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 ...
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 ...
Unprecedented levels of autism and ADHD referrals risk overwhelming the health service, a report warns. Doctors are referring five-times more patients for autism assessments than in 2019, while the ...
Seven new gambling addiction clinics will open this summer as NHS services faced record demand. NHS England said that the NHS was adapting to "new healthcare needs" by "rapidly expanding" support ...
NHS patients are now getting referrals for mental health treatment by an AI chatbot - but those behind the tech insist they are 'streamlining' services and 'not trying to replace' therapists. Limbic, ...
UK GDPR regulator the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has reprimanded an NHS trust after an IT issue led to many crucial GP referrals going missing. The data protection infringement was first ...
The NHS waiting list has now hit an all-time high of seven million patients, the latest figures show. Median waiting times have reached 13.8 months with 60% of patients seen within 18 weeks, according ...
GP groups wrote to the Health Secretary, Sajid Javid, highlighting a predicament whereby secondary care referrals are being rejected, placing even more pressure on primary care and creating a two-tier ...
Health chiefs said unprecedented numbers of patients were referred to specialists between March 2021 and February this year. And NHS insiders are reported to be worried about how the under-pressure ...