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BREAKING NEWS: Three-year roadmap promises 'radical NHS reset'

By Lee Peart 24 October 2025

NHSE has set out its ‘most ambitious plan in a generation’ with its new three-year plan.

WORKFORCE

Resident doctors announce new strike action in England

By Liz Wells 23 October 2025

Resident doctors in England have announced new strike dates for November after failing to reach an agreement with the government on jobs or pay.

WOMEN'S HEALTH

Government to renew Women's Health Strategy

By Liz Wells 23 October 2025

The Women’s Health Strategy is set to be renewed to address 'longstanding barriers', the government has announced.

WOMEN'S HEALTH

Menopause to be added to routine NHS health checks

By Liz Wells 23 October 2025

Millions of women across England will benefit from the menopause being included in routine NHS health checks for the first time.

WORKFORCE

Streeting and Reeves reported at loggerheads over redundancy payments

By Lee Peart 21 October 2025

Health and social care secretary Wes Street and chancellor Rachel Reeves are in a stand-off over a £1.3bn bill for NHS redundancies, according to reports.

10-YEAR HEALTH PLAN

DHSC to review communication of 10-Year Health Plan

By Liz Wells 20 October 2025

Gemma Aldridge has been appointed to the Department of Health and Social Care for three months to undertake a short review of media and digital work at DHSC and NHS England.

MATERNITY

Inquiry launched into Leeds trust's maternity and neonatal services

By Lee Peart 20 October 2025

An independent inquiry has been launched into maternity and neonatal services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals.

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Corridor care a 'year-round issue', finds RCP

By Lee Peart 20 October 2025

Corridor care is now a ‘year-round issue’ with three in five physicians delivering care in temporary space during summer months, a survey has found.

REGULATION

Clinical negligence claims more than triple in two decades

By Lee Peart 17 October 2025

The annual cost of clinical negligence claims has more than tripled from £1.1bn in 2006-07 to £3.6bn in 2024-25 due to increased claim numbers and the rising costs of settlements, according to the...

ANTISEMITISM

Government to tackle antisemitism and racism in NHS

By Liz Wells 17 October 2025

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has ordered an urgent review of antisemitism and all forms of racism in the NHS, as part of wider efforts to tackle discrimination in the health service.