Rebecca Thomas

Health correspondent @rebeccasmt

Rebecca Thomas is the Independent’s Health Correspondent. A health journalist for six years, she has a particular focus on patient safety. In 2022 Rebecca won the Health and Science Journalism award at the British Media Awards for her “proper revelatory journalism” in her coverage of the worsening A&E crisis in the NHS. She was also shortlisted for journalist of the year at the 2023 Press Awards.

<p>Cristiana died in 2020 following complications related to the flu</p>

Parents of toddler who died from flu after hospital failings speak out

<p>Jack Constable (left) with his mother and father Katie and Jeremy </p>

Teenager was told his tumour was a pulled muscle - now it’s terminal

<p>Fresh calls have been made for a parliamentary inquiry into the Nursing and Midwifery Council</p>

UK nursing regulator accused of covering up critical internal review

<p>A report says the lack of beds in the NHS is a major reason for the huge cost</p>

NHS spent more than £2bn on private mental health hospitals