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Ambulance teams deliver faster handovers despite high demand

By Lee Peart 29 January 2026

Ambulance teams unloaded patients three minutes faster last week despite handovers being higher than at any point last winter.

REGULATION

Government set to crackdown on illegal underage sunbed use

By Liz Wells 26 January 2026

The government has unveiled plans to crackdown on rogue businesses flouting the law and putting children’s health at risk by selling sessions to under-18s.

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National Cancer Plan will end postcode lottery, says Government

By Lee Peart 23 January 2026

The Government has vowed to end the postcode lottery in cancer care by boosting the number of specialists in underserved areas as part of its forthcoming National Cancer Plan.

WORKFORCE

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.

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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.

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'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' RULE

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

WORKFORCE

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...