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Labour shortage at 97% of centres has led to longer waiting times and delays in treatment, survey suggestsCancer patients face lethal hospital delays and the prospect of more gruelling treatment due to NHS staff shortages, senior radiologists have warn…
Less regulation of weight-loss drug would make Wegovy accessible to more peopleMinisters are launching a £40m pilot scheme to trial wider access to the controversial slimming jab Wegovy, to examine how people could receive the drug outside hospitals.Un…
Nice approves mavacamten, used to treat obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, in draft guidance to NHSA first-of-its-kind treatment targeting a chronic heart disease could offer a “greater hope” to thousands of people living with the condition.The N…
Trial results presented at US oncology conference suggest ribociclib could be gamechanging and boost survival rate significantlyThousands of women with the world’s most common form of breast cancer could benefit from a blockbuster drug that helps them …
NHS trial results of liquid biopsy suggest Galleri test has potential to spot cancer in people with symptomsA blood test for more than 50 forms of cancer could help speed up diagnosis and fast-track patients for treatment, a study suggests.NHS trial re…
Health secretary Steve Barclay not confirming when strategy to increase numbers of doctors and nurses will be publishedNHS leaders have raised concerns about the delay to the long-awaited workforce plan, after the health secretary, Steve Barclay, refus…
Health groups raise alarm after Sir Mark Rowley says he will order officers not to attend 999 calls about mental health incidentsThousands of people in a mental health crisis will be “left without support” under worrying and inappropriate police plans …
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…
As outgoings exceed income, people can’t afford to pay for the support they need along with normal expensesDisabled people are paying “a tax on disability” by being forced to fund soaring care charges out of their benefits as the cost of living pushes …
Observer investigation reveals Meta Pixel tool passed on private details of web browsing on medical sitesNHS trusts are sharing intimate details about patients’ medical conditions, appointments and treatments with Facebook without consent and despite p…