Healthcare

NHS England to hire private consultants on contingency fees to cut £7.5bn care costs

Health service seeks external expertise to reduce spending on continuing care packages commissioned by regional boards

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US Government Seeks Mass Access to Patient Records in Vaccine-Autism Investigation

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pursues state medical databases to study a link scientists have repeatedly found does not exist

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Epic Drops Defunct Startup as Data Network Accountability Facing Trial

SelfRx has been released from a federal data privacy case after its founder denied authorising any third party to retrieve patient records on the company's behalf

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NHS Ranks Cyber Attack Risk Above Pandemic Threat as Digital Vulnerabilities Mount

England’s NHS now ranks a major cyberattack as a higher threat than a future pandemic, blaming persistent external risks, supply chain vulnerabilities, and a severe digital talent shortage.

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NHS Faces Political Badge Ban in Bid to Root Out Antisemitism

Government accepts recommendations in full as review finds Jewish staff and patients hiding their identity for fear of discrimination

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Care Quality Commission Appoints Caretaker Chair Amid "Regrettable" Recruitment Delays

Non-executive director Kay Boycott steps into interim leadership role as watchdog awaits permanent appointment from Health Secretary

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Six Trusts Released from NHS England’s Intensive Recovery Support Regime

Milestone exits indicate performance improvements across deeply challenged healthcare providers, moving organizations back into standard oversight frameworks.

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Former NHS England Primary Care Director Joins Health Technology Firm in Senior Leadership Role

Minal Bakhai brings large-scale transformation experience to Blinx Healthcare as it builds digital infrastructure for neighbourhood health

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Executive Spotlight: The Operational Mind of Iain Pickles; What Modern NHS COO Leadership Actually Demands

How an NHS administrator who spent nearly two decades working through the operational ranks came to help shape national policy, lead pandemic response programmes, and oversee one of Britain's largest hospital groups.

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The Zelensky-Russia Peace Talks Have a Global Healthcare Dimension Nobody Is Discussing

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Burnham Signals Radical Overhaul of England's Failing Social Care System

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