A son absconded from a mental health unit and fatally attacked his father just an hour later, a court heard. Daniel Harrison, 37, punched, kicked and stamped on Dr Kim
Read More
The number of midwives has fallen in every English region in the past year, figures show. Numbers dropped by around 600 on top of a longstanding shortage of more than
Read More
The NHS will create thousands more beds and recruit more emergency call handlers as part of plans to boost capacity ahead of what is expected to be a busy winter.
Read More
Thousands of health workers in Scotland have voted in favour of industrial action in protest against what they describe as a “real terms pay cut”. NHS staff from four of
Read More
Children will face longer waits for help with autism or speech problems due to NHS staff shortages outside of hospitals, health leaders have warned. The NHS Confederation and NHS Providers
Read More
Pharmacists have sounded the alarm over medicine shortages, with half believing patients have been put at risk, according to a survey. A poll of 1,562 UK pharmacists for the Pharmaceutical
Read More
Accident and emergency departments in England had one of their worst months ever in July, with record numbers of patients waiting more than 12 hours to be admitted and the
Read More
Around 100,000 NHS workers in England and Wales are being balloted for industrial action in protest at a “miserable“ pay offer. Unite said the 4% increase for staff in middle
Read More
A “real sprint” will be needed before winter to protect the NHS from the combined threats of seasonal flu, Covid-19 and the cost-of-living crisis, the Health Secretary has said. Steve
Read More
Archie Battersbee has died in hospital after weeks of legal battles. The 12-year-old had been in a coma since he was found unconscious by his mother Hollie Dance in April
Read More