Under the plans, private health companies will be handed £2.5 billion to carry out an extra million treatments of NHS patients a year.

More than 100,000 patients were waiting for routine treatment at the Royal Free London in November, new figures show.

Britain’s new government, which is already facing anger over higher taxes, unpopular spending decisions and political scandals just six months after taking office, is now being battered by rising borrowing costs that threaten to derail its left-leaning program.

Kate Middleton, Britain’s Princess of Wales, on Tuesday paid a visit to the Royal Marsden Hospital in London to thank National Health Service (NHS) staff who cared for her during her cancer treatment over the past year.

Almost 100,000 patients were waiting for routine treatment at London North West Healthcare in November, new figures show.

Government borrowing rose by more than expected to £17.8 billion last month, the highest December figure for four years, according to official data. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said public sector net borrowing was £10.1 billion higher than the same month last year.

A West London NHS Trust has warned that St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington “will not last” until the 2040s after the Government announced repairs are not expected to start until 2035. Professor Tim Orchard,

A plaque honouring Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu, the NHS's first sickle cell specialist nurse counsellor, is to be unveiled at an NHS blood donor centre in south London. Dame Elizabeth will officially open Brixton Blood Donor Centre on Wednesday.

Dame Kate Bingham was commissioned by the previous government to help the UK secure vaccines during the pandemic.

Opinions on NHS reform are split between supporting private sector involvement to reduce waiting lists and concerns over ethics, funding, and preserving public service values

Dr Zaheer Mangera shares insights into the lung cancer pathway and the benefits and challenges of early diagnosis and lung cancer screening.

A damning report on overcrowded hospitals added fuel to a painful debate over the crises at the National Health Service.