest petition in history will force MPs to debate the issue.
Brendan Cole Feb 22, 2016
NHS: Unions plan 1st ever full walkout by junior doctors in challenge to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt
A leaked letter from the BMA calls on the government to "put their money where their mouth is".
Brendan Cole Feb 22, 2016
The smugness of NHS cheerleaders is unwarranted - it is totally overrated
There is a tacit British consensus to pretend there are only two health systems in the world: NHS and the US.
Kristian Niemietz Feb 18, 2016
NHS trusts in England to hit £2.3bn deficit by end of financial year.
King's Fund think tank warns financial position of one in three trusts getting worse.
Rachel Middleton Feb 18, 2016
When you're a child with a mental illness, 32 weeks is a dangerous amount of time to wait for help
When I spoke to my GP, I was told to order a self-help book for eating disorders from Amazon.
Morwenna Jones Feb 16, 2016
Jeremy Hunt vote of no confidence Downing Street petition passes 213,000 mark
Health secretary is under fire after threatening to impose extended working hour contracts on NHS junior doctors.
Mark Banham Feb 13, 2016
Of course government wants to erode our right to strike - it'll benefit rich employers
People earning the least are often the ones to gain most from industrial action.
Abi Wilkinson Feb 11, 2016
Junior doctors' strike: Jeremy Hunt confirms Tories will impose new contract on NHS medics
Dr Roshana Mehdian accused the health secretary of 'failing' patients and the NHS with the move.
Ian Silvera Feb 11, 2016
EU referendum: Lib Dem leader Tim Farron warns of pressures on NHS after Brexit
Liberal Democrat leader issued the warning when questioned by IBTimes UK about immigration.
Ian Silvera Feb 10, 2016
Junior doctors' strike: The best of the placards poking fun at Jeremy Hunt and his contract
What do the letters NHS stand for? Judging from placards at the junior doctors' strike, it's either 'No to Hunt's Stupidity', 'New Health Secretary' or 'Not Hunt's Slaves'.
David Sim Feb 10, 2016
Junior doctors' strike: What was behind BMA decision to walk?
Last-ditch talks between the British Medical Association and the government finished without a resolution.
Adam Justice Feb 10, 2016
Junior doctors' strike: Industrial action to go ahead as last-minute talks fail
Junior doctors will provide emergency-only care from 8am on 10 February in the 24-hour walkout.
William Watkinson Feb 09, 2016
New Zealand PM John Key criticises move to charge Kiwis and Aussies for NHS services in UK
The annual charge of £200 will apply to antipodeans who are in Britain for more than six months.
Brendan Cole Feb 08, 2016
Workplace violence experienced by one in eight UK employees reports TUC survey
The TUC found that hospital, teaching and retail staff in particular faced violence at work.
Bauke Schram Feb 08, 2016
NHS locums exploiting staff crunch to charge more says regulator
Jim Mackey, CEO of NHS Improvement, says shortage of doctors and nurses being exploited.
Jigmey Bhutia Feb 08, 2016
Zombie transplants: Doctors bring kidneys back from the dead using new medical technique
Organs once considered too degraded for transplant can now be used, giving hope to thousands.
Feb 07, 2016
Female genital mutilation: Mental health services to be developed for victims in UK
Healthcare staff will be trained to understand how to treat FGM's mental health implications on women.
Sanskrity Sinha Feb 06, 2016
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