A huge amount of data is generated in the NHS. Using the expertise of data analysts to make sense of it could improve clinical care and how services are run, says the Health Foundation’s Adam...
The health secretary’s plan to maintain the supply of medicine in the event of a ‘no-deal’ Brexit could cost Britain £2bn, a campaign group has warned.
Hospitals, GPs and pharmacies have been assured they do not need to stockpile additional medicines in the event of a ‘no deal’ exit from the European Union.
Switching to cheaper NHS medicines does not impact the effectiveness of treatment, according to the agency responsible for overseeing health care providers.
NHS providers racked up a deficit of just under £1bn in 2017-18. The King’s Fund’s Richard Murray looks at how much the prime minister’s 3.4% real-terms growth a year- announced in June - will go...
Matt Hancock has been appointed secretary of state for health and social care in the Cabinet reshuffle prompted by the shock resignations of Boris Johnson and David Davis.
Bed blocking because of a lack of social care availability is costing the NHS an “eye-watering” £550 per minute, according to research by a charity released today.
Britain’s favourite national institution is 70 in July. Alison Moore looks at whether the PM’s promise of a £20bn birthday present is enough to secure its future.
The recently announced £20bn a year NHS funding boost will not be enough to meet the needs of the UK’s growing and changing population, the head of the National Audit Office has told The Guardian.
The extra £20bn a year for the NHS is like “pouring water down a sink with no plug in” unless social care also receives a funding boost, council leaders and health groups have...
The British public have shown “overwhelming” support to increase annual spending on health and social care over the next 15 years, according to a poll released today.
A leading committee of MPs has pointed to a staggering 1.5 million avoidable A&E admissions as evidence of the government’s underfunding of preventative health care.
