Hospitals

The number of people suffering symptoms associated with long Covid in the UK has increased by a further 100,000. The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) data covering the period to the...

The National Audit Office has warned there is a real risk waiting lists and delays for treatment within the NHS in England will be longer in 2025 than they are today. It...

Mental health care quality continues to be poor with experiences in some areas of care plunging to their lowest point in eight years. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said nearly half of...

The number of people referred to psychological therapies through the NHS in England during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic fell by 230,000. According to the latest figures from the NHS,...

The King’s Fund think tank and British Medical Association (BMA) have slammed the Conservative government for voting against plans to offer greater transparency for NHS workforce planning. They were responding to a...

The UK government is launching an independent review into potential biases built into medical devices and how they affect patients of different genders and ethnicity. The Department for Health and Social Care...

Aviva UK Health managing director Steve Bridger has told advisers to demand data from insurers on how long it takes patients to return to work after treatment, noting the sector does not...

Health insurers' support for women suffering with menopause is not up to scratch and dedicated clinical pathways need to be provided, according to a specialist doctor. Dr Karolina Afors, NHS obstetrician and...

Medical insurance inflation is expected to increase at an average of 8% in 2022 but rise faster over the following three years as the impact of the Covid pandemic continues to be...

Ramsay Health Care’s failed £1.4bn takeover of fellow hospital group Spire Healthcare cost the business more than £2.6m. In a quarterly trading update posted to the Australian Stock Exchange, Ramsay revealed the...