Views of NHS website heat health advice double as temperatures soar
Visits to heat exhaustion advice on the NHS website have more than doubled in the past 48 hours as temperatures surge in England.
Updated: Thu Jun 27 2024
NHS faces fresh strike disruption amid heat health warnings
The NHS will face major disruption this week as junior doctors launch five days of industrial action, with services already under increasing pressure, England's top doctor has warned today.
Updated: Wed Jun 26 2024
NHS urges more women to take up cervical screening invitations
Millions of women are being urged to come forward for cervical screening as figures show a third of eligible under 50s didn't take up the potentially lifesaving offer.
Updated: Mon Jun 24 2024
NHS delivers 4 million spring covid vaccines
Over 4 million people have now received their spring covid booster from the NHS just 10 weeks after bookings officially opened as part of the latest vaccination campaign.
Updated: Fri Jun 21 2024
Synnovis cyber attack statement from NHS England
On 3 June, Synnovis, a pathology laboratory which processes blood tests on behalf of a number of NHS organisations, primarily in South East London, was the victim of a cyber attack.
Updated: Fri Jun 21 2024
Visits To NHS Websites Hay Fever Page More Than Double
The number of hay fever sufferers searching for NHS advice has more than doubled in the past week as temperatures rise across England.
Updated: Fri Jun 21 2024
NHS staff among those recognised in 2024 Kings Birthday Honours
NHS staff including paramedics, nurses and doctors are among dozens of frontline workers recognised in the 2024 King's Birthday Honours list, released recently (Friday 14 June).
Updated: Mon Jun 17 2024
NHS continues to face record demand for services, new data shows
NHS staff continue to face significant demand for urgent care, with new figures showing that A&Es in England managed their busiest ever month for attendances in May.
Updated: Thu Jun 13 2024
NHS identifies over half a million more people at risk of type 2 diabetes in a Year
Over half a million (549,000) more people in England have been identified by the NHS as being at risk of developing type 2 diabetes in a year, NHS figures show.
Updated: Wed Jun 12 2024
NHS England appoints first medical director for mental health and neurodiversity
Dr Adrian James yesterday (Monday 3 June) appointed by NHS England to a new role supporting the transformation of services for people with mental health needs, autism, a learning disability and those who are neurodiverse.
Updated: Tue Jun 04 2024
One month left to get spring covid jab as NHS rolls out joint appointment booking
With only one month left of this year's spring covid vaccine programme, the NHS is urging all eligible people who haven't yet had their top-up to come forward and get protected before 30 June 2024.
Updated: Fri May 31 2024
Thousands of NHS patients to access trials of personalised cancer vaccines
Thousands of cancer patients in England are set to gain fast-tracked access to trials of personalised cancer vaccines following the launch of a world-leading NHS trial “matchmaking” service to help find new life-saving treatments.
Updated: Fri May 31 2024
Millions more GP appointments in April than before pandemic
GP teams delivered more than 30 million appointments for patients last month (April 2024), up by almost a quarter on the same period before the pandemic.
Updated: Thu May 30 2024
NHS announces 143 hospitals to roll out Marthas Rule in next step in major patient safety initiative
The NHS recently (27 May 2024) announced the 143 hospital sites that will test and roll out Martha's Rule in its first year.
Updated: Wed May 29 2024
NHS NICE plan to adopt innovative tech quicker
NHS patients in England will benefit from faster access to the most innovative and cutting-edge medical technologies under new plans.
Updated: Tue May 28 2024
Searches for NHS advice on insect bites and stings surge ahead of bank holiday weekend
The number of people seeking advice on insect bites and stings from the NHS website has surged ahead of the bank holiday weekend.
Updated: Fri May 24 2024
Publication of the infected blood inquiry final report
Amanda Pritchard Chief Executive of NHS England responds to the publication of the Infected Blood Inquiry Report
Updated: Tue May 21 2024
NHS plan to cut avoidable admissions to further boost efforts to reduce waiting times
The NHS is set to increase virtual ward use as new analysis shows that 9,000 hospital admissions have been avoided in the South East in the past year thanks to the world-leading initiative.
Updated: Thu May 16 2024
NHS expands soup and shake diets to thousands more patients with type 2 diabetes across England
Over 10,000 more people living with type 2 diabetes and excess weight or obesity in England are to be offered NHS soup and shake diets this year to help them lose weight and significantly improve their health.
Updated: Wed May 15 2024
First ever life-saving treatment for rare heart condition available on the NHS
NHS patients with a life-threatening heart condition are set to benefit from a cutting-edge new medicine which can significantly reduce the risk of hospitalisation and death.
Updated: Tue May 14 2024
NHS launches tool to improve bowel cancer screening for people with sight loss
Thousands of people with sight loss in England will find it easier to participate in life-saving bowel cancer screening thanks to a new specially designed NHS tool.
Updated: Mon May 13 2024
Over half of Englands care home residents get NHS spring covid jab in four weeks
More than half of England's care home residents have received their spring covid-19 vaccine from the NHS in the past four weeks.
Updated: Mon May 13 2024
NHS launches Dentist Recruitment Scheme
The NHS is encouraging local dental practices with the highest demand to hire new dentists using a new recruitment incentive scheme.
Updated: Fri May 10 2024
NHS brings down longest waits for cancer care alongside faster ambulance responses
The NHS has met the 28 day faster diagnosis target for cancer for the second month in a row, new figures show today, with ambulances responding to callouts faster than the month before.
Updated: Thu May 09 2024
NHS App messaging saved NHS more than 1 million in last year
Messages sent to millions of patients via the NHS App have saved the NHS £1.1 million on the cost of previously sending the information via text message.
Updated: Wed May 08 2024