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DHSC

Over one in five waiting longer than six weeks for a diagnostic test

By Lee Peart 08 June 2026

Over one in five patients (21.2%) are waiting over six weeks for a diagnostic test – more than 20 times the NHS 1% operational standard – analysis reveals.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Almost a third more people denied continuing healthcare, research finds

By Lee Peart 08 June 2026

Almost a third (30%) more people are being found to be no longer eligible for Fast Track NHS continuing healthcare (CHC) packages, The King’s Fund has found.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

How can we sort social care?

By Lee Peart 05 June 2026

Adult social care leaders discussed the key challenges for social care during a conference at The King’s Fund this month.

WORKFORCE

NHS sickness absence at 'unsustainable levels', report finds

By Lee Peart 04 June 2026

Sickness absence in the NHS has reached unsustainable levels at rates nearly three times higher than the private sector, a report has found.

COMMUNITY

GLOBAL VIEW: Community health teams prove their worth in El Salvador

By Lee Peart 29 May 2026

Community health teams (CHTs) in El Salvador have expanded preventive care and cut preventable hospitalisations, according to an IFS report.

PREVENTION

Prisoners twice as likely to leave A&E without being treated

By Lee Peart 28 May 2026

One in ten prisoners who attend A&E leave before they are seen or treated by hospital staff – double the proportion for people outside prison, according to the Nuffield Trust.

REGULATION

Hospital trusts shouldering digital prescribing safety risks

By Lee Peart 28 May 2026

NHS hospital trusts are being asked to carry the responsibility of managing complex digital safety risks related to electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA), according to the Heal...

DIGITAL

NHS urged to embrace 'new dawn' of the consumer health revolution

By Lee Peart 27 May 2026

The NHS has been urged to embrace the 'new dawn' of the consumer health revolution driven by direct-to-consumer services and AI tools for advice and self-management.

INEQUALITIES

Home truths

By Lee Peart 15 May 2026

Tom Prendergast, senior data analyst at The Health Foundation, explains how linking property-level housing and individual-level health data can help address health inequalities.

PREVENTATIVE

Alcohol related deaths fall

By Lee Peart 13 May 2026

A drop in alcohol related deaths in the UK has been reported by the ONS.

EPR

Repairing EPR data errors could cost NHS £13.5m

By Lee Peart 11 May 2026

Repairing electronic patient record (EPR) system data errors is expected cost the NHS around £13.5m in 2026, according to healthcare data specialists, MBI Health.