While DHSC said the reforms would give patients more control over their care, the BMA raised fears that the new law will open ...

NHS England - which oversees the running of the National Health Service in England - is to be abolished, the Prime Minister announced on Thursday. In a major shake-up of the health service, Keir ...

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[London, UK] The National Audit Office has urged the NHS and the Department of Health to ‘get their act together’ and strengthen cyber defence capabilities of the health service in England following ...

The WannaCry ransomware cyber attack cost the National Health Service almost £100m and led to the cancellation of 19,000 appointments, the Department of Health has revealed. A patch to protect against ...

Patients in dire need of urgent medical help are facing a postcode lottery of care, according to a damning new report into emergency care services in the NHS in England. Performance in key services ...

NHS managers who silence whistleblowers will be banned from taking up other senior health service roles, the Government has announced. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said the ...

NHS bosses who stop whistleblowers from speaking out could lose their jobs or be barred from working in the health service altogether. Under new proposals announced by the government this week, ...

A new “one stop shop” will showcase cutting-edge technologies to NHS hospitals while also slashing red tape, the Government has announced. The digital platform – MedTech Compass – aims to bring ...

The cost of the May 2017 WannaCry attack, which disrupted services at one-third of NHS trusts and resulted in more than 19,000 GP appointments being cancelled, is estimated at £92m – £19m in lost ...

MPs said the Government’s NHS ambitions seem to ‘run counter to officials’ lack of ideas or drive to change’. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you informed with what's going on in ...