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NHS England statement on industrial action: Friday, 28 June

Professor Sir Stephen Powis, NHS National Medical Director, said: “With industrial action set to cause widespread disruption this weekend, and the… Read more

NHS England statement on industrial action: Thursday, 27 June

Stella Vig, NHS National Clinical Director for Elective Care, said: “With the weekend approaching, ongoing strike action will continue to… Read more

Responding to new final draft guidance from NICE for a new gene therapy for haemophilia B

Professor Sir Stephen Powis, NHS National Medical Director, said: “This transformative gene therapy is the first of its kind for… Read more

NHS launches final call for people to get their covid jab

With just days left of this year’s spring covid vaccine programme, the NHS is urging anyone eligible to get their… Read more

More GP appointments in May than before pandemic

GP teams delivered more than 30 million appointments for patients last month (May 2024), up by more than a fifth… Read more

Views of NHS website heat health advice double as temperatures soar

Visits to heat exhaustion advice on the NHS website have more than doubled in the past 48 hours as temperatures… Read more

NHS faces fresh strike disruption amid heat health warnings

The NHS will face major disruption this week as junior doctors launch five days of industrial action, with services already… Read more

Synnovis cyber attack – statement from NHS England

NHS England continues to work with Synnovis and the National Crime Agency to respond to the criminal ransomware attack on… Read more

NHS urges more women to take up cervical screening invitations

Millions of women are being urged to come forward for cervical screening as figures show a third of eligible under… Read more

Synnovis cyber attack – statement from NHS England

On 3 June, Synnovis, a pathology laboratory which processes blood tests on behalf of a number of NHS organisations, primarily… Read more