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
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
UK's health service pilots iPhone device to detect throat cancerThe innovative adapter providing a 32 mm lens and accompanying app can turn an iPhone into a portable diagnostic gadget to be used by nurse...
02 Nov, 2024, 04.39 PM IST
British PM Starmer plans 'major surgery' to reform country's health serviceBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced plans for major reforms to the NHS following a review by Lord Ara Darzi, which highlighted se...
12 Sep, 2024, 06.46 PM IST
Dental appointments in Costa del Sol are cheaper than private clinics in the UK. Here is the reasonA women realised that travelling to Costa del Sol in Spain for a dental appointment is a lot cheaper than spending on a private clinic in t...
16 Jun, 2024, 02.34 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
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
Ex-Health Secretary Sajid Javid suggests patients should pay for GP appointments and A&E visits, calls NHS model ‘unsustainable’Former Health Secretary Sajid Javid has said that “extending the contributory principle” should be inculcated in the radical reforms requir...
21 Jan, 2023, 05.01 PM IST
Rishi Sunak tells health leaders bold approach will fix NHSSunak hosted a "recovery forum" of health professionals and officials at Downing Street on Saturday that was first announced last night to ...
09 Jan, 2023, 12.37 AM IST
Rishi Sunak tells health leaders bold approach will fix NHSUK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told a gathering of health and social-care leaders that a "bold and radical approach" is needed to end the cr...
09 Jan, 2023, 12.33 AM IST
UK health crisis: Government set to unveil new NHS winter care package, pay revision in doubtWhile the government is set to unveil a mega plan to ease burden on NHS, any discussion on this year salary is in doubt.
08 Jan, 2023, 08.54 PM IST
NHS 'Winter War Rooms' launched to manage on-going pressure on hospitalsNHS launches winter war rooms to tackle emergency healthcare needs and ease pressure on hospitals. As the future is expected to be a little...
01 Dec, 2022, 05.01 PM IST
UK health service NHS nearing collapse? Here's what Chancellor Jeremy Hunt warnsUK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has stated that he "recognizes" the state of emergency that has been declared in the health care system, but he h...
13 Nov, 2022, 07.20 PM IST
- UK nurses begin biggest strike ballot in more than 100 years
The Royal College of Nursing said it had been forced into the move after years of real-terms wage cuts deterred people from joining the sta...
06 Oct, 2022, 01.19 PM IST
Most NHS dental practises in Britain are not accepting new adult patientsBritain's NHS dental services are at a tipping point. About 90% of the NHS dental services cannot take new adult patients for treatment. Th...
08 Aug, 2022, 04.35 PM IST
Indian-origin top doctor warns of health crisis in UKDr Chaand Nagpaul, has warned that funding cuts & intense workload was making the work of doctors in the NHS extremely difficult.
25 Jun, 2014, 10.05 PM IST
Top UK hospitals to seek tie-ups in IndiaKeen to export 'NHS brand', officials from Department of Health and Department of Trade and Investment are setting up a new organisation - ...
21 Aug, 2012, 06.45 PM IST