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Slower recruitment and hospital activity growth help slash NHS top-up

By Lee Peart 28 August 2026

Slower recruitment and hospital activity growth contributed to a much smaller NHS budget top-up in 2025-26, the IFS has revealed.

PREVENTION

Only two in five adults accessing NHS dental care

By Lee Peart 28 August 2026

Only two in five (40%) of adults in England have accessed NHS dental care in the last two years, NHS Business Services Authority data has revealed.

PREVENTION

Almost 1m young people not in education, employment or training, ONS reveals

By Lee Peart 27 August 2026

There are almost 1m (981,000) young people not in education, employment or training (NEET), according to the ONS.

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NHS satisfaction levels improve but concerns remain

By Lee Peart 26 August 2026

NHS patient satisfaction levels improved in the past year although concerns remain in some areas, according to a CQC survey.

COMMUNITY

Dentistry becoming 'two-tier service', Nuffield Trust finds

By Lee Peart 24 August 2026

Dentistry is ‘quietly being transformed into a two-tier service’, according to Nuffield Trust analysis.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ealing records highest hospital admissions in London falls survey

By Lee Peart 24 August 2026

One in every 15 people aged 80 or over in Ealing was hospitalised after a fall last year, the highest rate of any London borough.

PRIVATE HEALTHCARE

Private healthcare use rises despite awareness gap

By Lee Peart 19 August 2026

Private healthcare admissions have continued to rise despite a lack of health literacy among the UK population.

WORKFORCE

Over a quarter of NHS staff spend a day a week on admin, survey finds

By Lee Peart 13 August 2026

Over a quarter of staff spend more than 10 hours a week on admin, according to YouGov research commissioned by corporate services provider NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS).

COMMUNITY

Health charity calls for increase in GP share of NHS spend

By Lee Peart 12 August 2026

A call for a multi-year commitment to increase the proportion of NHS spending on GPs has been made by The Health Foundation.

DIGITAL

Ambient voice technologies could radically transform the NHS, says The King's Fund

By Lee Peart 23 July 2026

Ambient voice technologies (AVT) could radically transform the NHS and build Britain’s sovereign AI capabilities, according to analysis by The King’s Fund.