Also in this newsletter: demand for special educational needs provision doubles
NHS data shows mounting pressure from ‘quad-demic’ of viruses
Keir Starmer has vowed to make better use of existing capacity to reduce massive backlog
Government also aims to increase access to local diagnostic centres
NHS data shows number of people in hospital with the illness has quadrupled over past month
Access to information could be increased by centralising anonymised records
Funding for existing services would have helped more patients
Number of patients being admitted with illness jumps 70% over the past week
Author recommends breaking ‘siloed’ work practices to spur life sciences sector and improve care
Information Commissioner warns improper use of popular messaging app could be ‘hugely problematic’ for NHS
Figures released by NHS England show slower than hoped rollout of software
Labour will keep independent commissioning body NHS England despite large disagreement that the system works
Health secretary Wes Streeting plans to name England’s failing trusts and sack poor bosses in bid to raise performance
Initiative is part of growing international efforts to give early warning of pandemic threats
Funding commitments raise questions over whether the money can deliver needed long-term transformation
Health secretary’s comments come after Treasury announces £1.5bn for service in 2025 to boost appointments
We should scour the world for executives with the right track record to turn around this complex organisation
Also in this week’s newsletter: NHS waiting lists near record levels
Lack of appointments blamed for fall in take-up of key vaccinations
Crisis gripping health service in England is ‘laid bare’ in damning review by Lord Darzi
Austerity and failed attempts at reform have contributed to decline of health provision, says Darzi report
In everything from nursing to anaesthesia, medical systems worldwide are relying on support staff more than ever. Are there dangers to our health?
Spending watchdog declines to give green light to lecanemab for patients in England
Nice’s backing for Casgevy comes after UK became first country to give drug regulatory approval
Academics and charities call for a national policy for providing fertility treatment on NHS
