Innovation in health cyber security celebrated at CAN Awards
Innovation and expertise in cyber security across public sector health and social care were recently (09 June 2023) celebrated at the CAN Awards 2023.
Updated: Mon Jun 12 2023
Number of patients receiving lifesaving NHS cancer checks has doubled in a decade
Double the number of patients are receiving potentially lifesaving NHS cancer checks in England now than they were a decade ago, new analysis shows today.
Updated: Mon Jun 12 2023
How we are supporting mental health services in England
The government is dedicated to improving the nation's mental health and wellbeing, particularly for people who experience worse outcomes than the general population. This is how we are transforming mental health services in England. How is the government investing in ...
Updated: Fri Jun 09 2023
NHS plan to improve workforce experience
The NHS should draw up talent management plans to reduce staff turnover, increase recruitment and improve diversity in leadership positions, as part of the NHS's first equality improvement plan aimed to boost patient experience and support staff.
Updated: Fri Jun 09 2023
Emergency care continues to face record demand as more people than ever before checked for cancer last year
A&Es across the country experienced the busiest May on record with NHS urgent and emergency care staff remaining under significant pressure, new data published today shows.
Updated: Thu Jun 08 2023
NHS expands high-res skin imaging to speed up cancer diagnoses and treatment for tens of thousands of patients
Tens of thousands of patients are set to receive a diagnosis and treatment for skin cancer faster, with accelerated NHS rollout of ‘teledermatology', which involves taking high spec images of spots, moles or lesions on people's skin.
Updated: Thu Jun 08 2023
Government plans to tackle obesity in England
Obesity costs the NHS around £6.5 billion a year and is the second biggest preventable cause of cancer. Over one in four (26%) adults and 23.4% of children aged 10-11 years in England are living with obesity, placing huge pressure ...
Updated: Wed Jun 07 2023
Thousands of new HIV and Hepatitis cases identified thanks to NHS testing pilot
Almost 2,000 people living with HIV and Hepatitis who were previously undiagnosed have been identified by the NHS over the last year, thanks to a new testing pilot.
Updated: Wed Jun 07 2023
NHS England statement on Capita cyber incident
NHS England has reported a data breach to the Information Commissioners' Office following the recent cyber incident involving Capita, who informed NHS England that a document containing limited optometry information for two patients was accessed.
Updated: Tue Jun 06 2023
Final four weeks to get spring booster with more than half protected
The NHS is encouraging people to come forward for their spring booster ahead of the seasonal campaign coming to a close at the end of June.
Updated: Mon Jun 05 2023
NHS response to Galleri trial results
An NHS cancer director has commented on the promising results of an early clinical trial into the Galleri blood test, which was correctly able to identify two out of every three cancers among 5,000 people who had visited their GP with symptoms.
Updated: Fri Jun 02 2023
New NHS measures to improve eye care and cut waiting times
The NHS recently (28 May 2023) published new clinical guidance which could reduce waiting times for eye care services for patients in England.
Updated: Tue May 30 2023
Tennis star Sir Andy Murray OBE backs parkrun for the NHS
Britain's most successful male tennis player, Andy Murray, is encouraging people across the UK to take part in ‘parkrun for the NHS' to celebrate the NHS's 75th birthday and to take steps towards a more healthy, active lifestyle.
Updated: Tue May 30 2023
Sara Hurley, the Chief Dental Officer for England, to stand down
Sara Hurley, the Chief Dental Officer for England is standing down after eight years in the job to focus on her new roles as a Non-Executive Director at Surrey Heartlands ICB and as an independent director at the University of Suffolk.
Updated: Fri May 26 2023
NHS workforce stats for May 2023: Record numbers of doctors and nurses in NHS
For the second consecutive month, there are record numbers of doctors and nurses working in the NHS helping to deliver extra appointments, speed up diagnoses and tackle the Covid backlog. At the same time, additional data shows there are more ...
Updated: Thu May 25 2023
World-first NHS test to curb transfusion side-effects for thousands with inherited blood disorders
The NHS is set to introduce a new genetic blood-matching test for thousands living with sickle-cell disease or thalassemia that could reduce painful side-effects of transfusion treatments.
Updated: Tue May 23 2023
Boosting the primary care workforce and improving patient experience
The government has met its target of recruiting 26,000 additional primary care professionals - one year ahead of the March 2024 deadline. Data published today by NHS England shows there are 29,103 additional primary care staff delivering care to ...
Updated: Fri May 19 2023
CAN Awards 2023: Celebrating innovation in cyber security
The Cyber Associates Network Awards highlight and celebrate innovation and digital expertise within cyber security across the NHS.
Updated: Fri May 19 2023
NHS hits three million spring boosters
The NHS COVID-19 Vaccination Programme has vaccinated almost half of those eligible with a spring booster a month after the campaign's formal launch.
Updated: Fri May 19 2023
How we're cutting smoking and stopping children vaping
We have set out new measures to help meet our Smokefree 2030 target and tackle youth vaping. This includes: a national vaping scheme to help one million smokers 'swap to stop' financial incentives to help pregnant women quit a new ...
Updated: Thu May 18 2023
NHS rolls out new lifeline combination therapy for hundreds of women with womb cancer
Hundreds of women with advanced womb cancer in England are to be offered a new ‘lifeline' option from today, as the NHS rolls out a life-extending new combination therapy that can halt the progression of the disease for twice as long as chemotherapy.
Updated: Thu May 18 2023
How we're making it easier to get an NHS GP appointment
The Health and Social Care Secretary is committed to making it easier to get a GP appointment and he has today set out how we will improve access to this vital front door to the NHS under a new plan. ...
Updated: Wed May 17 2023
New survey of public health shows strong link between poor health and loneliness: statistical press release
Adults in England who reported bad or very bad health are more than three times as likely to report feeling lonely than those with good or very good health.
Updated: Wed May 17 2023
NHS rolls out order-to-home hepatitis C tests via NHS website for tens of thousands at risk
Tens of thousands of people at increased risk of hepatitis C are now able to confidentially order self-testing kits to their home as of saturday (13 May 2023), as the NHS steps up its bid to eliminate the deadly disease.
Updated: Mon May 15 2023
Covid vaccine: Book your jab before NHS offer ends
The offer of a free NHS Covid vaccine ends for the majority of people on Friday 30 June. If you have yet to come forward for a first dose of a vaccine, you are encouraged to do so to protect ...
Updated: Fri May 12 2023