NHS sets ambition to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040
The NHS will today pledge to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040 for the first time ever, which could save thousands of lives every year in England.
Updated: Wed Nov 15 2023
Artificial intelligence to help boost NHS winter response and prevent avoidable admissions
Artificial intelligence (AI) will spot patients at risk of needing to go to hospital so community NHS teams can get to them first and reduce pressures on A&Es, as part of a range of tech and data solutions being rolled out across the NHS ahead of winter.
Updated: Tue Nov 14 2023
One-year waits reduce for patients as record demand for NHS emergency care continues
NHS staff are managing record demand across emergency care ahead of winter, with new data showing Type 1 A&Es and ambulance services experienced their busiest month this year in October.
Updated: Fri Nov 10 2023
Tens of thousands of women set to benefit from repurposed NHS drug to prevent breast cancer
Tens of thousands more women at increased risk of breast cancer could now benefit from a proven risk-reducing drug on the NHS, after it was licensed in a new use to help prevent the disease.
Updated: Tue Nov 07 2023
Giant lung roadshow tours England as most people ignore early lung cancer symptoms
The NHS will visit thousands of people in England's lung cancer hotspots with giant inflatable lungs this month, to raise awareness of potential cancer symptoms and help catch cancer earlier.
Updated: Mon Nov 06 2023
New NHS warning system to spot deterioration in childrens health faster
The NHS is rolling out a new early warning system for doctors and nurses treating children to quickly identify deterioration, escalate care, and act on parental concerns.
Updated: Fri Nov 03 2023
NHS burns advice sought every 21 seconds over Bonfire Night weekend
The number of people visiting the burns advice page on the NHS website increases by a quarter (27%) during the weekend of Bonfire Night.
Updated: Fri Nov 03 2023
How we are delivering innovation in health and social care services
Innovation is crucial for enabling the NHS to increase the speed of diagnosis and deliver better outcomes for patients. We know patients benefit enormously from new technologies, with breakthroughs enabling prevention of ill-health, earlier diagnosis, more effective treatments, and faster ...
Updated: Thu Nov 02 2023
Tech supplier search to help tackle 8am rush at GP surgeries
NHS England is inviting suppliers to tender for a new framework that will enhance GP practices' capabilities to provide online consultations, and improve their communication with patients.
Updated: Thu Nov 02 2023
Thousands of lives saved by the NHS thanks to rapid rollout of blood thinners
Thousands of lives have been saved and almost 17,000 strokes prevented, thanks to the rapid roll-out of blood-thinning drugs on the NHS, the head of the health service will announce today.
Updated: Thu Nov 02 2023
Hundreds of thousands of NHS patients to be offered the chance to travel for treatment
Hundreds of thousands of NHS patients who have been waiting the longest for treatment will be offered the opportunity to travel to a different hospital, if it means they could be seen sooner.
Updated: Tue Oct 31 2023
NHS mobile testing scheme finds thousands of new cases of liver damage
More than 2,200 people in high-risk communities have been newly identified as being at risk of life-threatening liver cancer, thanks to NHS roaming liver trucks across the country.
Updated: Mon Oct 30 2023
Government accepts recommendations from NHS pay review bodies
*Updated on 26 October* The government has accepted the recommendations of the Independent Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration's (DDRB). The decision means that doctors in training (junior doctors) have received a permanent pay increase of on average 8.8% ...
Updated: Thu Oct 26 2023
NHS Long Term Workforce Plan fact sheet
*Updated on 26 October* The first ever NHS Long Term Workforce Plan was commissioned by the government to set out a series of interventions train, retain and reform the workforce, and put the NHS on a sustainable footing into the ...
Updated: Thu Oct 26 2023
NHS England response to PAC report on access to urgent and emergency care
Professor Julian Redhead, NHS England's National Clinical Director for Urgent and Emergency Care responds to PAC report on access to urgent and emergency care
Updated: Wed Oct 25 2023
NHS virtual wards to treat thousands of patients with heart failure at home
Thousands of patients with heart failure will now be treated from home as the NHS expands its world-leading virtual wards scheme.
Updated: Wed Oct 25 2023
Expanded NHS support available for patients in GP practices across the country
The support on offer for patients at their GP practice is expanding, thanks to thousands more healthcare staff working in local communities and the new GP access recovery plan.
Updated: Mon Oct 23 2023
NHS England responds to CQC State of Care report
NHS England has responded to CQC State of Care report.
Updated: Fri Oct 20 2023
Latest figures show drop in obesity rates among primary school children: statistical press release
The prevalence of primary school children living with obesity continued to fall in 2022/23, after reaching highest recorded levels during the Covid-19 pandemic, new NHS England figures show. However, obesity prevalence among year 6 children, aged 10 to 11, remains above pre-pandemic levels.
Updated: Thu Oct 19 2023
NHS delivering fastest ever flu vaccine rollout ahead of winter
The lifesaving NHS winter vaccination programme has delivered more than ten million flu jabs (10,527,579) and over seven million Covid vaccines (7,525,637) to people most at risk across England in just over five weeks, making this the fastest NHS flu vaccine roll out on record.
Updated: Thu Oct 19 2023
New treatment that could prove curative for blood cancer patients to be offered by the NHS
Hundreds of people with an aggressive type of blood cancer, known as diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) are set to benefit from a potentially curative new treatment option on the NHS, with approval of the drug glofitamab.
Updated: Tue Oct 17 2023
Open letter from NHS medical leaders to patients and the public
As frontline clinicians with extensive experience of working in the NHS, we have all felt the frustrations when systems, processes, and people don't talk to each other as well as they should.
Updated: Fri Oct 13 2023
New awareness campaign to help reduce hospital admissions for urinary tract infections
The NHS and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) are raising awareness of urinary tract infections (UTIs), as new data shows they have led to more than 800,000 admissions to hospitals across the country over the past five years.
Updated: Thu Oct 12 2023
NHS delivers 10,000 virtual ward beds target with hundreds of thousands of patients treated at home
The NHS has delivered on its ambition to roll out 10,000 virtual ward beds by the end of September, new figures show today.
Updated: Thu Oct 12 2023
NHS facing extreme strike disruption amid three consecutive Christmas days
The NHS and patients are facing further disruption this week as three more days of historic joint walkouts by junior doctors and consultants are set to bring routine care services to a “near standstill”.
Updated: Mon Oct 02 2023