The head of the NHS has praised the hard work of staff for rolling out 5,000 additional permanent, staffed beds this winter - during a period of industrial action and significant pressure.
Millions of parents and carers in England are being urged to book their children in for their missed measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine as part of a major new NHS drive to protect children from becoming seriously unwell, as measles cases continue to rise across the country.
The NHS is urging young people and parents of 12 and 13-year-olds to ensure they consent to having the HPV vaccine, as new figures out today show around one in six girls and one in five boys are not fully vaccinated by year 10.
From today (Monday 22 January), thousands of people with sickle cell disorder and thalassaemia in England will have access a world-first ‘blood matching' genetic test on the NHS to better match their blood transfusions, reducing the risk of side effects and offering more personalised care.
Thousands of people were in hospital with seasonal viruses last week - including rising numbers with norovirus - as NHS staff continue to deal with a range of winter pressures.
The NHS is encouraging retired doctors to return to the health service to help bring down long waits for elective care, making it easier and more flexible for staff to return to the NHS as part of the Long Term Workforce Plan.
More than 40,000 people with mental health problems are being supported back into employment thanks to an NHS programme, new data shows.
Data on the recent industrial action by junior doctors can be found on the NHS England website here: NHS England » Industrial action in the NHS.
The covid backlog has fallen for a second month in a row thanks to the huge efforts of NHS staff, new data shows today.
The NHS is rolling out an expanded mental health support service for Armed Forces veterans, as a survey found that more than half find it difficult to speak up about mental health issues.
NHS staff faced the busiest week for ambulances so far this winter with more than 93,500 arriving at hospitals to hand over patients, alongside significant performance improvements.
Four million more GP appointments a month are being delivered for patients compared to the same month before the pandemic, as part of the NHS primary care access recovery plan.
NHS National Medical Director Professor Sir Stephen Powis yesterday commented on the latest round of industrial action.
Record industrial action this week could see one of the most difficult starts to the year for health services across the country, the NHS has said today.
Nurses, doctors and surgeons are among dozens of NHS staff on the 2024 New Year Honour list
Thousands of people were in hospital with winter viruses last week, including over 940 patients with flu, as staff contended with significant winter pressure on top of the impact of industrial action.
The number of visits to the NHS website's running programme is expected to quadruple in the first week of January as people attempt to achieve their new year's resolutions.
Data on the recent industrial action by junior doctors and hospital dental trainees can be found on the NHS England website here: NHS England » Industrial action in the NHS.
The NHS App has twice as many users as Netflix's 16.7 million subscribers with three quarters of adults in England now signed up, new figures show today.
The NHS sees about 1.6 million people a day, using energy to provide care for patients as well as cleaning an area the size of Gibraltar every day and providing 326,880 meals for patients and staff.
Tens of thousands of patients at risk of kidney disease will be able to get tested from the comfort of their own homes as part of a £30 million tech and AI innovation fund this winter.
England's top mental health nurse is urging people to look out for signs of dementia among family and friends over Christmas, as NHS diagnosis rates are at a three year high.
The number of people in hospital with flu has increased by almost two thirds in a week, new NHS figures show today.
*Updated 21 December* This fact sheet sets out our position on the Physician and Anaesthesia Associate roles in the NHS. What are physician associates and anaesthesia associates? Physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) are healthcare professionals, trained to the ...
