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NHS checks and treatment on patients’ doorsteps part of new changes to health and care in England

Dedicated mental health staff to help children and young people in GP practices, and blood pressure checks in betting shops, are among...

NHS saves £1.2 billion on medicines over three years

The NHS has saved taxpayers £1.2 billion in just three years, while securing cutting-edge treatments for patients, by using its buying...

Dame Deborah James helps more people check signs of cancer

Thousands more people checked bowel cancer symptoms online this week thanks to Dame Deborah James, NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard...

World’s first chemo drone delivery announced on NHS birthday

NHS cancer patients will be the first in the world to benefit from chemotherapy delivered by drone as part of a new trial, NHS chief...

Health and care staff honoured In annual NHS Parliamentary Awards

Staff providing mobile 24/7 mental health support, a team fast-tracking cancer care and a vaccination outreach team, are among the...

NHS top doctor rallies remaining people due a spring booster ahead of final COVID jab drive

England’s leading NHS medic is urging those eligible for a spring booster but yet to come forward to take up the offer as soon as...

NHS launches lifesaving sickle cell campaign

On World Sickle Cell Day, NHS England will launch a brand new campaign to boost public awareness of the genetic disorder which affects...

England’s top doctor and chief nurse among NHS staff recognised in historic jubilee honours

England’s top doctor and the Chief Nurse for England have been recognised alongside dozens of healthcare staff in the Queen’s Platinum...

One million checks delivered by NHS ‘one stop shops’

NHS ‘one stop shops’ have delivered over one million checks and tests since the rollout began, as the biggest catch up programme in...

New review sets out action to improve patient access to primary care

Neighbourhood teams must be central to improving access to primary care for patients, a new review has said today. The teams, evolving...

NHS announces Donna Ockenden as chair of Nottingham University Hospitals maternity review

NHS England has confirmed that Donna Ockenden has been appointed as Chair of the new independent review into maternity services at...

Hundreds of patients to get life-extending lung cancer drug on the NHS

Hundreds of people with a form of the most common form of lung cancer could survive twice as long with the disease, thanks to a drug now...

Checks for prostate cancer hit all-time high on back of NHS and charity awareness campaign

Record numbers of men are getting checked for prostate cancer thanks to a lifesaving awareness raising campaign, the NHS said today....

Record numbers of disabled staff in senior management roles in the NHS

The number of disabled staff in senior roles in England’s health service has more than doubled over the past three years, helping the NHS...

NHS fast tracks mental health support for millions of pupils

More than 2.4 million children and young people now have access to mental health support in schools and colleges, thanks to the NHS fast...

Further drop in number of people facing longest waits for NHS care

The NHS performed a record number of diagnostic tests for March while continuing to bring down the number of longest waiters for elective...

Babies to get new test for eye cancer in the womb to save their sight

A life-saving test that allows doctors to spot a rare form of eye cancer in babies in the womb is being rolled out by the NHS in England...

Hundreds of people diagnosed with cancer early through life-saving NHS lung checks

Hundreds of people have been diagnosed with lung cancer earlier through NHS mobile trucks, as part of the biggest programme to improve...

Longest waits falling despite busiest ever NHS winter

Despite record 999 volumes and ambulance call-outs for life-threatening conditions between December and March this winter, staff ensured...

Parkinson’s patients benefit from revolutionary watch on the NHS to manage care at home

The cutting-edge gadget containing sensors, known as a Parkinson’s Kinetigraph (PKG), is worn around the clock for six days to monitor...

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