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Health secretary says projects instead involve ‘a range of things’ including new wings and refurbishmentsThe health secretary has admitted the government is not building 40 new hospitals by 2030, as long promised, but said the projects involved “a rang…
Health experts and MPs criticise Steve Barclay’s delays to some projects and failure to offer sufficient fundingMinisters have admitted eight of the “40 new hospitals” they pledged to build by 2030 will be delayed into the next decade, leading to claim…
Data prompts speculation NHS inability to cut waiting lists could make private healthcare ‘new normal’Record numbers of people are paying for private healthcare, spending up to £3,200 on having a cataract removed and £15,075 on a new hip, amid growing …
Problem drinking in England costs NHS £25bn a year, with deaths nearly doubling in two decades, Commons committee warnsThe government’s failure to tackle alcohol harm in England has led to a serious public health crisis affecting millions of people, MP…
Party leader denied accusations that his planned health reforms were not fundedUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has signalled that a Labour government would pump more funding into the NHS in England as he outlined his plans to make the hea…
Proposal is part of government’s plan to reduce waiting lists, but experts say choice is already available Patients waiting for NHS care will be encouraged to use the health service’s app to book their operation at a private hospital under government p…
Private provider criticised for uprooting more than 60 vulnerable children, with some transferred from south-east England to ScotlandThe trade body that oversees children’s care homes has taken the unprecedented step of publicly berating a major privat…
Signs that NHS’s inability to offer prompt care is creating surge in people resorting to private carePatients are paying up to £550 an hour to see private GPs amid frustration at the delays many face getting an appointment with an NHS family doctor.Gro…
Ten-year science strategy of UK Health Security Agency will use data to combat infectious diseases faster and more effectivelyHealth officials in the UK have drawn up plans for a “genomics transformation” that aims to detect and deal with outbreaks of …
Exclusive: Sector’s staffing crisis will have knock-on effect on whole NHS system, warns healthcare leaderUK ministers must set out how to recruit and retain thousands more mental health nurses to plug the profession’s biggest staff shortage, healthcar…