NHS England, which has been called the “world’s largest quango” by the Government, is to be abolished, the Prime Minister has said. Sir Keir Starmer said decisions about billions of
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A barrister representing a nurse who objected to sharing a changing room with a transgender doctor has described her legal argument as “you’ve got a willy, so you’re a man,
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The jobs of thousands of health officials are at risk as part of a “radical reduction and reshaping” exercise, NHS leaders have said. The streamlining of roles at NHS England
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Patients are being put at risk by medicine supply shortages which leave pharmacies unable to dispense prescriptions at least once a day, health leaders have warned. The National Pharmacy Association
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A plastic surgeon attempted to murder a fellow doctor by stabbing him in his home after a failed plot to set his house on fire, a court has heard. Jurors
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Two new medicines have been approved to help treat prostate and liver cancer patients in Scotland. The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) announced it had recommended two treatments for the diseases.
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Allowing physician associates (PAs) to take on the responsibilities of NHS doctors costs lives, an expert from the University of Oxford has said. Professor Trisha Greenhalgh, lead author of new
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Patients who are subjected to abuse on mental health wards do not formally complain as they “do not want to expose themselves to any risk of revenge” from staff, academics
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A woman awaiting an autism assessment was given a waiting time of at least 16 years, MPs were told, as they said extra money for the NHS must lead to
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Bed-bound patients were told to “soil themselves” in a busy A&E department because there were not enough staff to take them to the toilet, according to a new report. One
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