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Proposals to dismantle NHS England face mounting criticism and administrative delays following revelations of excessive executive compensation within the oversight body.

NHS England plans to revise data on its Palantir platform following concerns raised by staff, as scrutiny intensifies over the US tech company's contract with the health service.

An analysis of NHS England data reveals that children living in the poorest areas across England are 40% more likely to be admitted to hospital for respiratory infections, raising alarm over the stark impact of air pollution in deprived areas.

Under new NHS England plans, people awaiting hospital treatment will receive three weeks' notice of their next appointment, a move inspired by customer service practices of online retailers.

The head of NHS England stated that hospitals are managing well amidst the 15th walkout by resident doctors, also known as junior doctors, in England. The strike is part of a long-running dispute over pay.

The NHS in England is projected to miss crucial targets for reducing waiting times in A&E, cancer care, and planned hospital treatments, with critics attributing the failures to the recent NHS England restructure.

The health service said young people who already receive the drugs will continue to do so.

NHS England will provide free home testing kits for cervical cancer to millions of women who have missed screening appointments, as part of a strategy to eliminate the cancer by 2040.

The BMA has urged NHS England to halt the IHRA antisemitism definition rollout, citing legal risks and concerns over staff free expression across the NHS.

NHS England has added a caveat to its claims regarding Palantir's software benefits following an investigation by a regulator, which urged the health service to label communications clearly.

NHS England has added a caveat stating that performance improvements cannot be attributed to its £330 million contract with Palantir, admitting key data does not prove the company's effectiveness.

The chief of NHS England stated that the latest six-day strike by resident doctors in England was deliberately timed to cause maximum disruption over the Easter holiday, making it difficult for hospitals to fill rotas.

The UK government is under pressure to remove controversial American company Palantir from NHS England data systems and is exploring options to trigger a break clause in its contract.

Review finds evidence does not back use of treatment for 16 and 17-year-olds with gender incongruence or dysphoria The NHS is pausing new referrals for masculinising or feminising hormone treatment for 16 and 17-year-olds after an in-depth review found there was insufficient evidence to support its continued use. Prescriptions for hormones had been available in England for under-18s with a diagnosis of gender incongruence or dysphoria who met certain criteria. Continue reading...

The game-changing HIV drug Lenacapavir will soon be available in NHS England, saving lives across the country. However, concerns remain about access for marginalized communities in the global south who contributed to its development.

NHS England has been reprimanded for omitting information regarding controversial tech company Palantir's 'unlimited access' to identifiable patient data.

Sensitive medical data of visa applicants has been wrongly sent to lawyers hired by employers, due to information sharing issues between the Home Office and NHS England.

NHS staff are boycotting Palantir's data platform due to ethical concerns, following a £330 million contract awarded to the controversial US tech group. This comes as an MP previously rejected Palantir's claim that criticism of the NHS England data deal was 'ideologically motivated'.

GXO Logistics experienced gains in its stock value after successfully securing a new healthcare contract with NHS England.

Health justice charity Medact says data-sharing potential could be used for UK version of US immigration raids Palantir’s NHS contract opens the door to the Big Brother-style data-sharing that Reform UK would use for a version of US immigration raids, health bosses have been told. Palantir Technologies – the data analytics company founded by Peter Thiel and Alex Karp – won a £330m NHS England contract to deliver the Federated Data Platform in 2023. Continue reading...

Ministers in England are planning to set targets for the NHS to help people return to work, alongside linking patient data to benefit claims and employment statistics.