Millions of people across the UK are facing shortages of essential continence products due to rationing by NHS trusts, a coalition of leading health charities has warned, forcing many to…
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
After nearly four decades, Britain is set to scrap a core fire safety rule that has compelled furniture manufacturers to saturate sofas and armchairs with potentially toxic chemical flame retardants.…
Over 1,100 new ambulances, the highest annual total on record, were deployed across England last year in a major push to modernise the NHS’s emergency fleet and tackle critical response…
NHS England is drawing up plans for a fundamental shift in how the nation’s hospitals are staffed, aiming to significantly reduce reliance on resident doctors in the wake of repeated…
British pharmaceutical exports to the United States will be shielded from punitive tariffs imposed by Donald Trump under a newly finalised bilateral deal, a move the government heralds as a…
Jan Anson faced the daunting prospect of navigating months of recovery from a stroke without the vital NHS rehabilitation support she desperately needed, a situation experts warn is condemning thousands…
In a dramatic escalation of the long-running dispute with junior doctors, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has issued a threat described by senior medical figures as shocking and impulsive: withdraw an…
The chair of a parliamentary select committee has explicitly rejected claims by the data analytics firm Palantir that concerns over its £330 million NHS contract are “ideologically motivated”. Chi Onwurah…
A leading neurosurgeon is pursuing a High Court claim for more than £200,000 against an NHS trust after a hospital lift he was in plunged four floors, leaving him with…
The chief executive of NHS England has issued a stark warning that the health service is “really worried” about the security of the country’s medicine supplies, citing the UK’s heavy…