Wes Streeting: Right-leaning Labour politician set to run for leadershipWes Streeting, Britain's health secretary, has declared his intention to contest for the leadership of the Labour party. He aims to replace...
16 May, 2026, 10.48 PM IST
UK lawmakers approve lifetime smoking ban for today's under-18sBritain passes landmark law to create a smoke-free generation by permanently banning cigarette sales to those aged 17 and under and tighten...
22 Apr, 2026, 05.01 PM IST
UK PM Keir Starmer declares war on red tape, abolishes health bodyBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces the abolition of NHS England, an arms-length government body, bringing the NHS under democrat...
15 Mar, 2025, 01.23 PM IST
Did he take a leaf out of Elon Musk's DOGE? Keir Starmer to slash 10,000 jobs at NHS England; here are the ones who will be impactedPM Keir Starmer abolishes NHS England, cutting 9,000 roles to slash bureaucracy and redirect funds to frontline care. Critics warn of disru...
14 Mar, 2025, 01.45 AM IST
NHS England abolished, PM Keir Starmer hopes move will bring it back under democratic controlThe move will undo the structural reforms that the NHS were put through in 2012. The latest reorganisation will cut bureaucracy and bring t...
13 Mar, 2025, 07.42 PM IST
Amanda Pritchard resigns as NHS England chief: What it means for healthcare reformsAmanda Pritchard has announced her resignation as NHS England chief executive and will step down in April after facing scrutiny from parlia...
25 Feb, 2025, 06.49 PM IST
Flu Hospital Admissions Surge in England: NHS Struggling with Rising Cases Amid Cold SnapFlu hospital admissions in England have skyrocketed, quadrupling in just one month, as the NHS faces unprecedented pressure.
05 Jan, 2025, 12.33 AM IST
Why is NHS tracking people's kettles and fridges?: Reasons, schemes, everything you need to knowThe NHS is tracking patients' habits so that they can be helped out in various ways including cleaning, shopping and having food parcels de...
14 Nov, 2023, 08.14 PM IST
Anti-cancer jab taking 7 minutes to administer rolled out in EnglandThe UK's NHS has rolled out a new anti-cancer jab that can reduce treatment time by three quarters. The seven-minute injection, which is ad...
31 Aug, 2023, 04.30 PM IST
England to rollout world's first seven-minute cancer treatment injectionAtezolizumab - made by Genentech, a Roche company - is an immunotherapy drug that empowers a patient's own immune system to seek and destro...
31 Aug, 2023, 01.11 PM IST
UK govt announces huge recruitment drive for health serviceThe publicly-funded NHS, which marks its 75th birthday on Wednesday, is facing an estimated workforce shortfall of 360,000 by 2037 due to a...
30 Jun, 2023, 03.35 PM IST
NHS England offers Covid booster: Last chance for adults under 50 to get booster jabNHS England offers Covid booster shot to adults under 50 in England will culminate in just over a week. If they haven't already, it is thei...
04 Feb, 2023, 06.13 PM IST
Who is striking in UK? How will you be impacted by walkouts on Wednesday, December 21?In the end, the strike is something no one wants. The government, the NHS, and union leaders have opposed the strike of ambulance workers o...
21 Dec, 2022, 08.27 PM IST
Winter Is Coming! Here's why NHS personnel in England are terrifiedDoctors and nurses fear they will be unable to cope in the severe winter weather with the flu, COVID-19, and the rising cost of living.
15 Nov, 2022, 03.52 PM IST
Current UK covid-19 wave driven by elderly over 70s? Read here to knowNHS England will provide booster vaccination invitations through email, post, and text to six million eligible people next week who are eit...
08 Oct, 2022, 04.28 PM IST
Hospitals being overwhelmed by new COVID-19 peak: UK health chiefsAccording to the figures from National Health Service (NHS) England, 20,426 patients were being treated in hospitals on Monday, compared to...
29 Dec, 2020, 05.50 PM IST
UK wants Britons to get in shape, will offer free soup and shake diets in fight against diabetesNHS England said diabetes is estimated to cost the health service 10 billion pounds a year.
01 Sep, 2020, 01.07 PM IST