Work by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has estimated that long delays at A&E departments in England in 2023 caused about 270 deaths a week.
An initial £30m investment for the first quarter of the new financial year has been announced in Scotland as part of a plan to reduce inpatient and day-case waiting lists.
The role of NHS trusts when it comes to tackling health inequalities not been clearly articulated, according to a blog by NHS Providers.
The Department of Health and Social Care and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities have confirmed the mandatory funding contributions to the Better Care Fund for 2024/25.
NHS England has income protected an increased number of indicators within the quality and outcomes framework for 2024/25.
NHS England has released guidance to support integrated care boards to develop a ‘clear and well planned’ 10-year strategy for infrastructure.
NHS England has published the planning guidance for 2024/25 – originally timetabled for release at the end of December.
The British Social Attitudes survey, published by the Nuffield Trust and The King's Fund, showed that only 24% of people in Great Britain were satisfied with the service offered by the NHS in 2023.
Real mean pay for nurses fell by 6.5% between 2010 and 2023, with a real cut of 7.1% between 2010 and 2019 only slightly offset by a 0.7% increase over the subsequent years.
The Department of Health and Social Care has published the 2024/25 financial directions for NHS England setting out how NHS England’s budget is broken down for the year.