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 ...
The awards will shine a light on the innovation and digital expertise that help protect patient care and data across the NHS.
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.
More than 8 million appointments in total were made using the online national booking service on 10 separate days in 2021.
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.
1.19m women aged 45 and over were screened for breast cancer in 2020-21, a 44.1% decrease on 2019-20 (2.12m).
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.
The number of prescriptions for drugs to treat alcohol misuse was 167,000 in 2020/21, according to newly published data from NHS Digital.
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.
Health Secretary Sajid Javid gives his support and thanks to all colleagues working in health and social care this Christmas.
Latest annual figures on cervical screening show the number of individuals being tested fell slightly in 2020-21 compared to the previous year.
NHS Digital has published its Annual Sustainability report for 2020-21, highlighting both recent successes and the challenges it is working to meet.
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.
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.
NHS Digital yesterday published the NHS Payments to General Practice in England annual report.
The latest annual report outlining maternity activity in English NHS hospitals during 2020-21 has been published by NHS Digital 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.
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.
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.
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.
As part of the Greener NHS programme, NHS Digital has set out its sustainability pledges to help drive the organisation down to net zero.
Thousands of breast implant patients are being urged to ensure their details are recorded on a national registry designed to safeguard their health.
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.
For UKHSA, our changing climate is one of the most challenging health security threats we face and understanding and mitigating its impact on our health is a key priority.
A new Information Standard has been published by NHS Digital to support improved medication and allergy/intolerance information sharing across healthcare services in England.
