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NHS urges patients to access care and get vaccinated, amid new doctors’ strike and high flu cases

The NHS is urging patients not to put off coming forward for care, with thousands of resident doctors expected to… Read more

Risk associated with adult breathing circuits lacking a patent exhalation route

A national patient safety alert has been issued by the NHS England National Patient Safety team – in collaboration with… Read more

NHS facing ‘worst case scenario’ December amid ‘super flu’ surge

Flu hospitalisations have surged by more than half in just one week, plunging the NHS into a “worst case scenario”… Read more

NHS maternity signal system will spot and stop emerging safety concerns

Mothers and babies in England will receive safer care thanks to the roll out of a first-of-its-kind safety signal system… Read more

NHS ready for double whammy of winter flu-demic and strikes

The NHS is facing an unprecedented flu wave this winter with “no peak in sight yet” according to England’s top… Read more

A&Es under siege from hiccups and ingrowing toenails

Hundreds of thousands of patients attended A&E last winter for everyday niggles such as hiccups and ingrowing nails, according to… Read more

‘Life-changing’ AI support helping stroke patients get a second chance

Stroke patients in England are getting life-changing treatment more than an hour earlier thanks to a revolutionary “fast-track” AI tool,… Read more

GPs managed record number of online requests in October

More than 8 million people submitted their GP request online during October 2025, up more than a fifth (21%) on… Read more

Personalised ‘living drug’ to offer “hope of cure” for aggressive leukaemia on NHS

Patients with an aggressive form of leukaemia will be able to receive a breakthrough immunotherapy on the NHS that saw… Read more

NHS maintained almost all care for patients during doctors’ strike

The NHS managed to ‘safely keep the show on the road’ despite industrial action last week, with data showing more… Read more