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WAITING LISTS

NHS waiting lists fall for fourth consecutive month

By Lee Peart 13 February 2025

Waiting lists fell for the fourth month in December as NHS staff delivered a record 18m treatments in 2024.

ONS

Healthcare productivity down 18.5% on pre-pandemic peak, ONS reveals

By Lee Peart 11 February 2025

ONS analysis has revealed healthcare productivity is 18.5% below its pre-pandemic peak in 2019.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE RESEARCH

Study targets delivery of emergency care in rural and coastal areas

By Lee Peart 11 February 2025

A £1.2m study is investigating how urgent and emergency care can best be delivered in rural and coastal areas.

DHSC

BREAKING NEWS: Dalton appointed as health minister

By Liz Wells 10 February 2025

Ashley Dalton has been appointed as health minister following Andrew Gwynne’s resignation.

DELAYED DISCHARGE

Hospital eviction shows 'broken discharge system', says DHSC

By Lee Peart 10 February 2025

The eviction of a 35-year-old who spent 18 months at Northampton General Hospital shows a ‘broken NHS discharge system’, the DHSC has said.

UK GOVERNMENT

Health minister sacked over comments

By Liz Wells 10 February 2025

Health minister Andrew Gwynne has been sacked as a public health minister over alleged comments about constituents and colleagues made in a WhatsApp group.

NEW HOSPITAL PROGRAMME

First tranche of funding to be released for hospital redevelopment

By Lee Peart 07 February 2025

Funding of £19.4m is to be released for the redevelopment of St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington this month.

NUFFIELD TRUST

Hospitals account for over 80% of healthcare spend in last year of life

By Lee Peart 07 February 2025

Over 80% of healthcare costs in the final year of life is spent on hospitals, new analysis has found.

NEW HOSPITAL PROGRAMME

Lib Dems call for a 'crumbling hospitals taskforce'

By Lee Peart 07 February 2025

Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey has called on the Government to create a ‘crumbling hospitals taskforce’ headed by chief medical officer Chris Whitty.

DHSC

Councils 'deeply concerned' about trust's performance

By Lee Peart 06 February 2025

The Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (JHOSC) of Shropshire Council and Telford & Wrekin Council has written to health and social care secretary Wes Streeting about concerns over the per...