PFI NHS Buildings: Design Flaws & High Costs
Architect Martin Cook warns against repeating PFI mistakes for NHS buildings, citing poor design quality and escalating maintenance costs. Learn why this procurement model failed.
Architect Martin Cook warns against repeating PFI mistakes for NHS buildings, citing poor design quality and escalating maintenance costs. Learn why this procurement model failed.
King's College Hospital NHS plans to relocate haematology care from Orpington to Camberwell, saving £700k annually while patients fear longer journeys and isolation from families.
Jonty Bravery, who threw a boy from Tate Modern, has been found guilty of attacking two nurses at Broadmoor hospital. Read the full details of the shocking assaults.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces criticism for failing to tackle the NHS's 'eye-watering' £3.1bn clinical negligence bill. Medical leaders demand urgent reform to save millions for frontline services.
Campaigners protest NHS private finance schemes as Didcot's Great Western Park health centre faces 10-year delay over developer return demands. Read the latest developments.
A senior nurse at St Mary's Hospital has been suspended for 12 months after a tribunal found she bullied a colleague with racist and ageist insults. Discover the full details of the case.
A heated debate on NHS salaries erupts as a consultant calls her £100,000 wage 'pathetic', while a retired teacher defends his £50,000 pay. Read the full story and share your views.
Major report urges fundamental hospital reinvention with care shifting to homes. Thousands of beds could disappear as NHS embraces community-based treatment models.
Bereaved parents face 'harrowing' year-long waits for child postmortem results due to critical NHS pathologist shortages. 37% of consultant posts lie vacant nationwide.
A mental health nurse in London has been suspended for nine months after lying about having a driving licence to secure her job and driving colleagues illegally. Discover the full details of the NMC hearing.
New immigration proposals could trigger mass NHS nurse exodus, with up to 50,000 considering leaving. Union leaders warn of patient safety risks and workforce crisis.
Labour MP alleges Microsoft overcharged the NHS in major software contracts as MPs call for more government spending with British tech firms. Discover the details.
Retired consultant reveals junior doctors worked 80-100 hour weeks for 'pittance' as current strikes continue. Read why decades of being 'cheap labour' fuels NHS discontent.
A damning report reveals NHS England is failing to meet key waiting time targets for scans and hospital care, despite billions in investment. Discover the full story.
Paediatric nurse Paula Ivers, 47, died from an aortic dissection hours after being sent home from Tameside Hospital with Gaviscon. Her family says the NHS 'let her down in the worst way possible'.
Shocking RCN survey reveals 66% of nurses work through illness due to understaffing and stress. Urgent action needed to protect NHS workforce and patient care.
A mental health nurse in West London faces a £1,000 fine for leaving an envelope next to an overflowing bin. She vows to fight the 'fly-tipping' charge in court. Read her story.
NHS chief reports encouraging signs of reduced junior doctor strike participation as five-day walkout continues. Health Secretary criticises impact on patients.
A damning Institute for Government report criticises Health Secretary Wes Streeting's NHS reforms, warning government targets will be missed. Read the full analysis.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting unveils radical NHS restructuring plan to cut 18,000 jobs and redirect £1bn to frontline care. Can this high-stakes gamble save both the health service and Labour's political future?
Junior doctors in England begin a five-day strike over pay erosion. Learn how this 13th walkout since 2023 affects NHS services and the ongoing dispute with the government.
Thousands of resident doctors in England begin a five-day strike over pay erosion. NHS warns of major disruption to appointments and operations as government refuses further pay uplift.
Junior doctors in England are returning to picket lines in January 2026 after pay talks collapse. The BMA demands full pay restoration as the government faces another NHS crisis.
Thousands of junior doctors in England begin 13th strike since 2023 over pay erosion. Health Secretary refuses pay uplift as NHS warns of major disruptions to appointments and operations.
Hospital consultants demand 5.5% pay rise and threaten industrial action if government fails to meet December deadline. Read about the escalating NHS crisis.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting confronts a five-day doctors' strike amid rising flu cases and record waiting lists. Can the NHS withstand this winter's pressure?
Health Secretary Wes Streeting sees a slight drop in NHS waiting lists amid a challenging week where he denied plotting against the Prime Minister. Sky News Daily podcast analysis.
NHS England data reveals record October A&E waits, with 40% of patients delayed over 4 hours. Health chiefs warn of severe winter pressures amid rising flu and doctor strikes.
Around 18,000 NHS staff in England face redundancy as part of a sweeping government reform. Learn how the voluntary redundancy scheme works and the impact on the health service.
Major NHS restructuring in England will see 18,000 roles cut. Ministers promise £1bn savings for frontline care, while unions warn of expertise loss and service disruption.