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The logo of the NHS for England. Criticism of the National Health Service (England) includes issues such as access, waiting lists, healthcare coverage, and various scandals. The National Health Service (NHS) is the publicly funded health care system of England , created under the National Health Service Act 1946 by the post-war Labour ...
Problems with social care are “clogging up” hospitals, adding to an “existential” crisis for the NHS, Wes Streeting has said. But the Health Secretary indicated fundamental reform of the ...
The health secretary has said some patients' experience of the NHS this winter makes him feel "ashamed". Wes Streeting said he had seen patients left crying and distressed and stuck in corridors ...
Flu cases are skyrocketing, causing huge problems for hospitals, NHS England bosses are warning. Last week the number of patients in hospital in England with the virus topped 5,400 a day on ...
The 2022–present National Health Service (NHS) strikes are several ongoing industrial disputes in the publicly funded health services of the United Kingdom.. The disputes relate to the several staff groups on the Agenda for Change pay scale, as well as those on the junior doctor and consultant contracts; and are further divided by the devolved national NHS staff work in.
The NHS was established within the differing nations of the United Kingdom through differing legislation, and as such there has never been a singular British healthcare system, instead there are 4 health services in the United Kingdom; NHS England, the NHS Scotland, HSC Northern Ireland and NHS Wales, which were run by the respective UK government ministries for each home nation before falling ...
The NHS requires at least £13bn to address its backlog of estate problems, and according to the recent review by Ara Darzi the health service faces a shortfall of £37bn in capital funding.
In June 2023, the delayed NHS Long Term Workforce Plan was announced, to train doctors and nurses and create new roles within the health service. [58] The Welsh and UK governments announced a partnership on 23 September 2024 to reduce NHS waiting lists in England and Wales during the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool.