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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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.
The NHS recently (28 May 2023) published new clinical guidance which could reduce waiting times for eye care services for patients in England.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
The Cyber Associates Network Awards highlight and celebrate innovation and digital expertise within cyber security across the NHS.
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.
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 ...
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.
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. ...
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.
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.
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 ...
The NHS has cut 18-month waits for routine treatment by more than 91% - a significant reduction from the peak which saw almost 125,000 people waiting for treatment in 2021, despite industrial action and a challenging winter. Cutting waiting lists ...
The head of the NHS in England has hailed the ‘great strides' the health service is making, as new figures show major improvements across long waits, urgent and emergency services, and cancer care.
