Three-fifths of NHS patients needing routine procedures have waited longer than four months at England’s worst-performing trust, statistics show. Of the 182,000 patients in the queue for elective care at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust in December, just 38 per cent
A senior NHS consultant was sacked after he ordered a junior doctor to strip naked in front of him in a hotel room as punishment for getting a question wrong, an employment tribunal has heard. Edwin Chandraharan referred to himself and the young
For any NHS doctor, bringing new life into the world is an extraordinary privilege. And for Dr Dermot Kearney, smiling fondly at the trio of babies gurgling happily by his side, the knowledge that he played a small but crucial role in
Record number of children are being treated by the NHS for eating disorders following pandemic 10,000 children started treatment for eating disorders April-December last year Figures have increased by nearly two-thirds on the number before the pandemic NHS officials suggested rise could be
LORD ASHCROFT and ISABEL OAKESHOTT's new book prescribes the real cure for the health service's woes
The first part of our serialisation last week of an authoritative new book explained how radical reform – not yet more taxpayers’ billions – was the only way to tackle the NHS’s gross inefficiencies. Today, the final extract sets out why there
A Polish heart doctor who was twice suspended due to his poor English skills has been given an eighth opportunity to pass his language exams by a disciplinary panel. Dr Tomasz Fryzlewicz, 63, had moved to the UK in 2006 from his
NHS charities raised ‘improper data use’ concerns over emails sent by Captain Tom Moore Foundation NHS charity group contacted watchdog over CTF improper data use last year Staff from NHS Charities Together reached out to Charity Commission and ICO It is understood the
The NHS has scrapped free flu jabs for millions of people aged over 50 as the organisation chose to reverse its policy to pre-pandemic conditions. Secondary school children aged 11 to 15 who were also eligible for the free shot won’t be
The think tank Policy Exchange called for a £6billion ‘rescue package’ for general practice, which will make it easier for patients to access primary care.
Millions of NHS patients are prepared to go into debt to beat waiting lists as figures reveal 85% are considering private healthcare Doctors warn patients are getting ‘significantly worse’ while they wait Eight in ten Britons on waiting lists now say they