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NHS ALLIANCE

NHS Alliance warns small maternity units may have to close

By Lee Peart 19 October 2026

The NHS Alliance has warned some small maternity units may have to close as part of the reorganisation of services.

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Government invests £140m in urgent care schemes to ease winter pressures

By Lee Peart 19 October 2026

The Government is investing £140m in 14 urgent care schemes to ease winter pressures on the NHS.

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Burnham announces four steps to speed up brain cancer treatments

By Lee Peart 15 October 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced four steps to speed up the development of new brain cancer treatments.

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Demand for maternity services emergency rescue package

By Lee Peart 14 October 2026

The Liberal Democrats have demanded an emergency rescue package to deliver 1-1 midwifery for every mother and restore confidence for expectant parents.

DIGITAL

FDP opt-outs could jeopardise national health data quality, Government warned

By Lee Peart 14 October 2026

Opts-out from national data due to growing concerns over Federated Data Platform (FDP) contract holder Palantir could jeopardise the quality of shared national health data, the Government has been ...

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Government pledges mental health support regardless of diagnosis

By Emily Whitehouse 09 October 2026

The DHSC has announced people will no longer have to wait for a formal diagnosis to get mental health support.

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NHS waiting list rises fourth time in five months

By Lee Peart 08 October 2026

The overall NHS waiting list rose for the fourth time in five months by 41,848 to 7.4m in August.

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BREAKING NEWS: Government to fall well short of key elective waiting list target, says Health Foundation

By Lee Peart 08 October 2026

The Government will fall well short of its elective care target of 92% of patients receiving treatment within 18 weeks by 2029, according to The Health Foundation.

WORKFORCE

Consultants issue no confident vote over birthing suspension

By Lee Peart 07 October 2026

Consultants have passed a vote of no confidence against the board of North Devon District Hospital.

A&E OVERCROWDING

A&E overcrowding contributed to 554 hospital deaths

By Lee Peart 25 September 2026

A&E overcrowding contributed to 554 hospital deaths in the UK last year, according to a new report.

MENTAL HEALTH

Chair appointed for inquiry into patient deaths at mental health trust

By Lee Peart 21 September 2026

His Honour Judge John Potter has been appointed chair of the public inquiry into serious failings in mental health care at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV).