Despite attempts by government to squash the ‘NHS referral scheme’ story, senior doctors have serious concerns about the damage the proposed scheme will do to the NHS, people’s health and to the ...

Exclusive Only one in four NHS 111 GP referrals is clinically appropriate, a Pulse survey has suggested, with GPs warning that some referrals are ‘harmful’ and an ‘insult to professional integrity’.

Less than half of women are being seen following an urgent breast cancer referral, as NHS performance drops to a new low. ‘Alarming’ new NHS figures have shown just 47 per cent of women in England ...

Just six months after opening its doors to NHS patients, a new Birmingham hospital is celebrating a major achievement having had over 1,000 NHS patient referrals from the local region. One of the ...