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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.

DIGITAL

AI tackles A&E bottlenecks

By Liz Wells 02 January 2026

Patients could be seen quicker this winter as hospitals across England increasingly use AI to help predict when A&E departments will be busiest.

AMBULANCE FLEET

NHS England deploys new ambulances to boost winter response

By Liz Wells 02 January 2026

More than 500 new ambulances are being deployed in England to cut response times for patients in every region.

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'Unacceptably long waiting times' found for adult gender services

By Lee Peart 19 December 2025

A review of NHS adult gender services has found ‘unacceptably long waiting times’ and ‘significant variation’ in quality and productivity.

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BREAKING NEWS: Mental Health Bill receives Royal Assent

By Lee Peart 18 December 2025

The granting of Royal Assent for the Mental Health Bill has been hailed as an ‘important and long overdue step forward’.

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Strike action piles pressure on NHS amid record flu levels

By Lee Peart 18 December 2025

BMA strike action is ‘piling on the pressure’ this week as the NHS tries to cope with record hospital admissions, health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has said.

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