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BREAKING NEWS: 'We're turning a corner', Streeting hails NHS productivity growth

By Lee Peart 03 November 2025

Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has said the NHS is ‘turning a corner’, after the latest figures showed the NHS is outperforming its productivity target.

PAY REVIEW BODY

Unions slam government's suggested pay rise for healthcare professionals in 2026

By Liz Wells 31 October 2025

Trade unions representing healthcare professionals have reacted angrily to the government's submission to the NHS Pay Review Body for 2026/27.

CORRIDOR CARE

Ministers must 'set a date' to end corridor care

By Liz Wells 31 October 2025

A third of people said they would be less likely to go to hospital because of the Corridor Care crisis, and 53% said that they would feel more anxious if they found themselves there, a new survey s...

COMMUNITY

Government lacks understanding of the value of hospices, NAO finds

By Lee Peart 29 October 2025

The DHSC and NHSE do not know how funding is used by hospices for palliative and end-of-life care due to a lack of central oversight, according to the National Audit Office (NAO).

THE HEALTH FOUNDATION

Harnessing AI for healthcare

By Lee Peart 27 October 2025

We report back from The Health Foundation’s conference in London this month exploring the opportunities and challenges posed by AI adoption in healthcare

WORKFORCE

Government will not be 'held to ransom' by striking doctors, says Streeting

By Liz Wells 27 October 2025

Health secretary Wes Streeting says the government will not 'be held to ransom' by striking doctors.

ESTATES

NHS delivers 500,000 extra appointments through independent sector

By Lee Peart 27 October 2025

Almost 500,000 additional NHS appointments have been delivered through the independent sector.

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Funding gap could derail waiting times progress and NHS reforms, warn leaders

By Lee Peart 27 October 2025

A £3bn funding gap due to redundancy costs, industrial action and higher drug prices could derail progress on NHS waiting lists and reforms, leaders have warned.

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