GP teams delivered over 30 million appointments for patients last month (February 2024), up almost a quarter on the same period pre-pandemic, as part of the NHS primary care access recovery plan.
NHS England yesterday responded to British Social Attitudes survey.
Professor Sir Stephen Powis, NHS national medical director, commented on the latest weekly winter sit rep figures
Visits to the NHS website cancer page rose by 373% following the announcement that the Princess of Wales has been diagnosed with the disease.
A blood test which could help thousands of people receive earlier, more targeted, lung cancer treatments is being trialled by the NHS.
More than 1 million patients have used a national online service to register with a GP since its launch 18 months ago.
There are more black and minority ethnic (BME) staff in senior positions in the NHS than at any point in its history, according to an annual report into race equality across the NHS.
The NHS has opened a new gambling clinic in Sheffield this week, meeting the ambitious NHS Long Term Plan target with 15 services now available across the country.
The NHS is set to roll out artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce the number of missed appointments and free up staff time to help bring down the waiting list for elective care.
The covid backlog fell for the fourth month in a row in January despite the longest period of industrial action in NHS history, new figures show today.
NHS staff who suffer a miscarriage will now receive up to 10 days additional paid leave, under new guidance issued to local hospitals yesterday.
Government outlines action to make UK a world leader in tackling ethnic and other biases in medical devices.
More than 900,000 adults aged 19 to 25 in England are being invited to book an appointment for their missed measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine, as the NHS catch-up campaign continues.
The NHS has been the talk of classrooms during National Careers Week, following a BBC Bitesize survey that found the NHS is the first choice of employer for teenagers.
Frontline NHS staff are facing record levels of discrimination from the public, the result of a national staff survey reveals.
Frontline NHS pressures are not letting up as winter ends, with huge demand on hospital services last week - as GPs delivered record numbers of annual appointments.
The Minister of State for Health and Secondary Care yesterday made a written statement to Parliament regarding steps being taken by the NHS to ensure everyone eligible for the Very High Risk Breast Screening Programme has been referred to their local screening centre.
Amanda Pritchard, NHS chief executive said: “From record numbers of cancer checks to more young people than ever before receiving help with their mental health, NHS staff are delivering more and more for patients every year.
The NHS will roll out a new immunotherapy that could offer women with advanced endometrial cancer significant extra time before their disease progresses, compared with standard chemotherapy alone.
Yesterday marked the launch of the NHS Parliamentary Awards 2024, where MPs get to recognise staff who go above and beyond to deliver excellence in healthcare.
England's top doctor has praised the hard work of staff as new data shows ambulance handover delays have improved despite increased demand, alongside continued pressure from winter viruses and industrial action.
Cancer patients living with a rare disease which attacks the body's own organs following a life-saving stem cell transplant are set to benefit from a pioneering new medicine on the NHS.
*Updated on 29 February 2024* This fact sheet sets out our position on the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in the NHS. RAAC is a lightweight form of precast concrete, frequently used in public sector buildings in the ...
In response to recent misleading reporting on the subject of the government's drive to increase the number of medical school places, here's how we are meeting our pledge to double the number of medical school places in England to 15,000 ...
An innovative test trialled by the NHS to help diagnose a condition which can lead to oesophageal cancer has reduced the need for invasive endoscopy in thousands of low-risk patients.
