Parents worry as cancelled jabs and a dearth of information hit the UK Covid jab plan for 12- to 15-year-oldsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage“In my daughter’s school there are no signs of vaccines so far. No consent forms re…
NHS aims to give 35m flu jabs amid warnings of up to 60,000 deaths
Service aims to immunise more than half the population amid fears of particularly deadly flu seasonThe NHS is to embark on the most ambitious programme of flu jabs in its history amid warnings of up to 60,000 deaths.The health service aims to immunise …
Wales draws up emergency Covid plan to stop NHS being overwhelmed
‘Urgent’ plan could mean restrictions – but government says most likely scenario is country will remain at alert level 0Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Welsh government has drawn up a “Covid urgent” plan designed to deal…
Coronavirus report warned of impact on UK four years before pandemic
Exclusive: Report from planning exercise in 2016 alerted government of need to stockpile PPE and set up contact tracing systemCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSenior health officials who war-gamed the impact of a coronavirus …
Nurses in England to be balloted on possible strike action over pay
Royal College of Nursing says 92% of its members in England believe 3% pay offer is unacceptableThe prospect of nurses in England striking for the first time has drawn nearer after their union decided to ballot members on taking industrial action over …
Ask not what the NHS can do for us … but what we can do for the NHS | Adrian Chiles
We venerate the health service and howl at governments to fund it better. But, as individuals, what can we do to help this institution we profess to love so well?We love the National Health Service. It’s a pure, unconditional love. Most of us have expe…
Eight-week-old baby died after hospital’s ‘catalogue of failings’, NHS inquiry finds
Bristol Children’s hospital tried to ‘deceive’ Ben Condon’s parents about his death, NHS ombudsman saysAn eight-week-old baby died after “a catalogue of failings” in his treatment at a children’s hospital, which then tried to “deceive” his parents abou…
Doctors, receptionists and practice teams quit after wave of hostility over GP appointments
Fears of mass exodus as abuse by patients skyrockets over blood tests, jabs and face-to-face consultationsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSenior doctors have warned that practice staff and GPs are quitting after an unprecede…
Fear on the ward: UK mothers threatened with social services for refusing maternity care
Women who turn down advice from health service staff say they are being coerced with threats of referrals to agencies and policePregnant women and new mothers are being referred to social services by midwives for refusing to follow their advice, patien…
England’s NHS and care services need 1.1m extra staff by 2031, finds study
Health Foundation says government must spend up to £86.4bn more on services to maintain standardsThe NHS and social care services in England will need more than 1.1 million extra staff over the next decade to keep up with growing demand, research sugg…