Advanced practitioners are not unsafe substitutes, but vital parts of the NHS workforce – a role backed by evidence and professional governance, yet increasingly caught in a political battle over…
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 UK has set out to end smoking forever with a generational ban that will quietly phase out the legal sale of tobacco, creating what ministers describe as a “smoke-free…
Chlorinated chicken imports have emerged as a defining test of whether the UK will uphold its food standards in post-Brexit trade negotiations, with government officials actively considering how to respond…
MPs have warned of significant gaps in the UK’s aid strategy, pointing to a lack of clear metrics for measuring success and a failure to communicate the value of foreign…
Manifestos published by the six parties contesting next month’s Senedd election have been criticised for failing to be “upfront” about the scale of the fiscal challenges awaiting the next Welsh…
People in the UK are living longer overall, but they are spending more of those extra years in poor health – a trend that sets the country apart from almost…
‘I didn’t finish a single hot meal’: patients say poor hospital food is delaying recovery Hospital patients are suffering longer recovery times because of the poor quality of the food…
The National Disability Insurance Scheme is facing its most significant reforms yet as the Albanese government moves to curb spiralling costs that threaten to overwhelm the programme. Health minister Mark…
Nearly half of NHS hospital trusts are using non-doctors to fill doctors’ roles, new research reveals, prompting the British Medical Association to issue a stark warning about patient safety.The doctors’…
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is issuing payments of up to £778 to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) recipients with musculoskeletal conditions this May, following the April rate increases…