Department of Health and Social Care

There are currently 7.75m people on NHS waiting lists across the country.

NHS waiting lists could reach 8m by next summer

39% of children can't see a dentist - and it's worse for adults

Sadie Hawkes was dealing with the trauma of miscarrying when she was fined by the NHS for claiming a free prescription while pregnant. Picture: Sadie Hawkes/SWNS

Woman who miscarried fined for free prescription while pregnant

The NHS Healthy Start card allows families to buy food and milk for children. (Photo: AdobeStock)

Parents warned over popular baby food that has ‘more sugar than Coca-Cola’

Calorie labelling on menus has been introduced. Photo: Adobe

Blaise Tapp: Calorie count on menus won't affect my choices

Calorie counts to feature on menus from today to tackle obesity

Last month Boris Johnson confirmed that under the government's "learning to live with Covid" scheme, free lateral flow and PCR tests would be cut.

This is when lateral flow tests will stop being free and where you can buy one

This was more than the average 10-week wait a year previously.

Patients at Leeds hospitals waiting 11 weeks for routine treatments

The new laboratory will allow the Trust to incorporate most of those pathology services currently housed in outdated facilities.

Final approval for new pathology laboratory to serve Leeds

Not only can falls result in fractures and sustained injuries, but they can also have a long-term effect

Ad Feature Free Falls Prevention Guide for older adults

Pregnant women getting Covid-19 vaccine

New campaign calls on pregnant women to get Covid-19 vaccine to reduce risk to b...

These NHS prescription rule changes could leave millions of people worse off

Health leaders issue warning over Covid booster appointment no-shows

From 7December UK holidaymakers must take a pre-departure Covid test (Photo: Getty Images)

Pre-departure Covid tests to return for UK travellers in rule crackdown

British adults could get fourth Covid jab as deal agreed for 114m extra doses

Prime Minister Boris Johnson talks to resident Kathleen during a visit to Westport Care Home in east London on September 7, 2021. - Breaking an election pledge not to raise taxes, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson today announced hefty new funding to fix a social care crisis and a pandemic surge in hospital waiting lists. (Photo by Paul EDWARDS / POOL / AFP) (Photo by PAUL EDWARDS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

These are the new rules on the social care cap in England

All care home workers in England are legally required to have been fully vaccinated by 11 November (Photo: Getty Images)

Thousands of care home staff to lose jobs as Covid jab policy kicks in

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Thousands of Leeds NHS workers could be impacted by compulsory vaccination

Molunpiravir has been shown to cut the risk of hospital admission or death by 50% among at-risk adults (Photo: Shutterstock)

Two new Covid antiviral drugs secured to protect most at-risk this winter

Mandatory requirements would mean only those who are fully vaccinated against Covid, unless medically exempt, could be deployed to deliver health and care services (Photo: Shutterstock)

Consultation on mandatory Covid vaccination for health and care staff begins

Dr Richard Vautrey, a Leeds GP and chairman of the British Medical Association’s General Practitioners’ Committee. Picture: Simon Hulme

Leeds GP calls for 'urgent' Government intervention over growing health crisis

Anyone over the age of 18 in the UK can opt in to the antibody testing programme (Photo: Getty Images)

How to get a Covid antibody test as new UK programme launches this week

The government will remove some 57 companies from its list on Monday (23 August) as they no longer exist, or do not provide the relevant tests required for travel (Photo: Getty Images)

‘Cowboy’ Covid travel test providers to be struck off Gov.uk list over misleadin...

Lab technicians handle COVID samples.

"National antibody testing will be quick and easy to take part in"

The Moderna Covid-19 vaccine has been given approval for use in children aged 12 to 17 (Photo: Getty Images)

Moderna Covid vaccine given green light for 12 to 17 year-olds in UK

Health Secretary Sajid Javid wants all 16 and 17-year-olds in England to be offered their first Covid jab by August 23. Picture: Aaron Chown/PA

New target date set for 16 and 17-year-olds to be offered first Covid jab

Covid test should be capped at £40 to save aviation sector, claims Conservative ...

Three-quarters of adults in the UK have received both doses of a Covid-19 vaccine (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Three-quarters of adults have received both doses of Covid vaccine - how to book...

A Government source said that Spain "won't be going on the Amber watchlist" (Photo: JAIME REINA/AFP via Getty Images)

'It's not going to happen': Spain avoids being placed on UK Red travel list as B...

12.6 billion PPE items are stored in the UK as central stock, which costs around £6.7 million per week (Photo: Getty Images)

Taxpayers will be paying costs of pandemic for decades - with Covid bill already...

Fully jabbed frontline NHS staff in England will, in “exceptional circumstances”, be permitted to carry on working if they are “pinged” (Getty Images)

Fully jabbed NHS staff could be spared from isolation rules to avoid ‘pingdemic’

A notification issued by the NHS coronavirus contact tracing app - informing a person of the need to self-isolate immediately, due to having been in close contact with someone who has coronavirus (Yui Mok/PA)

Vaccinated NHS staff can skip isolation to work in 'exceptional circumstances'

The Health Secretary urged all those eligible to take up the jab (Photo: LEWIS WHYLD/AFP via Getty Images)

UK to offer 35m people free jabs in biggest ever roll out - how to book yours

Surge testing will begin in Headingley, Hyde Park, Little London and Woodhouse from today.

Surge testing to begin in Leeds areas after rise in Delta Covid variant cases

No “variants of concern” were reported among any passengers returning from amber countries (Photo: Getty Images)

Just 1 in every 200 travellers from amber list countries testing positive for Co...

Ministers are reportedly preparing to announce that care home workers in England will be required to have mandatory Covid vaccines (Photo: Shutterstock)

Covid vaccines set to be made a requirement for care home staff in England

Public Health England (PHE) data, published today, shows 640 people in Leeds have tested positive for the variant

No surge testing in Leeds despite spike in Covid-19 Delta variant cases

Time and time again this newspaper has banged the drum for absolute clarity. Pic: Shutterstock

Why there is no room for confusion with Covid-19 guidance - YEP Comment

About one million people aged 30 and 31 will get a text message in coming days (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Indian variant hotspots told ‘there are no local lockdowns’ as new guidance issu...

Aerial view of Leeds City Centre with river in view. PHoto: ©Vantage - stock.adobe.com

Exclusive: Government departments commit to new 'ministerial presence' in Leeds

Human rights of 500 people may have been breached over 'do not resuscitate' decisions during pandemic (Photo: Shutterstock)

Human rights of 500 people may have been breached over 'do not resuscitate' deci...

The tests will be available to families and children from 1 March (Photo: Getty Images)

Families with children in school or college to get free Covid tests under reopen...