The NHS has announced that drug treatment times for cancer patients could be reduced by up to three-quarters thanks to Roche’s anti-cancer injection that takes as little as seven minutes to administer ...

The NHS needs an immediate cash injection of around £8.5bn a year over the next four years to make up a £32bn shortfall in funding and help tackle the current crisis, especially in areas such as ...

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Thousands of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be offered a new 10-minute injection that can help slow progression of the disease, NHS England says. The ...

The Weight loss injection Wegovy will be prescribed via specialist NHS weight management services. A weight loss injection can now be prescribed on the NHS for the first time with a limited supply ...

Boris Johnson’s £1.8 billion cash injection for the NHS has been widely criticised as “a drop in the ocean”, as experts called for more funding to be committed across the health system. The Prime ...

Starting this Monday, GPs in England will have the new ability to prescribe weight loss injections on the NHS as part of a mass rollout aimed at combating obesity. The drug Mounjaro, also known by its ...

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 ...

The NHS needs an immediate cash injection of around £8.5bn a year over the next four years to make up a £32bn shortfall in funding and help tackle the current crisis, especially in areas such as ...

EVEN the gargantuan cash injection voted through by MPs last night will not satisfy the insatiable NHS. It is now set to consume a staggering 40 per cent of all day-to-day Government spending. The NHS ...