NHS waiting lists rose for the second month in a row in July to over 7.4m amidst five days of industrial action by resident doctors.
ICBs may be given longer to make redundancies due to an impasse over funding, Sir Jim Mackey has revealed.
Patient access to cutting edge cancer treatments is being blocked by current commissioning and funding structures, doctors have warned.
Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has vowed to take on ‘vested interests’ in the food, alcohol and tobacco industries.
Millions of patients in 43 places across the country are set to benefit from improved care closer to home, as the government begins the rollout of new neighbourhood health services.
The launch of NHS league tables today marks a ‘new era of transparency and accountability,’ according to the Government.
The Government is proposing greater access to medicines for optometrists and contact lens opticians as part of its shift of care from hospital to the community.
The major patient safety initiative, Martha’s Rule, has been expanded to all acute hospitals after an initial pilot roll-out at 143 sites.
A number of ICBs have paused or postponed their redundancy programmes due to a lack of funding.
Waits of 24 hours or more in A&E rose 771% between 2020 and 2024, new statistics have revealed.
The government is to change prescribing regulations to ensure patients will get the flu medicines they need more quickly and at any time of the year.
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Sefton (Metropolitan borough), Merseyside£135,407