NHS England

Rob Behrans, who is stepping down, said he discovered documents had disappeared and care plans been retrospectively altered in an attempt to hide malpractice.

The drugs will be available at some private clinics, prompting Liz Truss to encourage support for her bill which would ban the drugs privately and in the NHS.

Around 1,500 women were not offered annual checks despite ‘very high’ risk after being treated for Hodgkin lymphoma with a radiation chest belt.

The steep decline in applications comes as analysis revealed the NHS’s reliance on overseas staff, who account for 30 percent of nurses and health visitors.

Figures reveal 20 percent of NHS England roles are filled by foreign nationals, including 30 percent of nurses and 36.3 percent of doctors.

5.8 million more patients registered with GP surgeries in England than figures say exist in the country after investigation into possible fraud shelved.

Even without further strike action, the NHS is now on track to have a near ‘£1.7 billion black hole’ in its finances.

Health bosses must not fail to disclose treatment risks because they wish to prohibit staff from making what they believe to be an ‘unwise’ decision.

An industry body had threatened to take legal action against the government for omitting thousands of health workers from a COVID-19 backlog bonus.

Patients are entitled to say they will not wear a mask and the health service provider is duty bound to respect the patient’s wishes, say solicitors.