Health

One major crisis facing the country that was notably absent from the King’s Speech was social care, despite its impact on the NHS.

We spoke to the Health Secretary Wes Streeting and asked him if he was prepared to think the unthinkable when it comes to the NHS?

Of all the challenges facing the government perhaps the NHS is the most urgent for the public.

Sir David Warren is the Chair of the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Today’s review puts the spotlight on an organisation that’s described as having a “toxic culture” with racism in its ranks. 

Any deal, of course, will see a collective sigh of relief right across England’s NHS, and will be an important step towards Labour’s plan to reduce the waiting lists.

The NHS has scrambled to set up a helpline after reports that Russian hackers stole records covering 300 million patient interactions.

We spoke to Sarah Wollaston – a GP and former Conservative MP, who split with the party over Brexit and unsuccessfully ran as a Lib Dem candidate in the last election.

Our Factcheck team has been looking at the election’s big issues and the NHS is one voters say they care about most. 

We spoke to Health Minister Maria Caulfield, and I began by asking her how she could explain the figures in Victoria’s report that four in 5 locums – qualified GPs – were unable to find work.

Trying to get a GP appointment is a formidable challenge –  there’s often nothing available for weeks on end and it’s a struggle to get through on the phone.

An independent health think tank has accused both the Conservatives and Labour of setting out unrealistic funding for NHS England in their manifestos.

New figures from NHS England show those lists are up for the first time in seven months. The number of people waiting for treatments rose to 6.3 million by the end of April – many are on multiple waiting lists.

The NHS has appealed for O-type blood donors to come forward as soon as possible – amid the fallout from the cyber attack which hit major London hospitals. 

Major hospitals in London have declared a critical incident after a cyber attack led to operations being cancelled and patients being diverted elsewhere for care.