NHS leader warns of widespread disruption as doctors continue strike June 29, 2024 An NHS leader has warned of widespread disruption this weekend as junior doctors enter the third day of their five-day walkout over pay.
Addressing the rise in long-term sickness could unlock £57bn windfall, research shows June 25, 2024 Reintegrating between half and three-quarters of those who have dropped out of the workforce since 2020 could generate anywhere between £35bn and £57bn over the next five years, the analysis suggests.
Cuts, NHS reform and no net zero: Five things we learned from Reform’s manifesto launch June 17, 2024 Nigel Farage positioned Reform as the main opposition force to Labour as he unveiled a manifesto that included big cuts to tax and spending. Here are five things we learnt from the launch.
Election 2024: Sunak seeks support for Ukraine as Starmer and Streeting probed on NHS funding June 15, 2024 Rishi Sunak is to remain absent from the campaign trail for another day as Sir Keir Starmer faces questions on NHS funding.
Cyber attack on London hospitals must be a wake-up call for our politicians June 14, 2024 The NHS cyber attacks show exactly why digital security is critically important, yet our politicians don't seem to care, writes Edward Lewis
Employment support needs to be a ‘top priority’ as long-term sickness hits new record June 11, 2024 New figures out today showed that 9.4m people were economically inactive in the three months to April, up nearly 400,000 on last year, with long-term sickness a major contributor.
Private healthcare admissions rocket as search for solution to NHS backlog grows June 10, 2024 Private health admissions using insurance has rocketed in the UK, as it may hold the key to reducing NHS backlog
Former cyber security boss ‘believes a Russian group’ is behind the NHS ‘major IT incident’ June 5, 2024 Asked on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme if it is known who attacked Synnovis, Ciaran Martin said: “Yes. We believe it is a Russian group of cyber criminals who call themselves Qilin.
We’ll use private healthcare to cut NHS waiting lists, Labour says June 4, 2024 Labour will use “spare capacity in the private sector” to reduce NHS waiting lists, Wes Streeting has said.
NHS cyber attack causes cancellations as London hospitals hit by ‘major IT incident’ June 4, 2024 A number of NHS procedures have been cancelled or redirected, with blood transfusions said to have been especially impacted.