The NHS national booking system has today opened for 7.5 million eligible people to book in their spring COVID-19 vaccination. The online booking system opens today (Tuesday 25 March), for people to ...

How is the NHS funded? The vast majority of public NHS funding comes from general taxation and National Insurance contributions. A small proportion of funding (1% of the total Department of Health and ...

NHS England has today announced the incoming team who will help lead the organisation’s transition into the Department of Health and Social Care. The team – called the NHS Transformation Executive ...

NHS England was created by the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government as part of health secretary Andrew Lansley’s 2012 reforms. It was designed to give operational independence to the NHS ...

After Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's announcement this week that NHS England (NHSE) is to be disbanded, the BBC looks at whether the changes present a new opportunity to improve patient safety ...

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 ...

Sir Keir Starmer has announced the abolition of NHS England in a move he said would slash bureaucracy, save money and bring management of the health system “back into democratic control”.

Over half of adults (52.8%) reported having an NHS dentist; of those who attended an NHS dental appointment in the last 28 days, 89.6% were "Very satisfied" or "Satisfied" with the care they received.

This was because the 1995 and 2008 sections of the NHS Pension Scheme base officer benefits on the whole time equivalent earnings for all officer members (irrespective of whether they work full or ...