The number of people waiting longest for elective treatment has dropped for the third month in a row as services dealt with the busiest winter on record, new figures show.
Commenting on the junior doctors industrial action, NHS England national medical director Professor Sir Stephen Powis, said: “Staff are working incredibly hard during this unprecedented period of industrial action, and we expect the situation to become more challenging each day this strike progresses.
Strike action across England this week will see unprecedented disruption to NHS services, England's top doctor warned yesteday.
NHS national medical director, Professor Sir Stephen Powis, recently (09 April 2023) commented ahead of next week's industrial action
Commenting on this morning's updated weekly sitrep figures, NHS national medical director, Professor Sir Stephen Powis, said: “NHS staff continue to face extraordinary pressure, with over 13,000 beds being taken up by patients who no longer need to be in hospital every day last week and more than 19 out of 20 adult beds occupied.
The NHS, in partnership with Fujifilm, recently (03 April 2023) launched a national photography competition to mark 75 years of the NHS.
Hundreds of patients with breast cancer and advanced prostate cancer could benefit from a breakthrough targeted therapy, after the NHS agreed a landmark commercial deal to roll-out the drug to treat forms of the two most common cancers in England.
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NHS England and Health Education England have legally merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England.
Two hundred children in England have now received life-saving treatment for hepatitis C as part of a world-first NHS programme, according to latest figures.
People are being invited to share their views on recommendations that NHS England should collect and process information on healthcare activity carried out at private hospitals.
The below is a media fact sheet setting out the government's procurement of PPE to help protect health and care workers during the Covid pandemic. Why did the government procure so much PPE during the pandemic? Our priority throughout the pandemic ...
This fact sheet sets out the actions the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England are taking to bring down waiting lists for non-urgent care including planned operations. Q: What is being done to tackle the Covid ...
NHS yesterday responded to the British Social Attitudes Survey results.
A life-extending treatment for advanced cervical cancer will be made available to hundreds of NHS patients from today.
Hundreds of gamers including children and their family members have been treated by the NHS National Centre for Gaming Disorders.
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The number of people waiting over 18 months for NHS care has fallen again despite continued demand for services, new figures showed yesterday.
Patients who have survived a stroke are joining forces with their ‘savers' and the NHS to encourage people to act F.A.S.T. and call 999 if they have symptoms of a stroke.
This fact sheet sets out information regarding the 2019 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing and access (VPAS) and how it achieves faster patient access to innovative medicines, maintains the affordability of branded medicines for the NHS, and supports a ...
Hundreds of people with a range of rare conditions primarily affecting the central nervous system will be fast-tracked to diagnosis and specialist care, thanks to the launch of a pioneering new NHS service.
NHS England's chief strategy officer, Chris Hopson, commented on yesterday's updated weekly sitrep figures,
Pregnant women with serious medical problems will now have access to specialist treatment centres across the country.
NHS National Medical Director, Professor Sir Stephen Powis, has commented on the NHS weekly winter operational update for the week ending 12 March 2023.
NHS national medical director, Professor Sir Stephen Powis, said: Emergency departments remained under severe pressure on Monday (13 March), and, while we are prioritising urgent and critical care, it's important to remember that GP surgeries and pharmacies are largely unaffected and that 111 online can help with many non-urgent needs.
