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  • Sunday, 1 May, 2022
    Sam Goodhand
    Shortage of anaesthetists endangers NHS recovery

    Our poorly understood role in surgery and in emergencies will only be clear when we are too few to function safely

  • Friday, 29 April, 2022
    Inside Politics
    The UK’s next general election hangs on NHS waiting lists

    Plus, why targeted ads can backfire on a political party’s tactics

  • Thursday, 28 April, 2022
    Data PointsJohn Burn-Murdoch
    UK healthcare is already being privatised, but not in the way you think

    The creeping Americanisation of British medical bills reflects the strains on the NHS

  • Sunday, 17 April, 2022
    News in-depth
    Number of vacant NHS hospital beds falls to lowest level since start of pandemic

    Health service in England is grappling with twin challenges of Covid and clearing record treatment backlog

  • Thursday, 14 April, 2022
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Coronavirus infections start to fall in England

    Latest wave of cases unleashed by Omicron offshoot shows signs of abating

  • Monday, 11 April, 2022
    Antibiotic resistance
    UK launches world-first ‘subscription’ model for antibiotic supply

    Fixed fee aims to incentivise pharma groups to develop new drugs and curb overprescription

  • Sunday, 10 April, 2022
    Coronavirus pandemic
    UK health bosses accuse government of ‘abandoning interest’ in Covid

    NHS Confederation urges ministers to rethink strategy as infection rates hit record high

  • Wednesday, 6 April, 2022
    Coronavirus pandemic
    NHS trusts in England declare critical incident as hospital admissions near January high

    Ambulance and emergency care providers scale back services as cases of Omicron sub-variant continue to rise

  • Sunday, 3 April, 2022
    Health Care
    Business should play a more active role in improving UK’s health, say researchers

    Responsibility for tackling conditions that affect life expectancy should not be left to government, study warns

  • Sunday, 3 April, 2022
    News in-depth
    Northumbria shows how new health levy can help reduce NHS waiting lists

    UK trust has improved outcomes with innovative practice and long-term planning

  • Friday, 1 April, 2022
    Camilla Cavendish
    As Britons lose faith in the NHS, it’s time to demand better care

    For decades the health service has been our national religion, but the Shrewsbury maternity deaths expose shocking failures

  • Wednesday, 30 March, 2022
    Health
    Poor care led to babies dying needlessly at UK hospital, inquiry finds

    12 mothers also died at Shrewsbury and Telford trust with many receiving treatment that ‘could have been significantly improved’

  • Tuesday, 29 March, 2022
    Public satisfaction with the NHS falls to 25-year low across Britain

    Dissatisfaction rises during the pandemic driven by concerns over waiting times, staff shortages and lack of funding

  • Wednesday, 23 March, 2022
    Spring Statement
    England’s hospitals and schools warn of cuts after Sunak snub

    Refusal to provide extra funding will lead to real term decrease of more than 10% to budgets

  • Wednesday, 23 March, 2022
    Coronavirus pandemic
    England changes lateral flow test guidance before April 1 target date

    Government makes early move to limit provision of kits as UK Covid cases rise 20% in a week

  • Tuesday, 22 March, 2022
    Spring Statement
    Sunak told to show government on side of struggling Britons

    Johnson wants Spring Statement to cushion hit from cost-of-living crisis, prompting expectation of tax cuts

  • Monday, 21 March, 2022
    GPs warn about patient safety as they tackle care backlog in UK

    Professional body calls for ministers to back amendment that would see independent assessment of staffing every 2 years

  • Wednesday, 16 March, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Whitehall ‘lacks plan’ to turn extra NHS funding into better care, MPs warn

    Spending committee criticises health department for overseeing ‘years of decline’ on treatment waiting lists

  • Tuesday, 8 March, 2022
    NHS on ‘unsustainable financial trajectory’, says Sajid Javid

    ‘Small-state Tory’ says sectors from education to infrastructure will suffer without reform

  • Sunday, 6 March, 2022
    Covid-19 vaccines
    UK steps up efforts to target unvaccinated

    With nearly 9% still unjabbed, the focus is on reaching the young and ethnic groups

  • Wednesday, 2 March, 2022
    Coronavirus treatment
    NHS at risk of taking longer to recover from pandemic than other health systems

    Years of underfunding and high rates of Covid-19 have taken their toll, Nuffield Trust research shows

  • Friday, 25 February, 2022
    FT Magazine
    Cancer, Covid and me

    How far back will the pandemic set cancer treatment in the UK?

  • Wednesday, 23 February, 2022
    Covid self-isolation rules to continue for NHS England staff

    Decision to maintain requirements comes amid uncertainty over future funding for coronavirus testing

  • Wednesday, 23 February, 2022
    News in-depth
    How ‘hospital at home’ model is being used to help the NHS cope with Covid

    Virtual care system was introduced at the start of the pandemic and is now being expanded to tackle treatment backlog

  • Friday, 18 February, 2022
    NHS leaders issue warning over early relaxation of virus rules in England

    Ministers challenged to disclose scientific basis for ‘living with Covid’ strategy

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