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Health secretary instigates ‘carrot and stick’ policy for England that will award bonuses for cutting waiting timesBosses of hospitals with long waiting times or that overspend their budget will be denied pay rises in a tough new drive by Wes Streeting…
Public accounts committee called the record sum ‘jaw-dropping’ and criticised inaction to reduce errors in a damning reportThe NHS’s total liabilities for medical negligence have hit an “astounding” £58.2bn amid ministers’ failure to improve patient sa…
Diabetes UK report found the UK spends £10.7bn on diabetes care each year – a figure set to rise to £18bn by 2035Almost a third of deaths from cardiovascular disease in England occur in people with diabetes, according to analysis by a leading charity.A…
Royal College of Nursing findings described as ‘a scandal in plain sight’ with with conditions ‘close to torture’Thousands of people in a mental health crisis are enduring waits of up to three days in A&E before they get a bed, with conditions “clo…
ABC programme is designed to give clinicians more confidence to take swift action in an emergencyAn NHS programme to boost maternity safety and prevent brain injuries during childbirth is to be rolled out across England.The avoiding brain injuries in c…
About 300 families may not have been told whether children carry trait for genetic disorders such as sickle cell diseaseHundreds of families in Nottinghamshire have potentially been left unaware of whether their babies may be carriers of certain geneti…
Exclusive: RCN’s Nicola Ranger says nurses could ‘bare our teeth’ as they seek restoration of lost earningsNurses deserve a 25% pay rise and may go on strike again unless ministers dramatically improve their “completely unacceptable” 2.8% offer to NHS …
Jim Mackey says state of public finances means country can no longer afford big spending risesMinisters have “maxed out” the amount of money they can give the NHS and it must learn to live with smaller annual budget rises, the health service’s new boss…
Trusts having to ‘think the previously unthinkable’ to make savings demanded by new NHS England bossHospitals in England are cutting staff, closing services and planning to ration care in order to make “eye-watering” savings demanded by NHS bosses.Reha…
Ministers admit they did not assess impact of plan to cut thousands of jobsMinisters have admitted they did not assess the impact of axing thousands of NHS managers before pushing ahead, sparking charges that the controversial cull is “reckless” and “a…