Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has urged NHS leaders to prioritise patient safety during a meeting to address record winter pressures.
Over one in five patients (22%) are waiting six weeks or more for diagnostic tests, according to new analysis.
The Government has come under fire after dropping a pledge to meet the four-hour A&E waiting times target by the end of this Parliament.
Councils have called for the Government to fulfil its pledge to produce a 10-Year Plan for social care to run alongside its long-term plans for the NHS.
Junk food ad ban legislation designed to curb childhood obesity has been set out by the Government.
Sir Chris Wormald, the current leader of the Department of Health and Social Care, has been appointed as the prime minister’s most senior official and head of the service.
The government must bypass the independent panel that reviews NHS pay if the health service is to be fit for the future, say three of the UK’s largest health unions.
A public debate has been held in the Midlands as part of the Government’s national conversation on the future of the NHS.
Newly appointed director of policy, events and partnerships at The King’s Fund, Siva Anandaciva, says Wes Streeting’s announcement of trust league tables poses more questions than answers.
Legislation to reform care for mental health patients comes one step closer to becoming law as the Mental Health Bill has its second reading in the House of Lords today.
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Wrexham (Wrecsam)G15 £63,148 - £67,058 per annum