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25/02/2026

Almost all NHS trusts are missing a major cancer target with some of the worst performers seeing only about half of patients on time. The NHS has a long-standing target for 85% of patients to wait no longer than 62 days from their cancer referral being received to beginning treatment. It has failed to do so at a national level since 2014.

24/02/2026

GPs in England will have to guarantee same-day appointments for any patient with urgent health needs, under a new clause being added to their contract. The government said the changes would ensure everyone who needs to be seen quickly would be.

24/02/2026

GP practices in England are to be paid £3,000 a year bonuses to prescribe patients weight loss drugs. The government is adding the incentive payments to the GP contract starting in April.

14/02/2026

7 key questions to ask before you choose a care home:

1. I’d like to do an unannounced visit - is that ok?
2. I’d like to get up when I want to, not when I’m told - is that ok?
3. When was your last CQC inspection and what was the rating?
4. What is your staff recruitment procedure and what vetting is involved?
5. How many staff vacancies do you currently have?
6. What activities do you have for residents and how often?
7. When was your last safeguarding referral and how many have you had in the last 12 months?

14/02/2026

A "critical incident" has been declared at Nottingham University Hospitals due to an increase in demand the trust has struggled to meet. The hospital stated that it had seen "significant demand" on services in the last week, particularly in A&E, which had resulted in patients suffering "unacceptable and lengthy waits" in corridors.

13/02/2026

Care home costs are expected to rise in 2026. Half of care home residents aged 65+ pay privately, while the rest receive local authority funding based on their assets. The average annual costs of residential care is £67,496 and nursing care £79,820. There is currently no cap on care home fees in the UK.

13/02/2026

Nurses and other health service staff on the Agenda for Change contract in England and Wales will receive a 3.3% pay rise in April, ministers have announced.

13/02/2026

12/12/2025

A surge in "super flu" cases will present the NHS with a challenge "unlike any it has seen since the pandemic", Wes Streeting has said. The number of patients in hospital with influenza has risen more than 50% in the past week, with officials warning there is still no sign of "super flu" peaking yet.

12/12/2025

Access to hospital treatments is being restricted in many areas of England as the NHS struggles to balance its books. Regional health boards have ordered some hospitals to cut back on the number of patients they are seeing, meaning hundreds of thousands of patients could have to wait longer for treatment.

04/12/2025

There has been a 6% rise in the number of younger students beginning undergraduate nursing degrees in England this year compared to the same period in 2024, new data has revealed.

03/12/2025

The number of people in England walking out of A&E without treatment has tripled in the past 6 years, new figures show. Analysis of NHS data by the RCN shows soaring demand for urgent hospital care and long waits has led to what it describes as a “shocking” rise in the number of patients leaving emergency departments untreated.