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Disease will become ‘endemic’ unless Health Security Agency secures more doses, warns five political parties
Health leaders urge Treasury to review allowance limits for doctors to avoid extra work being declined because of inflation
Scale of NHS treatment disaster implies £400mn bill for those ‘living on borrowed time’
Although trend in Northern Ireland is ‘uncertain’, latest data suggest virus wave may be in retreat
‘Impossible to have confidence’ deals issued to diagnostics company were done properly, says committee report
Estimates find about one in 17 in England had virus in week to July 13, but trends elsewhere in UK are ‘unclear’
Commons committee says suppliers ‘are likely to have made excessive profits’, leaving taxpayer to foot bill ‘for years to come’
Transport, schools, hospitals and power grid disrupted amid warnings thermometers will rise further
NHS and rail network face pressure with ‘exceptional hot spell on Monday and Tuesday’ forecast
ONS publishes data showing percentage of people testing positive for coronavirus still rising
WHO and Unicef warn of fall in immunisations for diseases such as diphtheria, polio and measles
Intensifying medical needs of baby boomers have exposed flaws in health system
Public accounts committee praises jab campaign but warns almost 3mn people in England yet to be vaccinated
Infections less likely to cause severe illness or death than past waves, FT analysis suggests
About one in 25 people tested positive in England in week to June 29, with higher rates in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Two books, one by former health secretary Jeremy Hunt, the other about a country GP, offer different perspectives on a service under great scrutiny, but reach similar diagnoses
Javid says he asked officials to revise previous plans that would exclude under-65s
Government seeks to secure domestic jab supply and prepare for future pandemics in deal with Boston biotech
Omicron offshoots BA.4 and BA.5 drive increase in infections in Portugal, UK, France and Germany
IPPR report shows strong link between economic deprivation and levels of illness
US data analytics group hires health service executives in bid to secure £360mn contract
Review finds ‘institutional inadequacy’ and evidence of poor behaviour and attitudes among staff
EU health agency head also suggests potential resurgence in mumps and rubella
Nurses were lauded as ‘heroes’ by governments when the pandemic hit, but dismal working conditions have led many to quit the profession
Data show 28% annual rise in retirees as staff shortages grow and treatment waiting lists hit 6.4mn people
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