Commenting on the verdict in the Lucy Letby trial
Dame Ruth May, Chief Nursing Officer for England, commented on the verdict in the Lucy Letby trial
Updated: Mon Aug 21 2023
NHS England launches tech trials to boost health and care connectivity
NHS organisations are being invited to take part in wireless trials to explore how cutting-edge technologies can help improve patient care.
Updated: Mon Aug 21 2023
NHS England publishes data on latest junior doctors strike
Data on the latest junior doctors strike is here: NHS England » Potential industrial action in the NHS
Updated: Thu Aug 17 2023
Widespread clinical support for reforming NHS cancer standards to speed up diagnosis for patients
Thousands of people referred for urgent cancer checks every month are set to be diagnosed and treated sooner, as the NHS reforms its cancer standards to reflect what matters most to patients and to align with modern clinical practice.
Updated: Thu Aug 17 2023
NHS launches lifesaving campaign to help people spot a heart attack
The NHS is launching a lifesaving campaign to encourage people to call 999 when they are having early signs of a heart attack, as admissions for heart attack return to pre-pandemic levels.
Updated: Tue Aug 15 2023
NHS delivers another record year of lifesaving cancer checks for patients
The number of people receiving lifesaving checks for cancer in the last year has hit nearly three million (2.92m) - more than any other year on record.
Updated: Mon Aug 14 2023
NHS to roll out flu vaccines for children from September
Millions of children in England will be offered a flu vaccine from September, as the NHS steps up its life-saving vaccination programme to protect the country against deadly viruses ahead of winter.
Updated: Fri Aug 11 2023
NHS launches hospital matching platform to bring down longest waits
Thousands of patients who need NHS treatment could be quickly and easily allocated to hospitals that can take on their care thanks to a new online ‘matching' platform.
Updated: Thu Aug 10 2023
NHS on track for busiest summer on record
Emergency departments experienced their second busiest July ever last month, with new data published today showing 2.1 million attendances.
Updated: Thu Aug 10 2023
NHS braced for further disruption during latest junior doctor strike
The NHS is facing another period of significant disruption this week, with potentially thousands more appointments and procedures postponed due to the latest round of industrial action by junior doctors.
Updated: Wed Aug 09 2023
New NHS treatments helping extend survival for babies with rare muscle-wasting disease
Nearly three in four babies born with a rare muscle-wasting disease are now surviving for two years or more thanks to advances in NHS treatment, new data shows.
Updated: Mon Aug 07 2023
Maternity and neonatal care: How are we improving services?
The government is dedicated to improving safety for mothers and their babies to ensure standards of NHS maternity and neonatal care are of the highest quality. This is how we are boosting the quality of care in maternity services in ...
Updated: Thu Aug 03 2023
New standards for NHS board members to strengthen leadership and governance
The NHS has published a framework and supporting resources today to help senior board members to strengthen board governance, boost leadership and improve patient safety.
Updated: Thu Aug 03 2023
NHS to speed up diagnosis and treatment of respiratory and heart conditions
Hundreds of thousands of patients could benefit from a quicker diagnosis for a range of respiratory and heart conditions, through ambitious new NHS plans for fast-tracked tests and checks.
Updated: Thu Aug 03 2023
Media fact sheet: £600 million for social care winter workforce
The government is providing £600 million to help with recruitment and retention in social care. The fund will support the social care workforce and boost capacity in social care, in turn supporting the NHS ahead of winter and through into ...
Updated: Fri Jul 28 2023
New NHS campaign to help spot early signs of life-threatening constipation in people with a learning disability
The NHS yesterday launched a major new national campaign to support people with a learning disability, healthcare professionals and carers to spot the early signs of potentially life-threatening constipation.
Updated: Fri Jul 28 2023
NHS sets out plans for winter with new measures to help speed up discharge for patients and improve care
Care ‘traffic control' centres to speed up discharge, additional ambulance hours and extra beds are part of wide-ranging plans to prepare for winter, the NHS will announce today.
Updated: Thu Jul 27 2023
NHS England publishes data on first consultants strike in a decade
Data on the first consultant strike is here: NHS England » Potential industrial action in the NHS.
Updated: Wed Jul 26 2023
NHS England publishes data on latest junior doctors strike
Data on the latest junior doctors strike are here: NHS England » Potential industrial action in the NHS.
Updated: Thu Jul 20 2023
NHS braced for severe disruption due to first consultant strikes in a decade
The NHS is bracing itself for one of the toughest strikes in its history beginning on Thursday morning, England's top doctor has warned.
Updated: Wed Jul 19 2023
New Hospital Programme - media fact sheet
*Updated 17 July* This fact sheet sets out the latest on the government's New Hospital Programme, following the announcement that five hospitals constructed mostly using reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) will be rebuilt by 2030 as part of the New ...
Updated: Mon Jul 17 2023
Significant AE demand continues for NHS amid increasing strike pressure
The hottest June on record saw heightened demand for urgent and emergency services, as staff managed more A&E attendances and saw the second highest number of the most serious ambulance incidents (category 1) for any June.
Updated: Thu Jul 13 2023
NHS shingles vaccine will be offered to almost one million more people
Almost a million more people (900,000) will become eligible for a shingles vaccination from September, the NHS announced yesterday.
Updated: Wed Jul 12 2023
NHS steps up battle against life-threatening infections following successful world-first pilot
The NHS has launched plans to expand pioneering subscription-style drug contracts to develop lifesaving antibiotics of the future.
Updated: Wed Jul 12 2023
Strikes will cause major disruption over the next week, says top NHS doctor
Major disruption caused by industrial action over the next fortnight will have a serious impact on the NHS, with services expected to face the most challenging period yet, England's top doctor has warned today.
Updated: Wed Jul 12 2023