Thousands more staff will be recruited to new roles in General Practice, so family doctors' time can be freed up to see more patients during winter, the NHS has announced today.
A leading cyber expert at the NHS has set out his top security tips for health and social care workers ahead of Cyber Security Awareness Month.
The number of people accessing talking therapies for conditions such as anxiety and depression through the NHS increased by 21.5% from 2020-21 to 2021-22, a new report shows.
The NHS will be touring England's lung cancer hotspots with giant inflatable lungs and specialist teams of volunteers, in a bid to catch more cancers early and giving the best chance of successful treatment.
Coverage for all routine childhood vaccinations administered to children under five in England in 2021-22 has been published today.
The NHS App has now recorded more than 30 million sign-ups, and almost 450,000 new organ donation decisions have been registered via the app.
Parents and carers of children are being reminded of the importance of routine vaccinations, with hundreds of thousands of texts, emails and letters being sent from next week encouraging families to book their child in for an MMR vaccine.
The NHS Covid vaccination programme is off to a flying start' with 2.1 million autumn boosters delivered in just over a fortnight, and 1.35 million last week alone.
The latest annual report on hospital admissions in English NHS hospitals has been published by NHS Digital today.
Amanda Pritchard, NHS chief executive, said: Her Majesty the Queen gave steadfast support to the NHS throughout her reign and in return she had the admiration and respect of staff right across the health service for her leadership, wisdom and devotion to duty.
People aged 65 and over will be able to book their autumn COVID booster through the national booking system from today, meaning five million more people can now top up their protection ahead of winter.
The number of patients waiting for tests and checks has fallen for the third month in a row - and is at the lowest level since the NHS launched its elective recovery plan, the biggest, most ambitious catch up programme in health history.
From today (7 September 2022), around four million people most vulnerable to Covid-19 will start to be invited to book in their autumn booster vaccine as the NHS' National Booking Service launches appointments for Autumn boosters.
New figures from NHS Digital show a decrease in numbers of school children taking drugs and smoking cigarettes but a rise in vaping, with 9% of 11 to 15 year olds currently using e-cigarettes.
The lifesaving autumn booster rollout kicks off in care homes in England yesterday, as the NHS COVID-19 vaccination programme moves to the next phase.
The lifesaving autumn booster rollout yesterday kicked off in care homes in England, as the NHS COVID-19 vaccination programme moves to the next phase.
Care home residents and staff are set to be among the first in the world to receive the new, variant-tackling jabs from next week, as the NHS COVID-19 vaccination programme moves to the next phase.
New NHS electric vehicles are hitting the road this summer, helping to relieve pressure on ambulance services across the country while also helping the NHS cut its carbon footprint.
Tens of thousands of new healthcare support workers are set to join the NHS, following successful recruitment drives across the country.
The number of adults seen by NHS dentists within recommended timeframes decreased by 9.5% in 2021-22 against the previous year, a report published by NHS Digital today shows.
The latest information on safeguarding concerns reported to local authorities in England has been published today by NHS Digital.
High tech goggles will be worn by community nurses on home visits to free up time with patients, as part of a cutting-edge NHS pilot.
The NHS will become the first healthcare system in the world to use the next generation, bivalent COVID vaccine when it kickstarts the autumn booster rollout in early September.
England's leading nurse has congratulated the thousands of students who have been accepted onto a nursing degree course today.
Home-testing kits that can help detect early-stage bowel cancer will be rolled out to 58-year-olds in England for the first time, as part of a major expansion of the lifesaving screening programme.
