The proportion of the NHS budget spent on private providers rose much more quickly under the last Labour government than it has since then. Our verdict This is overstating the available figures, which ...

The NHS is living on “borrowed time” and will not survive if Labour cannot improve it, the Health Secretary has said. Wes Streeting told leaders at the NHS Providers conference in Liverpool there was ...

NHS Providers and the NHS Confederation have confirmed plans to merge in April 2026, creating a new body to represent frontline organisations in the health service. The two NHS membership bodies have ...

More than two-thirds of doctors are uncomfortable with the use of private providers for NHS services, according to a new report by the British Medical Association. More than two-thirds of doctors are ...

Doctors have launched a five-day strike with NHS bosses warning there is a possibility of cutting frontline staff appointments and operations for patients. The strike action from Friday is the 13th ...

Ongoing strikes and record-high waiting lists are just two of the challenges facing the new Health Secretary Victoria Atkins. The former financial secretary to the Treasury was appointed to her new ...

Plans in development to create a “single source” of healthcare data in England to enhance patient safety are moving closer to reality with the publication of a report by the Acute Data Alignment ...

NHS England has announced that the appointment of Chris Hopson as its new chief strategy officer. Previously, Hopson served as the chief executive for NHS Providers – formerly the Foundation Trust ...

The Health Secretary has said failing hospitals will be named and shamed in league tables and NHS managers sacked if they cannot improve. Health Secretary Wes Streeting delivering a keynote speech on ...