NHS announces Clare Panniker as new Regional Director for East of England
NHS England and NHS Improvement have today appointed Clare Panniker as the new Regional Director for the East of England.
Updated: Tue May 10 2022
NHS boosts care for mums and babies as hundreds of international midwives recruited
Up to 500 new midwives from around the world are set to join maternity teams across the country under a new NHS England initiative.
Updated: Tue May 10 2022
NHS delivers more than half of spring boosters as latest invites land
Almost three million people (2,831,178) who are the most vulnerable to COVID have had their spring booster jab in the six weeks since the latest phase of the NHS COVID vaccination programme kicked off.
Updated: Mon May 09 2022
NHS rolls out life-saving arthritis drug to treat COVID
The NHS is rolling out a cutting-edge, life-saving COVID treatment as of yesterday, which is proven to save lives when given to the most seriously ill COVID patients in hospital.
Updated: Fri May 06 2022
Babies to get new test for eye cancer in the womb to save their sight
A life-saving test that allows doctors to spot a rare form of eye cancer in babies in the womb is being rolled out by the NHS in England this week.
Updated: Wed May 04 2022
A record year for people receiving lifesaving NHS cancer checks
Almost three million people were referred for cancer checks over the last 12 months - the highest year on record - up by over a tenth on the 2.4 million people referred before the pandemic.
Updated: Tue May 03 2022
Additional information on GP appointments added to monthly statistics publications
Information on the length and context of GP appointments is being included in NHS Digital's statistics on consultations in general practice from today.
Updated: Thu Apr 28 2022
One million families with five and six-year-olds invited for COVID jabs this week
Invitations will be arriving at the homes of more than one million families with five and six-year-olds this week, as the NHS continues to deliver the biggest and most successful vaccination programme in its history.
Updated: Tue Apr 26 2022
Maggie Keenan among millions given NHS spring COVID booster
Margaret Keenan, the first person in the world to receive an approved COVID-19 vaccine, recently (22 April 2022) received her spring booster.
Updated: Mon Apr 25 2022
Find your NHS Number service used by millions in first year of operation
An online service enabling people to look up their NHS number quickly and easily was used 4.6 million times in its first year.
Updated: Thu Apr 21 2022
Hundreds of people diagnosed with cancer early through life-saving NHS lung checks
Hundreds of people have been diagnosed with lung cancer earlier through NHS mobile trucks, as part of the biggest programme to improve early lung cancer diagnosis in health service history.
Updated: Tue Apr 19 2022
NHS chief praises thousands of vaccination staff staying in the health service
Gym managers, dance teachers and a chef are among thousands of people who signed up to be volunteer vaccinators during the pandemic and have chosen to start a new career in the NHS.
Updated: Tue Apr 19 2022
Parkinsons patients benefit from revolutionary watch on the NHS to manage care at home
Patients with Parkinson's disease are being given life-changing smart watches that allow doctors to remotely assess their condition in a pioneering project to revolutionise NHS care.
Updated: Tue Apr 19 2022
Longest waits falling despite busiest ever NHS winter
The COVID-19 backlogs in routine NHS treatment are being addressed, despite staff helping patients during the busiest winter ever, new figures show today.
Updated: Thu Apr 14 2022
Mobile cataract units and same-day hip replacements helping thousands get NHS treatment
Same-day hip replacements, one stop shops and mobile cataract units are just some of the ways NHS staff are helping hundreds of thousands of patients receive faster care.
Updated: Thu Apr 14 2022
Highest risk COVID-19 patients receive brilliant new antivirals at home
Thousands of patients with COVID-19 who are most likely to be admitted to hospital are receiving a cutting-edge NHS antiviral treatment at home that improves symptoms within hours.
Updated: Tue Apr 12 2022
NHS App saving around 22,000 car journeys every month
The NHS App is helping to reduce travel to GP practices with an average of 22,000 car journeys saved every month.
Updated: Tue Apr 12 2022
NHS delivers one million spring booster vaccines
Over one million people have received a spring booster in just over two weeks since the latest phase of the NHS COVID-19 vaccination programme kicked off.
Updated: Fri Apr 08 2022
Top jobs in NHS more diverse than any point in history
Black and minority ethnic (BME) representation in senior positions in the NHS are at their highest ever level according to an annual report into race equality across the NHS.
Updated: Fri Apr 08 2022
Inadvertent oral administration of potassium permanganate
A joint National Patient Safety Alert has been issued by the NHS England and NHS Improvement National Patient Safety Team and the British Association of Dermatologists on the risk of inadvertent oral administration of potassium permanganate.
Updated: Wed Apr 06 2022
NHS doctors urge eligible Muslims to have spring booster jab this Ramadan
Leading Muslim NHS doctors are stressing that having a life-saving COVID vaccine during Ramadan does not break the daylight hours fast with the NHS spring booster campaign now underway.
Updated: Tue Apr 05 2022
NHS rolls out COVID vaccine to five million 5 to 11 year olds
The NHS have started vaccinating children aged 5-11 as of yesterday, as the biggest and most successful vaccination drive in health service history moves to the next phase.
Updated: Tue Apr 05 2022
Five million 5 to 11 year olds to get COVID vaccine as NHS bookings open
Parents and carers of 5 to 11 years olds are now able to book a COVID vaccine for their children, as the biggest and most successful vaccination programme in NHS history expands again.
Updated: Mon Apr 04 2022
NHS develops world-first bedside genetic test to prevent babies going deaf
A world-first genetic test that could save the hearing of hundreds of babies each year has been developed and successfully piloted in the NHS.
Updated: Mon Apr 04 2022
NHS runs world-first test into sci-fi like artificial pancreases
Almost 1,000 adults and children with type 1 diabetes have been given a potentially life-altering artificial pancreas' by the NHS in England as part of the first nationwide test into the effectiveness of this technology in the world.
Updated: Fri Apr 01 2022