NHS waiting list at lowest level in three years

The government’s flagship NHS pledge to get back to hitting the 18-week waiting time target in England by the end of the parliament is hanging in the balance, experts say. An analysis by the Health Foundation shows, on current trends, waiting times will still be over 20 weeks by July 2029. The think-tank is warning…

She said she was sceptical of the motives of peers who have tabled amendments to the legislation, saying “sometimes I wonder if people who are emotionally, or perhaps through their own background, opposed to assisted dying, find all these other explanations where the truth is that they would never find an amendment that would satisfy…

Emergency service teams, local councils and government officials will take part in a full, multi-day pandemic preparedness exercise, to help the UK prepare for potential future threats. The test, which is likely to take place in the autumn, will involve thousands of people across different parts of the UK, minister Pat McFadden has announced. The…