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How England’s Health System Is Expanding Data Sharing, Openness and Accountability to Drive Trust, Research and Innovation

Incident Raises Questions Over Patient Safety, Workforce Pressure and Support During Ongoing Industrial Action

Hospital admissions remain near record highs as winter viruses, staff shortages and strike action continue to strain NHS capacity

Choice, But Not as You Know It: NHS Data Reveals Widespread Denial of Patient Rights

Leaders warn that unclear governance and heavy reporting requirements are hindering the NHS shift toward prevention and population health.

Government proposals for a unified digital identity aim to streamline NHS access, but questions remain over privacy, security and digital exclusion.

More than fifty patients have asked the Health Secretary to investigate how a surgeon’s work went unchecked for so long

A proposed policy from NHS England would allow the highest-performing hospital trusts to retain and reinvest their own revenue surpluses into capital projects

Government names first wave of high-performing NHS organisations to pilot greater freedoms, with two also considered for population-health contracts

Freedom of information data reveal hundreds of emergency calls made between hospital buildings on the same site due to internal transfer gaps

When politicians pledge to put more money into the NHS, many frontline staff and local leaders ask a simple question: where does the funding actually land?

Experts examining NHS productivity have been criticised for relying on familiar government narratives rather than addressing underlying systemic issues.

Sir Jim Mackey signals a slower, more deliberate transition, raising questions about funding, focus, and the government’s health reform agenda.

The announcement of new strike dates by England’s resident doctors has reignited one of the NHS’s most enduring conflicts: a workforce at breaking point, and a government unwilling or unable to meet it halfway.

The arrival of Jules Hunt as interim director general for technology, digital and data at the Department of Health and Social Care marks more than a change in personnel. It's a statement of intent.

Claire Murdoch, one of the most influential figures in British mental health policy, has resigned from her role as NHS England’s national mental health director after nine years.

The DHSC is recruiting three new Director Generals, each earning up to £174,000, as part of a merger with NHS England. The high salaries aim to attract top talent but have reignited debate over public sector pay amid wider financial pressures.

Electronic Patient Record systems promise safer, faster care, but many NHS trusts say suppliers fail to provide the long-term support needed. Without accountability, multimillion-pound systems risk digitising inefficiencies rather than transforming healthcare.

A new TBI report argues the app should be at the heart of a single patient record — and that delivery must be championed from the top.

Why the government’s vision for a unified health record will need more than technology to succeed.