Health Secretary Sajid Javid is believed to be keen to introduce legislation forcing all NHS workers to be vaccinated against Covid "as soon as possible", despite fears of staff shortages.
The NHS’s most senior doctor has warned that our 'freedom' to enjoy Christmas could be removed if enough people don't come forward for a booster Covid vaccine.
Face-to-face hospital appointments in Glasgow are being cancelled or rescheduled to help free up roads for the upcoming U.N. climate change conference, COP26.
All frontline NHS staff could be forced to get vaccinated against Covid (or be forced out of their jobs) under plans being drawn up by Sajid Javid – with the backing of Boris Johnson.
More than 40% of the GP appointments held in England last month did not take place face-to-face – that's more than 10 million appointments.
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To help reduce long waiting lists, hospitals in England have been told they can scrap some of the anti-Covid measures introduced during lockdown, including testing and isolating patients before planned operations.
People living in England's poorer regions are almost twice as likely to have to wait more than 12 months for hospital treatment – and waiting lists are growing more quickly in these areas than elsewhere.
The cancer patient backlog in the NHS – caused in part by the "stay at home, protect the NHS" drive – could take more than a decade to clear, according to new research – and thousands more will be lost along the way.
Record numbers of children and young people are seeking access to mental health services, according to analysis by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and an "unprecedented" number of children are waiting for care.
