COVID-19, COVID Inquiry, Measles, Avian Flu and Other Health and Virus UK and World News Update 17th April 2026
Hello! Welcome back, glad you didn’t forget me. I hope you had a fabulous Easter, with a break! I had Easter and late Christmas, saw most of my family (boo to broken windscreens!) and it was epic. Back to it...
UK NHS waiting lists fell by another 20,000 in February, for a total reduction of almost 300,000 since Labour were elected, and lists are now at the lowest levels since 2023. Credit where it's due, not all of those 300,000 died waiting, and hopefully they weren't all just shipped off to private companies to have the work done at twice the price, so well done and thank you to the NHS staff who made it happen.
UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting also informs us A&E performance is the best in 4 years, ambulance response times are the best in 5 years, and record numbers of people are receiving cancer diagnosis or the all-clear within 28 days. This is very good news, well done, keep improving.
