Trusts admit failing to assess impact of DHSC directive to cut agency staff

Trusts admit failing to assess impact of DHSC directive to cut agency staff

By Liz Wells 22 January 2026

NHS Trusts have admitted they did not specifically assess the impact on care of the DHSC’s directive for them to massively cut their use of agency staff in the final quarter of 2025.

Norovirus drives hospitals to busiest January since before Covid

By Lee Peart 22 January 2026

A spike in norovirus cases has pushed hospitals to their busiest levels in mid-January since Covid.

'Horrifying' rise in one- to three-day A&E waits for over 65s

By Lee Peart 21 January 2026

Shocking analysis by Age UK has revealed over 100,000 instances of over 65s waiting between 24 hours and 72 hours in A&E.

Jess's Rule to be advertised in every GP surgery

By Liz Wells 19 January 2026

All GP surgeries in England will receive Jess’s Rule posters from this week, displaying the safety drive to GPs, primary care staff and patients in thousands of consultation rooms.

Crack NHS teams cut waiting lists three times faster in jobless areas

By Lee Peart 15 January 2026

Specialist NHS teams have helped cut waiting in 20 areas with the highest joblessness in England three times faster than the national average.

Medical tourism complications cost NHS 'up to £20k per patient', research finds

By Lee Peart 14 January 2026

Complications from overseas surgery cost the NHS up to £20,000 per patient, new research has revealed.

BREAKING NEWS: Davey says Lib Dems £1.5bn plan would end 12-hour A&E waits

By Lee Peart 13 January 2026

A plan for the NHS put forward today by the Liberal Democrats would end 12-hour A&E waits within a year, Ed Davey has claimed.

BREAKING NEWS: Mortimer to become director general for people across DHSC and NHS England

By Liz Wells 08 January 2026

DHSC has confirmed that Danny Mortimer, chief executive of NHS Employers and deputy chief executive of the NHS Confederation, will join the DHSC executive team in February to become the permanent d...

'Worst far from over' as flu cases rise again

By Lee Peart 08 January 2026

An NHS leader has warned ‘the worst is far from over’ after flu cases rose again after falling for two weeks.

Investigation finds corridor care 'best worst option'

By Lee Peart 08 January 2026

Caring for hospital patients in temporary spaces is now seen as the ‘best worst’ option compared with the alternatives of leaving people at home, in ambulances or unseen in waiting rooms, an invest...

US drugs deal 'a surrender', say Lib Dems

By Lee Peart 07 January 2026

The UK’s commitment to higher medicine costs as part of a trade deal with the US has been labelled ‘a surrender’ by the Liberal Democrats.

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