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NHS delivers another record year of lifesaving cancer checks for patients

The number of people receiving lifesaving checks for cancer in the last year has hit nearly three million (2.92m) –… Read more

NHS to roll out flu vaccines for children from September

Millions of children in England will be offered a flu vaccine from September, as the NHS steps up its life-saving… Read more

NHS on track for busiest summer on record

Emergency departments experienced their second busiest July ever last month, with new data published today showing 2.1 million attendances. The… Read more

NHS launches hospital matching platform to bring down longest waits

Thousands of patients who need NHS treatment could be quickly and easily allocated to hospitals that can take on their… Read more

NHS braced for further disruption during latest junior doctor strike

The NHS is facing another period of significant disruption this week, with potentially thousands more appointments and procedures postponed due… Read more

New NHS treatments helping extend survival for babies with rare muscle-wasting disease

Nearly three in four babies born with a rare muscle-wasting disease are now surviving for two years or more thanks… Read more

NHS to speed up diagnosis and treatment of respiratory and heart conditions

Hundreds of thousands of patients could benefit from a quicker diagnosis for a range of respiratory and heart conditions, through… Read more

New standards for NHS board members to strengthen leadership and governance

The NHS has published a framework and supporting resources today to help senior board members to strengthen board governance, boost… Read more

New NHS campaign to help spot early signs of life-threatening constipation in people with a learning disability

The NHS has today launched a major new national campaign to support people with a learning disability, healthcare professionals and… Read more

NHS sets out plans for winter with new measures to help speed up discharge for patients and improve care

Care ‘traffic control’ centres to speed up discharge, additional ambulance hours and extra beds are part of wide-ranging plans to… Read more