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Covid backlog falls despite significant pressure across the NHS

Thanks to the hard work and widespread innovation of NHS staff the waiting list has reduced, new monthly data shows… Read more

NHS boosts emergency care workforce before winter with hundreds more paramedics and call handlers

Hundreds of new staff have joined the emergency care workforce ahead of winter – including as paramedics and call handlers… Read more

Booking a jab “as easy as booking a cab” in NHS App overhaul

The NHS is setting out how it will increase national uptake of lifesaving vaccinations, ensuring millions more people receive protection… Read more

NHS retention drive expanded across the country with thousands fewer staff leaving frontline roles

Thousands fewer staff left the NHS last year, thanks to a major new retention programme which is now being expanded… Read more

NHS online GP registration service rolled out to over 2,000 practices

An NHS pledge to roll out a new online GP registration service to 2,000 GP practices by the end of… Read more

Top A&E doctors warn of rising pressure from winter viruses

Frontline doctors are warning winter virus cases are “creeping up” alongside pressure on emergency departments, with new NHS data showing… Read more

Identified safety risks with the Euroking maternity information system

A National Patient Safety Alert has been issued by the NHS England National Patient Safety Team on identified safety risks… Read more

Cancer signs on urinal mats in pubs and football grounds, as part of major new NHS cancer catching drive

Urinal mats in public places in England will begin to carry blood in pee cancer warnings for men, as part… Read more

Millions more people given access to their GP records online

More than four in five GP practices (81.1%) in England are now giving patients access to their new health records… Read more

NHS urges people to get winter jabs with two weeks until online bookings close

With just two weeks until online bookings for COVID and flu vaccines close, the NHS is urging anyone still eligible… Read more