The Coronavirus pandemic may have exacerbated an already worrying trend of a rising gap in life expectancy between the most and least deprived areas in Wales, with particularly stark trends for women, according to an article published in the Journal for Public Health.
New statistics on the health and care of people with learning disabilities have been published by NHS Digital today.
The NHS is set to boost mental health support for people in crisis to ease demand and pressure on emergency services, as part of extensive winter plans already underway.
The NHS has continued to cut long waits for care, as staff continue to contend with record demand for emergency care and increased flu cases in hospital, new figures show today.
Two years on since the NHS delivered the world's first covid jab, kickstarting the most successful vaccine programme in our history, health leaders are now calling on the public to get boosted ahead of Christmas.
England's most senior doctor is urging the public to check if they or a loved one are due a covid jab this winter because they have a condition that may put them at risk of serious illness.
The NHS is on track to eliminate Hepatitis C by 2025 thanks to a pioneering drug deal that is helping dramatically cut deaths - five years ahead of global targets.
Parents are being urged to protect their children against flu this winter following a surge in serious cases among under-fives.
An updated fact sheet covering all staff on the Agenda for Change contract has been published here. - The Royal College of Nursing has announced the first dates for strike action. This fact sheet sets out the Department of Health ...
Of the 589,454 births in England in 2020, 13,065 involved babies born with at least one congenital anomaly.
More than 40 healthcare traffic control centres' are now live across England, helping to get patients into beds as quickly as possible.
More than 800 people living with HIV and Hepatitis not receiving treatment have been found by the NHS in just six months following the rollout of routine testing in A&E.
The number of beds taken up by patients fit to be discharged is more than a quarter higher than the start of December last year, new weekly figures show.
NHS maternity statistics for the financial year 2021-22.
Around 9,000 men with one of the most advanced forms of prostate cancer will be eligible for a new life-extending treatment thanks to a fast tracked deal by the NHS.
One in four 17 to 19 year olds in England had a probable mental disorder in 2022 - an increase from one in six in 2021.
New annual figures on cervical screening show 3.50m individuals aged 25 to 64 were tested in 2021-22, up 15.5% on 2020-21.
The NHS is now offering the second monkeypox vaccine dose to everyone who is eligible, offering long term protection against the virus.
The number of people in contact with NHS mental health services in England (including those referred and those seen) has increased by 16.2% in the last year.
Hundreds of NHS beds in England were taken up by patients with flu every day over the last week, according to new weekly figures.
Information about GP appointments at individual practice level is among new statistics being published today.
The NHS is launching its annual NHS 111 Online campaign today, encouraging people to get the help they need from the convenience of their own homes ahead of winter.
The NHS has opened two new gambling addiction clinics - one in Stoke and one in Southampton - as new figures show that the number of people seeking help increased by over two-fifths in a year.
NHS National Director of Vaccinations and Screening Steve Russell comments on figures published this afternoon that more than 15 million COVID-19 boosters have been delivered this autumn
NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard responded to the autumn statement
