The sharp decline in public toilet provision across England is creating a public health crisis, with its most severe impacts falling on society’s most vulnerable. The loss of these facilities…
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’s relaunched Women’s Health Strategy, while ambitious in its aims to tackle systemic bias in the NHS, risks perpetuating the very health inequalities it seeks to solve if it…
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The funeral of Felicia Cox, a nurse whose pioneering work transformed the standards of pain management across the UK and Europe, was held on Thursday at St Paul’s Catholic Church…
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Former President Donald Trump has ended a protracted search for a permanent leader of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by nominating Dr Erica Schwartz, a rear…
Pharmaceutical companies involved in President Donald Trump’s flagship pricing initiative have increased the list prices of 337 drugs since the start of the year, according to a new Senate analysis,…
The government will provide grants for an extra 2,000 young people from the most deprived parts of England to pursue medical degrees, as part of a drive to break down…
Amy Bamford, 35, lives with what she has been told is an ‘unfixable’ hernia, a permanent physical reminder of a catastrophic medical ordeal that began with routine surgery and ended…