A Conservative Member of Parliament has called for the NHS to be reformed by introducing charges for those who lead “unhealthy lifestyles” by drinking too much, eating junk food or leading promiscuous lives.Dr Philip Lee MP, a practicing GP, has
Ministers have ordered an annual review of the National Health Service after it was revealed poor standards of care lead to 12,000 early deaths a year. The figures came after the NHS regulator, the Health Ombudsman, was described as “inadequate”
General Practitioners will be asked to check whether patients are eligible for free NHS care in a new pilot scheme to be rolled out in ten areas with high populations of EU migrants. According to GP magazine Pulse, surgeries will
The dire state of the National Health Service has been brought close to home for Prime Minister David Cameron after his own brother-in-law has warned of ‘unprecedented’ pressure on the health service. Carl Brookes, a cardiologist who is marries to
In an interview on BBC Newsnight last night, Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary Andy Burnham admitted that his party would put the ideology of socialised care ahead of patient choice and quality of healthcare. He also slammed the Coalition government for
Labour has been accused of “rank hypocrisy” over the NHS as Shadow Health Secretary Andy Burnham has admitted that the party plans to close hospitals and reduce the number of beds available if it takes power in May. His party
Thirty babies and mothers are believed to have died in an NHS hospital over the last decade – because doctors and midwives refused to speak to each other. Giving evidence to a government enquiry into the deaths, midwives have said
The leader of the Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon has said her MPs will vote on English health matters to protect funding for Scotland’s NHS. The separatist party, which has six MPs in the House of Commons, traditionally has a
Britain’s most senior doctor has cast doubts on the sustainability of a healthcare service that is free for all. His comments come at the same time as UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage called for a debate on the idea
A Christian woman is taking her employer, an NHS Trust, to an employment tribunal after they disciplined her for misconduct because she prayed for a Muslim colleague who was unwell. She is accusing the trust of discrimination, and wants them
Health, immigration and the economy far outstrip other issues in terms of importance to voters, a new poll by YouGov for the Times Red Box has found. However, the pollsters yesterday discovered that issues come second in voters’ minds to
Mere weeks after Miliband was accused of wanting to ‘weaponise’ the NHS – a phrase which he has not denied using – patients and doctors working in Labour-run NHS Wales have called on him to stop being hypocritical, and to
The NHS hospital that was being managed by a private firm may have been given a negative care report by left wing campaigners opposed to any non-state involvement in the health service. Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Cambridgeshire was a British health
The Scottish National Party (SNP) has been accused of attempted to silence staff in the Scottish NHS in order to distance themselves from the chaos surrounding emergency health provision. In an email seen by the Telegraph, a member of staff
Fourteen NHS Accident and Emergency departments have now declared major incidents, cancelling all but the most essential operations and calling in extra staff to cope with the surge in demand that winter brings. Yet NHS bosses are still insisting that
A man who was given a free nose job on the National Health Service, then threatened to sue it because he was unhappy with the result, has announced his bankruptcy. Sam Barton from Sutton Coldfield, in Birmingham blew a total of
Nigel Farage says that nurses working for the NHS should be able to speak English. I agree. What a pity that this is about the most daringly controversial criticism of the NHS we’re likely to hear from almost any politician,
The NHS is suffering an Accident & Emergency crisis this week, with five hospitals having to declare states of emergency after being overwhelmed by demand. One official described the scenes at some hospitals as a “war-zone”, as patients were left
The Labour Party in Scotland has pledged to employ a thousand more nurses than the current nationalist government, which will be paid for by the English. The party plans to use the proceeds of the proposed Mansion Tax – which
A kebab-loving couple declared too fat to work are raking in £2k a month in welfare handouts from the British taxpayer. Stephen Beer and Michelle Coomb, from Plymouth, weigh a total of 55 stone and claim their size makes it
UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage has said that doctors who do not speak English to an adequate level should be banned from working in the NHS. He also labelled inability to train enough doctors to meet current demand as
A senior labour politician has called for a “radical rescue plan” to save the NHS from catastrophe. Writing in the Mail on Sunday, Member of Parliament Frank Field has said that unless drastic action is taken, a disastrous financial shortfall
The Labour-run NHS in Wales is falling behind its English counterpart in almost every measure, detailed research by the House of Commons library shows. The figures demonstrate that not only do patients in Wales wait far longer for tests and
The United Kingdom confirmed its first positive Ebola case in Scotland.
The Chief Executive of NHS England has attacked the recent ruling by European Court of Justice that obesity is a disability. The Organisation of Economic Co-Operation and Development’s latest health report show that a quarter of British adults are obese
