Local authorities in London intend to seek extensive powers over healthcare as part of their devolution deal.

Four Liverpool hospitals could merge after a leaked report showed that the NHS faces a black hole of nearly £1 billion in Merseyside and Cheshire.

A seven-day NHS will be ’impossible’ to attain with the current levels of funding and staffing, NHS Providers chief executive has said.

Children are consuming more than double the recommended amount of sugar, according to the latest National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS).

NHS Digital will expand its Care Computer Emergency Response Team (CareCERT) cyber security service to improve the resilience of its systems.

If the UK could increase its breastfeeding rates, the NHS could see savings of £40 million a year, a leading public health academic has claimed.

Cancer Research UK has warned that too many people are unaware being overweight increases the risk of developing 10 different types of cancer.

Figures from NHS England have shown that NHS hospitals are facing record levels of delays in discharging patients.

The newly formed Cavendish Coalition, a coalition of 29 health and social care organisations, will act as a shared voice on post-EU referendum matters.

According to the King’s Fund’s latest Quarterly Monitoring Report, the demand of services provided by the NHS has risen further, contributing to increased waiting times and financial pressures.

A study published in the International Journal of Diabetes has found that 15-year-olds see a sharp dip in the energy they burn while resting, compared to the rate before puberty, which could explain the recent rise in obesity among adolescents.

The NSPCC has warned that the number of children contacting Childline over suicidal thoughts has risen to 19,481 in 2015/16, more than twice the amount of calls made in 2010/11.

A report published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) has called on GPs to monitor the young cancer survivors from side effects, even decades after treatment has finished.

The Cavendish Coalition, formed of 29 leading health organisations, is to lobby on behalf of EU staff working in the NHS, following the Brexit vote.

Researchers have claimed that babies born by Caesarean are at higher risk of becoming obese compared with siblings born by vaginal delivery.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust has been warned that it needs to do better in four out of five key areas by the CQC.

University Hospitals Birmingham and Heart of England NHS Foundation Trusts are to form a single trust.

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt is due to announce plans for all NHS patients to be offered diagnosis by smartphone.

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