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Patients to see a GP within two weeks, Coffey to say

GPs in England will need to offer non-urgent appointments within two weeks and urgent slots the same day under new plans from the Government. Health and Social Care Secretary Therese Coffey will also outline plans for patients to be able to look at ...

22 Sept 2022 at 08:09

Patients to be asked to minimise use of A&E units over winter

Patients to be asked to minimise emergency service use over winter

The head of the NHS has told hospitals to prepare public health campaigns to help “minimise” pressure on A&E departments over the winter. In a letter to health chiefs, NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard said winter planning has begun earlier ...

20 Aug 2022 at 13:08

21 Ukrainian children with cancer treated at top UK hospitals

The 21 Ukrainian children brought to England for cancer treatment are being cared for at some of the country’s top hospitals. The youngsters, who arrived in the UK with their families on Sunday evening, are under the care of specialist NHS ...

15 Mar 2022 at 13:55

Thousands of Covid vaccinators take up permanent roles in NHS

Thousands of people who joined the Covid-19 vaccination programme have taken up permanent roles in the NHS. New figures from the health service show 11,483 people who helped deliver coronavirus jabs have started a career in the NHS. ...

18 Apr 2022 at 01:25

NHS calls on ‘reservists’ to bolster staff numbers

The health service is calling on people to sign up as an “NHS reservist” to help bolster staff numbers and tackle the backlog of care. The new programme is not just aimed at former health professionals but also people with no ...

01 Mar 2022 at 15:55

NHS shoring up cyber security amid crisis

The NHS is encouraging hospitals to shore up cyber security and examining its supply chain resilience in the wake of the situation in Ukraine, the head of the service in England has said. The service is also working with ...

01 Mar 2022 at 13:25

People with concerning symptoms urged to contact their GP in new cancer campaign

People are being urged to contact their GP if they have concerning symptoms rather than letting the fear of a cancer diagnosis stop them getting help. In a new media campaign, NHS leaders and cancer charities are urging ...

01 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Tens of thousands of doctors and nurses ‘to be trained as apprentices’

Tens of thousands of doctors and nurses will be able to train on the job under plans to tackle NHS workforce shortages. It is expected that the much-anticipated NHS workforce plan will see the number of medics trained ...

10 May 2023 at 00:01

Stop dementia death sentence by investing in diagnostics, charity says

Politicians must commit to investing more in better diagnosing dementia in a bid to give people access to up-and-coming drugs and ensure the disease “does not remain a death sentence” for those impacted, a charity ...

01 Sept 2023 at 00:01

‘Worrying’ rise in vaping among teenagers and young adults, data suggests

More people aged 16 to 24 in Britain are using e-cigarettes – with a sharp rise among young women – which experts have called “worrying”. It comes as the number of people smoking cigarettes in the UK has dropped ...

05 Sept 2023 at 16:01

AI to be deployed more widely across the NHS as new funding announced

Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to be rolled out more widely across the NHS in a bid to diagnose diseases and treat patients faster. The Government has announced a £21 million funding pot that NHS trusts ...

23 Jun 2023 at 00:01

Potential for AI in NHS is ‘limitless’, expert says

Updated job title, second par The potential for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the NHS could be “limitless” but the pace of its rollout should “balance safety with efficiency”, according to an ...

29 Jun 2023 at 00:01

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