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Health secretary pressed for answers on workforce and training places

Members of the Commons health committee urge Yvette Cooper to clarify the Government’s plans for specialty training places and NHS staffing.

Tim Tonkin 05.11.26

Inquiry report highlights ‘huge impact’ on health service staff

The BMA in Scotland has warned that action must be taken now to protect the NHS and its workforce in any future pandemic.

Jennifer Trueland 03.11.26

Budget fails to deliver for NHS, says BMA

Government offers £190m to assist with meeting the demands of winter pressures and £100m for the expansion of medical robotics

Tim Tonkin 29.10.26

Slow progress

The Bengoa report set out an ambitious path for health and social care reform in Northern Ireland. Despite early political consensus, progress has been slow. Jennifer Trueland hears from three members of the original report panel – including Rafael Bengoa himself – about what needs to happen next

Jennifer Trueland 29.10.26

I can more than empathise

When GP Genevieve Allum hears about her patients' health problems, she doesn't tell them that she has a serious genetic condition of her own. It has convinced her there should be more support for people with rare diseases – including doctors. Seren Boyd reports

Seren Boyd 28.10.26

Call to unfreeze London weighting

BMA seeks end to cap on living allowance for medical staff

Tim Tonkin 20.10.26

Worlds apart

Resident doctors such as Pauline Josiya are often the most senior clinicians in Malawi's public hospitals, working 24-hour shifts, with little break and scant resources. Seren Boyd hears about the challenges she faces and speaks to British doctors involved with a charity which supports medical training in Malawi

Seren Boyd 12.10.26

Doctors fear reporting bullying, finds GMC

Regulator’s report finds 67 per cent of LED and SAS doctors believe raising concerns about abuse would make no difference

Tim Tonkin 08.10.26