NHS staff vote to strike over institutional racism
Thousands of NHS workers across England have overwhelmingly voted for strike action, citing deep-rooted institutional racism and significant pay disparities affecting ethnic minority staff.
Thousands of NHS workers across England have overwhelmingly voted for strike action, citing deep-rooted institutional racism and significant pay disparities affecting ethnic minority staff.
The NHS is set to undergo a transparency revolution as new performance league tables will rank every trust in England from 2025, revealing critical patient safety risks and care quality variations.
Exclusive: Ambitious government proposals to transform NHS England face significant delays and opposition, with key reforms now in jeopardy as implementation timeline stretches indefinitely.
As the Labour government unveils sweeping NHS reforms, experts and insiders question the lack of a concrete delivery plan. This analysis examines the funding, staffing, and logistical challenges threatening to derail the ambitious health service overhaul.
Exclusive investigation reveals the soaring financial and human cost of new obesity drugs. As millions rely on Wegovy and Ozempic, the NHS faces a multi-billion pound dilemma when patients stop treatment and weight returns.
Exclusive: The NHS faces a financial timebomb as new analysis reveals prescribing weight-loss drugs like Wegovy could cost twice the entire current GP prescribing budget, sparking a national rationing debate.
Exclusive: NHS England's new Integrated Care Boards are cutting hundreds of jobs despite promises of improved healthcare, triggering union outrage and patient safety concerns as financial pressures mount.
Exclusive: The Royal College of Physicians delivers a stark warning to the UK government, stating the NHS is at breaking point and requires urgent intervention to prevent systemic collapse.
Exclusive: Carly Stokes, a mother battling severe obesity, is denied access to the 'game-changer' drug Tirzepatide (Mounjaro) on the NHS despite its proven success, sparking outrage and a debate on healthcare funding.
A damning new report warns that government plans to rank NHS hospitals in competitive 'league tables' will cripple collaboration, demoralise staff, and ultimately harm patient care across the UK.
Groundbreaking NHS research reveals obesity injections like Wegovy are dramatically more effective than lifestyle changes alone for teenagers, offering new hope in the childhood obesity crisis.
Good Morning Britain's Ranvir Singh was visibly moved during an emotional interview with a bereaved mother protesting outside Parliament. The powerful exchange highlighted the human cost of NHS waiting times and staffing shortages.
Exclusive investigation reveals the alarming trend of unregulated weight-loss jabs like Retatrutide being promoted on TikTok, posing severe health risks to UK users desperate for quick fixes.
An NHS weight loss expert reveals a startlingly simple and cheap dietary tweak—swapping sugary drinks for water—that can lead to significant weight loss and major health benefits, cutting diabetes and heart disease risk.
Exclusive analysis reveals the NHS is grappling with its most severe crisis as waiting lists soar to a record high and A&E performance plummets to its lowest level. Experts warn of a 'perfect storm' threatening patient care.
The NHS Sussex integrated care board has been escalated to 'tier 2' oversight following a review that uncovered significant failings in its leadership and culture, raising serious concerns for health services across Brighton and East Sussex.
A British mother who lost eight stone using 'fat jabs' has sparked a fierce debate by arguing the NHS should not fund them for weight loss, calling it a personal lifestyle choice rather than an essential right.
A landmark UNICEF report reveals a historic shift: ultra-processed foods have led to more children globally being obese than underweight for the first time, signalling a urgent public health crisis.
A damning White House report reveals a growing epidemic of poor health among British children, with rising obesity, mental health issues and developmental delays threatening a generation's future.
Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting delivers a blistering assessment of the NHS, branding it 'broken' and vowing a fundamental transformation to prioritise patient care and efficiency if Labour wins the next election.
Groundbreaking research from Tufts University reveals that drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are dramatically more effective for weight loss than traditional diet and exercise alone, potentially transforming the NHS's approach to the obesity epidemic.
A mother's incredible 10st weight loss journey after doctors said it was 'impossible'. Discover how she transformed her life through diet and sheer determination.
Exclusive: The NHS is now prescribing powerful diabetes medications Ozempic and Mounjaro for weight loss, sparking a massive surge in demand and a fierce debate over ethics and supply.
A UK mother's revelation that she uses her disability benefits to pay for weight-loss jabs like Wegovy has ignited a fierce national debate on welfare spending, medical ethics, and obesity treatment.
Exclusive: The UK government faces imminent NHS strike escalation as unions vow to combat plans replacing striking staff with outsourced workers, potentially prolonging the largest walkout in health service history.
The World Health Organisation makes a landmark decision, adding weight-loss injections like Wegovy to its Essential Medicines List, signalling a new front in the global fight against obesity.
An NHS administrator reveals how she lost four stone using a controversial cost-cutting method to obtain diabetes drug Mounjaro for weight loss, as doctors issue serious safety warnings.
The NHS in England is set to provide the highly effective Mounjaro (tirzepatide) weight-loss injection, hailed as a major breakthrough in fighting obesity and related diseases like type 2 diabetes.
The NHS is dramatically expanding the availability of prescription weight-loss injections, hailed as a 'game-changer' in treating obesity. This major rollout could benefit hundreds of thousands more patients across England.
Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting delivers a stark diagnosis of the NHS, labelling it 'broken' and vowing a fundamental transformation to save the cherished institution from collapse.