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Latest Analysis

Repeat prescriptions cost NHS £9bn a year

By Lee Peart 08 October 2026

Repeart prescriptions cost the NHS £9bn a year with patients spending £11.5bn on their collection, according to analysis.

DIGITAL

Nine in ten NHS corporate staff lose time each week to IT problems

By Lee Peart 08 October 2026

Nine in ten (92%) NHS corporate, managerial and support staff lose time every week to IT problems, according to a new occupational analysis of YouGov data commissioned by NHS Shared Business Servic...

WORKFORCE

Locally employed and specialist doctors report bullying and discrimination

By Lee Peart 08 October 2026

Thousands of doctors are experiencing bullying and discrimination but fear speaking out, according to a General Medical Council (GMC) survey.

CANCER CARE

Statistics reveals improved bowel and prostate cancer survival rates

By Lee Peart 08 October 2026

Earlier diagnosis and care improvements have resulted in improved bowel and cancer survival rates, new figures reveal.

WORKFORCE

UNISON calls for end to ambulance 'car park care'

By Lee Peart 08 October 2026

UNISON has called for an end to ‘car park care’ with analysis revealing patients spend up to 12 hours in ambulances against a national A&E handover target of 15 minutes.

COMMUNITY

Over a quarter of children wait 52 weeks for community health services

By Lee Peart 08 October 2026

Over a quarter of children (27%) are currently waiting at least 52 weeks for community health services, new analysis has revealed.

DHSC

BREAKING NEWS: Government to fall well short of key elective waiting list target, says Health Foundation

By Lee Peart 08 October 2026

The Government will fall well short of its elective care target of 92% of patients receiving treatment within 18 weeks by 2029, according to The Health Foundation.

PREVENTION

Smoking rate falls below one in 10 for first time

By Lee Peart 07 October 2026

The rate of smoking has dropped below one in 10 for the first time in the UK, new statistics reveal.

CANCER RESEARCH

Scientists identify unexpected target for cancer drug

By Emily Whitehouse 07 October 2026

A cancer drug currently being tested in patients may not work in the way scientists originally thought, a new study suggests.

PREVENTION

Even small air pollution spikes raise asthma risk

By Paul Day 06 October 2026

Short-term increases in fine-particle air pollution may send more people with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to emergency departments, according to a nationwide study in Sin...

PREVENTION

'Wake-up call' as 'concerning' increase in under 50s cancer revealed

By Lee Peart 06 October 2026

Statistics revealing a sharp rise in cancer rates in the under 50s, including a more than tripling of prostate cancer, have been described as a ‘wake-up call’.