Healthcare

Starmer Sets GP Satisfaction Target as Centrepiece of NHS Reform Agenda

Downing Street mandates 80% patient approval rating for surgeries as Prime Minister outlines three priorities for health service recovery by March 2027.

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NHS Trusts Urged to Join National Energy Scheme as Middle East Conflict Drives Up Costs

Health Secretary, Wes Streeting intervenes as Iran conflict threatens hospital budgets ahead of winter

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AI regulation in healthcare: commission signals demand for reform without full overhaul

A national inquiry into how artificial intelligence should be governed in medicine has drawn hundreds of responses, with patients and clinicians calling for stronger oversight and clearer accountability

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Alzheimer’s patients missing out on experimental drug trials due to delayed and imprecise diagnoses

A record number of clinical trials are under way globally, but UK participation remains low as thousands of patients go undiagnosed or receive diagnoses too vague to qualify for research programmes

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NICE appoints former NHS England director as chief medical officer

Adrian Hayter, a GP with three decades of clinical experience and a background in national health leadership, will join the institute in June as it expands its role in driving innovation across the NHS

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Voice therapy app helps Parkinson’s patients manage care from home at Derby and Burton trust

A speech therapy team has introduced a digital tool that saves up to 17 hours of clinical time a month, while patients complete exercises remotely between appointments

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British crew member to be evacuated as hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship kills three

The MV Hondius is heading to the Canary Islands after the WHO raised the possibility of rare human-to-human transmission of the virus among passengers and crew

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Sheffield Children’s Hospital criticised over care of five-year-old who died from respiratory illness

An independent review has found delays and governance failures in the treatment of Ayaan Haroon, though his family says the report fails to reflect the true extent of what went wrong

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Leading NHS Trust Labels New Tariff System Unsustainable

UCLH Leadership Cites Structural Disadvantages as Payment Reforms Impact Complex Care Delivery

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Pharmacists to Prescribe Medicines Directly Under £340 Million NHS Deal

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AI Age Detection for Asylum Seekers Draws Sharp Criticism from Children's Rights Groups

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