Healthcare

NHS England Director Calls BMA Data Audits "Helpful" as GP Contract Talks Remain Stalled

Primary care leadership endorses union-led scrutiny of data-sharing agreements, even as the dispute prompting them remains unresolved

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Breakthrough Immunotherapy Approved for NHS Stomach Cancer Care

Drug durvalumab improves three-year survival rates and marks the first new treatment advance for the disease in close to a decade

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Hospital Trust Admits Safety Failures Following Fatal Patient Fire

An NHS trust has admitted guilt to multiple fire safety breaches following a patient's death in a facility fire, a case that has drawn significant regulatory scrutiny.

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Legal Challenge Launched Against Government Plans to Raise NHS Drug Costs

Patient advocacy groups file for judicial review over changes to NICE pricing thresholds linked to US trade negotiations

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Digital Transformation for Better Access and Connected Care: Building the Equitable NHS of the Future

At a time when healthcare systems across the world are under mounting pressure, North West London has become one of the clearest examples of how digital transformation can improve patient access, strengthen frontline care delivery and support more connected healthcare services at scale.

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One Record, One Patient, One NHS: The Single Patient Record at the Digital Care Summit 2026

At the Digital Care Summit 2026, Ayub Bhayat set out a vision for a National Health Service rebuilt around information. The question is whether the NHS can earn the trust to make it work.

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NHS Leaders Sound Alarm Over Cuts to Services and Jobs as Financial Pressures Bite

A new survey of health service leaders reveals widespread expectations of service reductions and workforce losses, raising fears over patient care and staff wellbeing.

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Silent Exposure: The Basildon Hospital Nitrous Oxide Scandal

Internal reports found gas levels up to 30 times the legal limit. Staff were not told for 16 months.

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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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