Overspending by NHS trusts has risen to £1.6billion this year, according to the latest quarterly performance report by Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority.

NHS England and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have released a consultation document that seeks to overhaul the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF).

Results from the junior doctors' ballot reveals an overwhelming favour of strike action, continuing their dispute with ministers over a new contract, with 98 per cent voting in favour of industrial action.

Out-of-hours providers are finding it difficult to recruit GPs for shifts after the seven-day GP access pilots began offering double the hourly rate, leaders have warned.

A national whistleblowing policy has been unveiled, which aims to give NHS staff more support to raise concerns about quality of care.

NHS England has doubled funding for its national pilot of clinical pharmacists in general practices, with 700 practices set to benefit from the £31 million funding.

Local leaders have claimed that GPs are finding themselves under increasing pressure from mental health officers to prescribe certain drugs for children with mental health problems, even though it is outside their knowledge and expertise.

NHS England has revised its guidance allowing GPs and staff to leave early on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.