
New NHS-Style Social Care System Could Take Decades, Dilnot Warns
Sir Andrew Dilnot, who proposed social care reforms 15 years ago, says the cost of such a scheme would be 'very substantial'.

Sir Andrew Dilnot, who proposed social care reforms 15 years ago, says the cost of such a scheme would be 'very substantial'.

Sue Ryder chief nurse Jane Turner writes that MPs from across the assisted dying debate agreed that palliative care in the UK is failing many patients.

The Greater Manchester mayor says he is prepared to spend political capital pushing a universal, tax-funded care system as Labour's conference opens in Liverpool, the Guardian reports.
A professional body representing GPs says the majority no longer have time to discuss preventative health measures with patients, The Guardian reports.
Burnham wants to offer free access to social care services in England and will put the plans before voters at the next general election, the BBC reports.

The proposal would offer free access to social care services in England, with plans to be put before voters at the next general election.
The proposed overhaul would replace England's means-tested social care system with a model based on NHS principles, according to Anadolu Agency.
The prime minister told the BBC that social care in England is 'as unfair as American healthcare' as he set out plans for a new system.

The Greater Manchester mayor says a new social care plan will be detailed and put to voters at the next general election.

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust has launched an urgent investigation after ten staff were removed following unauthorised access to a young boy's medical records.
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust apologised after the medical records of a toddler who died in Brantham were accessed without authorisation.

Ten staff have been suspended after medical records belonging to three-year-old Noah Woods, who died after going missing in Suffolk, were accessed without authorisation.
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust has launched an urgent investigation following the breach.
An emergency motion urges the government to invoke a 2027 break clause in its contract with Palantir amid concerns over the firm's human rights record.

The head of NHS England said there have been too many cases of staff abusing patient trust and that the practice must stop.
NHS England says a rapid new test, piloted in five centres, can diagnose brain tumours while a patient is still on the operating table.

Nearly a million people in England are on ADHD assessment waiting lists, with NHS boards imposing minimum two-year waits amid a sharp rise in referrals.

Four integrated care boards in England have introduced a minimum two-year waiting period for neurodiversity assessments, citing surging demand, prompting criticism from patient groups.

A report from BBC Health sets out the main available details, with claims kept attributed to their sources.

Sandie Peggie told a tribunal the Royal College of Nursing failed to adequately support her after she objected to sharing a women's changing room with a transgender doctor.