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250 GP practices closed or merge in a single year

What will be the impact of GP practice closures   Some 254 GP practices listed on 1 April 2017 were no longer listed on the 1 April 2018, an...

Darzi says health and care needs extra £60bn by 2030

How much more money will the NHS need over the next decade Lord Ara Darzi estimates the health and care system will need up to an additional £60bn...

Question over where cash for cancer testing is going

What can be done to make sure funding is spent on cancer diagnostics A report by Cancer Research UK has found that, despite additional funding,...

Britons want to pay more for NHS

Can a tax hike save the NHS A social research agency says that its recent social attitudes survey indicates that the British public is more open to...

Northern STPs to receive £60m for capital schemes

What do we know about how the new money is to be spent Three northern STPs have been awarded a total of £60m for capital schemes from a fund of...

Theresa May appoints new ministers to DH

What are the new appointments at the DH New appointments have been made to minister of state positions at the Department of Health and Social Care...

Foundation trust boss quits over inadequate funding

Why did Lord Kerslake quit King's College Hospital Lord Kerslake has resigned after two and a half years as chairman of King's College Hospital NHS...