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Crack NHS teams cut waiting lists three times faster in jobless areas

By Lee Peart 15 January 2026

Specialist NHS teams have helped cut waiting in 20 areas with the highest joblessness in England three times faster than the national average.

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Medical tourism complications cost NHS 'up to £20k per patient', research finds

By Lee Peart 14 January 2026

Complications from overseas surgery cost the NHS up to £20,000 per patient, new research has revealed.

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BREAKING NEWS: Davey says Lib Dems £1.5bn plan would end 12-hour A&E waits

By Lee Peart 13 January 2026

A plan for the NHS put forward today by the Liberal Democrats would end 12-hour A&E waits within a year, Ed Davey has claimed.

WORKFORCE

BREAKING NEWS: Mortimer to become director general for people across DHSC and NHS England

By Liz Wells 08 January 2026

DHSC has confirmed that Danny Mortimer, chief executive of NHS Employers and deputy chief executive of the NHS Confederation, will join the DHSC executive team in February to become the permanent d...

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'Worst far from over' as flu cases rise again

By Lee Peart 08 January 2026

An NHS leader has warned ‘the worst is far from over’ after flu cases rose again after falling for two weeks.

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Investigation finds corridor care 'best worst option'

By Lee Peart 08 January 2026

Caring for hospital patients in temporary spaces is now seen as the ‘best worst’ option compared with the alternatives of leaving people at home, in ambulances or unseen in waiting rooms, an invest...

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US drugs deal 'a surrender', say Lib Dems

By Lee Peart 07 January 2026

The UK’s commitment to higher medicine costs as part of a trade deal with the US has been labelled ‘a surrender’ by the Liberal Democrats.

INTEGRATED CARE

BREAKING NEWS: Hospices to receive further £25m in capital funding

By Lee Peart 07 January 2026

Hospices are to receive a further £25m in capital funding from the Government in the current financial year.

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BREAKING NEWS: NHS provides 95% of planned routine care despite strike action

By Lee Peart 05 January 2026

The NHS delivered almost 95% (94.7%) of planned routine care during the five days of strike action between 17 and 22 December.

MATERNITY CARE

Call for action on maternity care rather than another public inquiry

By Lee Peart 05 January 2026

Donna Ockenden has urged health and social care secretary Wes Streeting to focus on ‘implementation’ after he suggested the Government could launch a public inquiry into maternity care.

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