NHS weekly winter operational update for the week ending 2 January 2021
NHS National Medical Director Professor Stephen Powis has given an operational update for the week ending 2 January 2021.
NHS National Medical Director Professor Stephen Powis has given an operational update for the week ending 2 January 2021.
England's top GP is urging people to come forward for their booster jab with two million appointments up for grabs over the next week as the NHS COVID-19 Vaccination Programme continues to protect the nation.
Dr Emily Lawson, NHS vaccination lead, commented on statistics released yesterday showing 326,152 coronavirus vaccinations, including some 260,218 boosters or third doses, were reported over New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, and January 2nd,
The head of the NHS in England is paying tribute to over 100,000 people who gave up around two million hours of their time to help ramp up the vaccination programme in 2021, as the NHS doubled down on boosting the nation.
The NHS App, launched three years ago today, on 31 December 2018, now has over 22 million users and is one of the UK's most downloaded apps.
The NHS is setting up new Nightingale surge hubs at hospitals across the country as part of preparations for a potential wave of Omicron admissions.
The NHS Covid vaccination programme is contacting hundreds of thousands more people this week urging them to book a booster and have a Jabby New Year.
NHS staff reported hundreds of thousands of life-saving jingle jab' vaccinations at scores of sites over Christmas Eve, Christmas and Boxing Day.
There are more than 1.5 million covid jab appointments currently available between today and Monday 3 January, the NHS said today.
The NHS's top doctor is calling for people who put off getting a life-saving COVID jab as they prepared for Christmas to urgently book a booster to protect them from Omicron.
Health Secretary Sajid Javid gives his support and thanks to all colleagues working in health and social care this Christmas.
Diners will be able to grab a COVID jab as a side order when a curry house becomes the latest pop-up site to join the NHS vaccination programme, the biggest and most successful in the health service's history.
The NHS in England gave out more than 1.5 million booster jabs over Saturday and Sunday in the biggest weekend for the COVID vaccination programme so far.
The most senior nurse in the NHS has called for the whole country to rally in a vaccines push before Christmas to get the country boosted against COVID.
The NHS today (Monday 20 December) opens the national booking service for 12-15 year-olds to get their second COVID-19 jab, as part of the national mission to get people protected against the new Omicron variant.
The NHS is set to make a drug for the rare, debilitating disorder phenylketonuria (PKU) available to patients of all ages for the first time.
Every eligible adult can book their booster jab from today as the NHS COVID-19 Vaccination programme seeks to protect the nation from the new Omicron strain of the virus.
The NHS delivered the highest daily number of booster jabs on record yesterday (Tuesday) while bookings continue to surge, as the NHS COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues to expand.
More than 650,000 booster bookings were made yesterday (Monday) as the NHS kickstarted the expansion of its world-leading COVID-19 vaccination programme.
Latest annual figures on cervical screening show the number of individuals being tested fell slightly in 2020-21 compared to the previous year.
More than 110,000 people booked their life-saving COVID-19 booster jab before 9am this morning, the NHS has said.
NHS Digital has published its Annual Sustainability report for 2020-21, highlighting both recent successes and the challenges it is working to meet.
NHS staff answered the highest number of 999 calls for any November on record, an average of around one every three seconds, new figures revealed today.
The NHS is launching a drive to recruit 10,000 vaccination workers today on the jabiversary' of the first Pfizer jab.
People aged 40 and over, along with those in high risk groups, will be able to book in for their life-saving COVID booster jab three months after their second dose as the NHS vaccine programme is extended today.