A patient whose debilitating symptoms were dismissed for two years was found to have a gallstone the size of a golf ball causing chronic gallbladder disease, a diagnosis that only…
Author: James Whitfield
James Whitfield
Editor-in-Chief
James Whitfield is the Editor-in-Chief of Health News Daily, bringing over 15 years of experience in health journalism. A former health correspondent for regional UK publications, James oversees editorial policy, standards and final approval of all published content. He specialises in NHS policy, healthcare reform and the political decisions that shape the UK's health system. James is committed to delivering accurate, transparent and trustworthy health reporting for UK readers.
· 15+ years in health journalism, former regional health correspondent, newsroom editorial leadership
· NHS funding and workforce planning, waiting list policy, primary care access, GP and dentistry shortages, Continuing Healthcare assessments, health legislation and DHSC decisions
The government has acknowledged that diagnostic services across the NHS, including the specialist sonography workforce, are under significant and sustained pressure, a crisis with direct consequences for patient care from…
New data reveals that surgeons in English hospitals performed surgery on the wrong patient or the wrong part of the body 661 times between 2020 and 2025, marking a 46…
The Trump administration’s flagship “Make America Healthy Again” agenda is being held back by a critical leadership vacuum, with two of the nation’s most prominent public health posts remaining unfilled…
A Scottish councillor was forced to spend his life savings and fundraise for private immunotherapy abroad after being told his aggressive brain cancer was terminal on the NHS, exposing what…
Hundreds of thousands of NHS staff are facing an epidemic of violence and abuse simply for doing their jobs, with new figures revealing record levels of physical attacks, sexual harassment,…
A suspended NHS doctor has been charged with inviting support for Hamas, marking a significant escalation in a case that has become a flashpoint in the government’s drive to crack…
Five NHS trusts, ranked as the worst-performing in England, will be placed under intensive government scrutiny from next month as part of a new recovery programme that promises a radical…
Nearly one in five NHS organisations in England are formally rationing crucial hip and knee replacement surgeries by setting Body Mass Index (BMI) thresholds that patients must meet to qualify…
A federal judge’s ruling has left the United States without a functioning national vaccine advisory committee, creating immediate uncertainty for immunisation policy and throwing the nation’s public health infrastructure into…