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In today’s newsletter: Can a partial U-turn on the winter fuel allowance help the party set a new agenda – and keep support for Nigel Farage at bay?Good morning. After Reform UK’s resounding success in last week’s local elections, Keir Starmer has face…
Exclusive: Health secretary to defend NIC rise and challenge Reform on how it would fund NHS reformsWes Streeting will launch a vocal defence of the party’s tax rises on Tuesday, pledging an extra 8.3m GP appointments to “end the 8am scramble” and tell…
Royal College of Emergency Medicine says many endured ‘degrading and dehumanising’ waits on trolleysMore than 1 million older people a year in England are forced to wait longer than 12 hours in A&E, with many having to endure “degrading and dehuman…
CHPI thinktank found five firms made an ‘eye-watering’ £169m in 2023-24, as ministers call for contract capProfits made from treating NHS eye patients by five private firms are so large they equal those made by the 100 with private finance initiative (…
Too many people at risk of becoming ‘martyrs’ by not getting symptoms checked as they do not want to burden health service, report warnsToo many people are at risk of becoming “martyrs” by not getting symptoms of cancer checked out because they do not …
British Medical Association says move comes after union was unable to reach agreement with Wes StreetingThousands of resident doctors in England will be balloted for strike action over pay, raising the threat of a summer of stoppages, the British Medic…
UKHSA says people in most deprived areas almost twice as likely to be admitted to hospital as those in least deprivedPeople in the most deprived areas of England are almost twice as likely to be admitted to hospital as a result of infectious diseases t…
Long-awaited document, which could be published as soon as Friday, is expected to make difficult reading A long-awaited assessment of the impact of assisted dying legislation will put a price on administrating the procedure for the first time and is ex…
Police say open water swimming poses ‘hidden dangers’ as Kew Gardens, in south-west London, registers 28CThe UK has had the warmest start to May on record as temperatures continue to soar, prompting warnings of wildfires and the “hidden dangers” of ope…
Linzagolix hailed as a possible ‘gamechanger’ in tackling the painful condition for some patients in EnglandMore than 1,000 women a year in England could benefit from a new pill for endometriosis.The condition occurs when tissue similar to the womb lin…