Patients across the UK are set to benefit from access to safe, effective and innovative equipment and medical devices as part of the first ever medical technology ('medtech') strategy published today.

THERE’S a new boss at the NHS. Today, Simon Stevens takes up the reins as chief executive of NHS England, the quango now responsible for the vast majority of the health service’s £100bn budget. Back ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The UK's Labour government outlined its 10 Year Health Plan for the NHS in July 2025. Image credit: Nigel J. Harris via ...

The NHS could prevent thousands more heart attacks and strokes every year by offering everyone in the UK aged 50 and over a single "polypill" combining a statin and three blood pressure lowering drugs ...

Doctors and health service providers welcomed publication of an NHS strategy for managing demand ahead of another busy winter for health and social care, but said it failed to address underlying ...

The 2026 obesity strategy marks a shift from reactive treatment to proactive prevention. AFP News/Isabel INFANTES The NHS is set to accelerate the delivery of the weight-loss drug Mounjaro as part of ...

Plans to create 'virtual wards' and offer more support at home to the elderly and vulnerable could ease pressure on hospitals in the short-term, but ignore the pressing issue of staff shortages, the ...

The Department for Health and Social Care has launched a cyber security programme designed to enhance cyber resilience across the NHS and the social care sector in England over the next seven years, ...

(Bloomberg) -- Rishi Sunak unveiled his long-awaited plan to recruit record numbers of doctors and nurses, as he seeks to win back voters who blame his ruling UK Conservatives for the crisis facing ...

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust has brought in outsourcer Civica to implement the next stage of its “paperless NHS” strategy. The deal will see the trust use Civica’s electronic ...