All acute NHS trusts and nearly all GP practices have switched off paper referrals and are now using NHS England’s e-referral service (e-RS). NHS England had set an October deadline, requiring all GP ...

NHS bodies are paying millions of pounds to private firms that stop patients being referred to hospital by their GP, an investigation has found. Controversial referral management centres are used by ...

The replacement NHS England system for booking hospital appointments has gone live, despite having 33 unresolved issues with the online software and after a warning that the service is being launched ...

Seven new gambling addiction clinics will open this summer as NHS services faced record demand. NHS England said that the NHS was adapting to "new healthcare needs" by "rapidly expanding" support ...