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Palantir hires Tom Watson as UK vice-president amid NHS contract review and Met lawsuit

Palantir names ex-Labour deputy leader Tom Watson UK senior vice-president as its NHS data contract faces...

Half of major trauma hospitals fall short on 24/7 helipad access, report finds

Air Ambulances UK urges Government action after report finds over half of assessed trauma hospitals lack...

More than half of mental health trusts expect to cut clinical staff, survey finds

An unpublished NHS Alliance survey of 37 mental health providers found 68% expect to cut or close services...

Medway hospital staff working pub shifts to make ends meet after 20% pay cut — now parking is up 63%

Medway Maritime Hospital's daily parking charge rose from £9.20 to £15 weeks after a 20% cut to bank shift...

NHS told to prepare for summer heat like winter as heat deaths near record

Yvette Cooper tells NHS England to treat summer heat pressures like winter, as heat-associated deaths near...

Burnham Warns NHS 'Will Collapse' Without Social Care Reform

PM Andy Burnham told the BBC the NHS "will collapse" unless England's social care system is reformed, but...

NHS to Launch Walking Challenge With Rewards for Daily Exercise

Andy Burnham is expected to block Palantir from the NHS if he becomes Prime Minister.

NHS Digital warns critical Cisco ISE flaws could allow remote code execution

NHS Digital warned Cisco ISE flaws could let authenticated attackers execute code remotely and told...

Cyber attack alert: NHS says hackers can take control of networks

NHS England said a critical Fortinet FortiClient EMS zero-day affecting versions 7.4.5 and 7.4.6 is being...

Government withdraws planned 1,000 resident doctor training posts as six-day strike goes ahead

The government withdrew 1,000 extra specialty training posts after the BMA refused to suspend a six-day...

NHS hospitals urged to reject £330m data platform part-owned by Trump ally

Doctors and human rights groups urge NHS hospitals to reconsider £330m Palantir data platform

Medical royal colleges chair warns anti-migrant rhetoric is deterring overseas NHS staff

Jeanette Dickson says anti-migrant rhetoric and racism are deterring overseas clinicians, with data...

Resident doctors in England begin five-day strike as NHS warns of delays during flu surge

Resident doctors across England started a five-day strike over pay and training; NHS England warned of...

England resident doctors reject government offer, confirming five-day NHS strike from 17–22 December

BMA says resident doctors rejected a non-pay offer, confirming an NHS strike in England from 17–22...

Streeting warns of patient harm risk as resident doctors plan five-day strike from 17–22 December in England

Wes Streeting says he cannot guarantee patient safety if a 17–22 Dec resident doctors’ strike proceeds...

Streeting offers non-pay package to resident doctors ahead of planned 17–22 December strike as NHS flu admissions hit early-December record

Wes Streeting offered training and career measures without extra pay as the BMA consults members ahead of...

Streeting Doubles Specialist Training Posts in Bid to Halt Resident Doctor Strike

Wes Streeting offers 4,000 extra specialist training posts and priority for UK‑trained doctors, but no...

UK–US Pharma Deal Trades NHS Drug Savings for Tariff-Free Exports

Landmark UK–US pharma pact scraps US tariffs on British medicines in return for higher NHS drug prices and...

Resident doctors in England announce five-day pre-Christmas strike over pay and jobs

Five-day walkout by resident doctors in England from 17–22 Dec will hit NHS services amid fierce dispute...

Sir Chris Hoy 'Extremely Disappointed' as UK Advisers Reject National Prostate Cancer Screening Plan

UK advisers reject PSA screening for all men, backing only BRCA gene carriers, as Sir Chris Hoy and...

NHS to Offer Personalised ‘Living Drug’ for Aggressive Leukaemia in England

NHS England will offer obe-cel, a personalised CAR-T ‘living drug’, to adults with aggressive B‑cell ALL...

NHS Trust Fined £200,000 Over Death of Teen Who Absconded From Worthing Hospital

University Hospitals Sussex fined £200k after 16-year-old Ellame Ford-Dunn died having absconded from...

Labour MPs Warn of 'PFI 2.0' as Reeves Weighs Private Finance for New NHS Neighbourhood Centres

Nearly 40 Labour MPs urge Rachel Reeves to drop plans for privately financed NHS centres, warning 'PFI...