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Over 10,000 NHS pharmacies begin treating people for common conditions

Patients in England will be able to get treatment for seven common conditions at their high street pharmacy from today… Read more

New breast screening figures prompt fresh uptake appeal

Thousands of women are being urged to attend NHS breast screening appointments as new figures today show that, despite a… Read more

Digital prescriptions go live in NHS App

Millions of people will be able to use the NHS App to view their prescriptions for the first time from… Read more

Over 5,500 nursing associates working in the NHS with more to come under NHS Long Term Workforce Plan

Since joining to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register in 2019, 5,500 nursing associates are working in the NHS… Read more

NHS skin cancer information webpage sees 1 visit every 13 seconds following Duchess of York diagnosis

Visits to the NHS webpage on melanoma skin cancer saw an increase in visits of 741% following the recent announcement from the… Read more

Record number of nurses and midwives working in NHS

There are more nurses and midwives working in the NHS than ever before according to new figures published today. NHS… Read more

NHS delivers on ambition of 5,000 more permanent beds

The head of the NHS has praised the hard work of staff for rolling out 5,000 additional permanent, staffed beds… Read more

Thousands more young people urged to take up HPV vaccine to meet NHS cervical cancer elimination goal

The NHS is urging young people and parents of 12 and 13-year-olds to ensure they consent to having the HPV… Read more

First patients with inherited blood disorders to get world-first NHS test to curb transfusion side effects

From today (Monday 22 January), thousands of people with sickle cell disorder and thalassaemia in England will have access a… Read more

NHS launches catch up campaign for missed MMR vaccines

Millions of parents and carers in England are being urged to book their children in for their missed measles, mumps,… Read more