Cyber Associates Network Awards 2022: The Winners
The virtual ceremony was held to showcase the incredible work being done to manage and improve cyber security in health and care.
Updated: Tue Mar 29 2022
High-tech Find and Treat service tackles tuberculosis in Londons homeless population
A high-tech, mobile health clinic, 'Find and Treat' is being used to improve screening, testing and treatment of around ten thousand vulnerable, homeless and high-risk people in London every year.
Updated: Fri Mar 25 2022
Government action on cancer
Earlier this year, on World Cancer Day, the Health and Social Care Secretary made clear that tackling cancer is a priority. We committed to making this country's cancer outcomes the best in Europe over the next 10 years. In ...
Updated: Tue Mar 22 2022
CAN Awards 2022: Recognising cyber security excellence
The awards will shine a light on the innovation and digital expertise that help protect patient care and data across the NHS.
Updated: Fri Mar 18 2022
NHS Digital data to help researchers understand the impact of COVID-19 on cancer
Cancer data from NHS Digital has now been made available in a secure environment to enable researchers to understand the impact of COVID-19 on people affected by cancer.
Updated: Fri Mar 18 2022
Top 10 days for COVID-19 vaccine bookings revealed
More than 8 million appointments in total were made using the online national booking service on 10 separate days in 2021.
Updated: Mon Mar 07 2022
Building an integrated health and care system with staff and patients at its heart
The health and social care integration white paper sets out our ambition to bring together NHS colleagues and their social care counterparts within an integrated system with people's needs at its heart, writes Health Secretary Sajid Javid.
Updated: Fri Mar 04 2022
Decrease in women screened for breast cancer in 2020-21
1.19m women aged 45 and over were screened for breast cancer in 2020-21, a 44.1% decrease on 2019-20 (2.12m).
Updated: Fri Feb 25 2022
Childrens cancer survival rates increase
A new report from NHS Digital shows that the 5-year cancer survival rate for 0-14 year olds increased over time, from 76.9% in 2002 to 85.2% in 2019, its highest recorded level.
Updated: Fri Feb 04 2022
Prescriptions for drugs to treat alcohol misuse at 167,000 in 2020/21
The number of prescriptions for drugs to treat alcohol misuse was 167,000 in 2020/21, according to newly published data from NHS Digital.
Updated: Fri Jan 28 2022
NHS App turns three with 22 million users
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.
Updated: Fri Dec 31 2021
A message of thanks from Health Secretary Sajid Javid to all NHS staff
Health Secretary Sajid Javid gives his support and thanks to all colleagues working in health and social care this Christmas.
Updated: Thu Dec 23 2021
Decrease in number of people having cervical screening tests in 2020-21, new statistics show
Latest annual figures on cervical screening show the number of individuals being tested fell slightly in 2020-21 compared to the previous year.
Updated: Tue Dec 14 2021
NHS Digital publishes Annual Sustainability report
NHS Digital has published its Annual Sustainability report for 2020-21, highlighting both recent successes and the challenges it is working to meet.
Updated: Fri Dec 10 2021
People 40 and over to get their lifesaving booster jab three months on from second dose
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.
Updated: Wed Dec 08 2021
New statistics released on talking therapies in England
New annual figures have been released by NHS Digital on referrals to talking therapies for conditions such as anxiety and depression in England during 2020-21.
Updated: Mon Nov 29 2021
NHS Digital publishes NHS Payments to General Practice 2020/21 annual report
NHS Digital yesterday published the NHS Payments to General Practice in England annual report.
Updated: Fri Nov 26 2021
New figures on Maternity Services released today
The latest annual report outlining maternity activity in English NHS hospitals during 2020-21 has been published by NHS Digital today.
Updated: Thu Nov 25 2021
New figures on mental health services released today
NHS Digital has released new figures on the use of NHS mental health services by adults and children from April 2020 to March 2021.
Updated: Thu Nov 25 2021
Department of Health Social Care announcement on NHS Tech Agenda
The Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid has accepted the recommendations of Laura Wade-Gery, Non-Executive Director at NHS England and Chair of NHS Digital, including to merge NHSX and NHS Digital into NHSE/I.
Updated: Tue Nov 23 2021
Review of Health and Social Care Leadership: an open letter to all those who work in health and social care
Following the government's announcement of a review of leadership in health and social care, General Sir Gordon Messenger and Dame Linda Pollard have written to those working in health and social care with their thoughts on this important piece of work.
Updated: Tue Nov 23 2021
Significant increase in obesity rates among primary-aged children, latest statistics show
Obesity rates in both reception-aged and year 6 schoolchildren increased by around 4.5 percentage points1 between 2019-20 and 2020-21 - the highest annual rise since the National Child Measurement Programme began.
Updated: Wed Nov 17 2021
NHS Digital pledges to tackle the net zero challenge
As part of the Greener NHS programme, NHS Digital has set out its sustainability pledges to help drive the organisation down to net zero.
Updated: Fri Nov 12 2021
Call for more breast implant surgeries to be added to registry
Thousands of breast implant patients are being urged to ensure their details are recorded on a national registry designed to safeguard their health.
Updated: Thu Nov 11 2021
The National Collection of Type Cultures - a window to the past
Housed in one of UKHSA's largest sites, the National Collection of Type Cultures is one of the oldest living libraries of bacteria in the world. In this blog we look at how it has created a window to the past and what we use the collection for now.
Updated: Wed Nov 10 2021