NHS cuts 18-month waits as staff contend with busiest October ever
The NHS has slashed the number of people waiting 18 months for treatment by almost 60% in one year as the health service continues to prioritise the elective recovery.
The NHS has slashed the number of people waiting 18 months for treatment by almost 60% in one year as the health service continues to prioritise the elective recovery.
The NHS website is the UK's biggest health website, with an average of 23 million visits each week.
Eight suppliers have successfully bid to join a new framework designed to increase innovation and choice in the primary care IT market.
More than half of the 26 million people eligible for a Covid-19 booster have had their vital top-up dose ahead of winter, new NHS England figures out yesterday reveal.
Up to 1,600 women a year affected by high risk triple-negative breast cancer are set to benefit from the confidential deal struck by the NHS and the manufacturer.
Commenting on increasing flu infection rates published recently (03 November 2022) by UKHSA, the NHS can also reveal it has now administered 13.2 million flu vaccinations since September.
Dozens of amputees will be able to access life-changing bionic arms which can mimic real hand movements, the NHS recently (05 November 2022) announced.
The prevalence of reception-aged children living with obesity1 in England during 2021-22 was over twice as high in the most deprived areas (13.6%)2 than in the least deprived areas (6.2%)3.
The number of men having treatment for prostate cancer has jumped by more than a quarter in England in one year, new NHS figures show
The number of detentions under the Mental Health Act in England decreased by 5.7 per cent from 2020-21 to 2021-22, a new report by NHS Digital shows.
More than 10 million people in England have now had their autumn Covid-19 booster, new NHS figures show.
The NHS yesterday launched its annual nationwide drive to recruit more nurses, with tens of thousands of vacancies across England.
A world-leading, fibre optic laser therapy for people suffering with epilepsy who have not responded well to other forms of treatment will be rolled out on the NHS.
The NHS in England is on course to become the first country in the world to stop new cases of HIV before 2030, by offering a full armoury of HIV-busting drugs.
Diagnoses of new malignant cancers in England decreased from 327,174 in 2019 to 288,753 in 2020, new figures from NHS Digital show.
Local authorities spent 22.0 billion on adult social care in 2021-22, statistics published today by NHS Digital show.
Rapid response teams to help people who have fallen at home and 24/7 care traffic control centres' are among new NHS plans to prepare for winter
Thousands of people aged 50 and over are now starting to receiving covid autumn booster and flu jabs as of Saturday 15 October, with hundreds of thousands more booked in for the coming days, after the NHS expanded the offer to all over 50s.
Statistics relating to the costs of providing, maintaining and servicing the NHS estate has been published by NHS Digital today.
More people than ever before received a lifesaving NHS cancer check in August alongside continued progress against the elective recovery plan, new figures show today.
Millions of people aged 50 and over will be able to book their autumn booster and flu vaccines tomorrow, as the NHS Covid-19 and flu programmes continue to protect the country ahead of winter.
The NHS will be able to diagnose and potentially save the lives of thousands of severely ill children and babies - within days rather than weeks - with a world-first national genetic testing service launched yesterday.
More than six million at risk people or over 65s who are yet to get their autumn booster will be reminded to book a jab next week, ahead of winter.
England's top mental health nurse is urging students starting or returning to university to seek mental health support as soon as they need it, as new data show record numbers of young people are accessing support.
More than 100,000 patients were seen by their high street pharmacist in just one month according to new NHS figures, helping people get the quick care they need as well as easing pressure on GP teams facing record demand.