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Over half of England’s care home residents get NHS spring covid jab in four weeks

More than half of England’s care home residents have received their spring covid-19 vaccine from the NHS in the past… Read more

NHS launches tool to improve bowel cancer screening for people with sight loss

Thousands of people with sight loss in England will find it easier to participate in life-saving bowel cancer screening thanks… Read more

NHS launches Dentist Recruitment Scheme 

The NHS is encouraging local dental practices with the highest demand to hire new dentists using a new recruitment incentive… Read more

NHS brings down longest waits for cancer care alongside faster ambulance responses

The NHS has met the 28 day faster diagnosis target for cancer for the second month in a row, new… Read more

NHS App messaging saved NHS more than £1 million in last year

Messages sent to millions of patients via the NHS App have saved the NHS £1.1 million on the cost of… Read more

NHS patients to access world-leading laser beam surgery to prevent epileptic seizures

The NHS is to roll out a “game-changing” new laser beam therapy next month to help reduce seizures for patients… Read more

NHS rolls out ‘life-changing’ treatment for thousands with sickle cell disease

Thousands of patients with sickle cell disorder are to be offered a new “life-changing” treatment on the NHS from today… Read more

Record numbers of women accessing perinatal mental health support

More than 57,000 new and expectant mums have received specialist support for mental health problems over the last year, up… Read more

MMR catch-up campaign significantly boosts uptake across country

A campaign encouraging young people to get up-to-date with their MMR vaccinations has led to a significant boost across the… Read more

Millions more GP appointments in March than before pandemic

GP teams delivered almost 30 million appointments for patients last month (March 2024), up almost a quarter on the same… Read more