It comes after a series of outbreaks of meningitis, with the most serious being in Kent earlier this year which left two ...

As the UK general election approaches, political parties have released their manifestos, with a strong focus on the NHS. Pledges to increase health service funding, tackle long waiting lists, and ...

The UK government has published a new strategy designed to boost cyber-resilience in the health and social care sector by 2030, claiming it is key to building a sustainable, patient-centric NHS. The ...

A series of systemic failures at the NHS and Department of Health exposed the service to serious levels of cyber-risk, allowing WannaCry to disrupt over a third of trusts in England with thousands of ...

NHS England’s headquarters in central London was blockaded in 2024 as health professionals demanded the cancellation of its contract with Palantir - Victoria Jones/PA Patients could refuse to share ...

Concerns have been raised about the NHS’s use of Palantir’s controversial data integration platform in Humber and North ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Wes Streeting will urge the Government not to abandon its NHS reform agenda in a speech in the House of Commons on Monday. Speaking at the second reading of the NHS Modernisation Bill he drafted, the ...

The government is planning a pilot of its NHS Digital Health Check, which will be available through the NHS App for those who are selected to be part of the trial. The checkup is a digital version of ...

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has expedited the merger of NHS England and NHS Digital in order to create a more streamlined technology and support body. The merger of the ...