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NHS urges public to come forward for care during GP collective action

The NHS is asking the public to still come forward as usual for care during collective action by GP services… Read more

Views of NHS website heat health advice almost triples as temperatures soar

Visits to the heat exhaustion advice webpage on the NHS website have almost tripled in the past few days as… Read more

First targeted treatment made available for hundreds of blood cancer patients on the NHS

A take-at-home tablet which could be a ‘game-changer’ for hundreds of blood cancer patients is now available on the NHS… Read more

NHS partners with Asda to put crucial mouth cancer symptoms on toothpaste and mouthwash

The NHS and Asda are teaming up to provide vital advice on millions of toothpaste tubes and mouthwash bottles encouraging… Read more

New chief nursing officer for England announced

NHS England has today announced that Duncan Burton has been appointed as Chief Nursing Officer for England. A nurse of… Read more

GPs now delivering a fifth more appointments than pre-pandemic

GP teams delivered more than 28.7 million appointments in June 2024 – up one fifth on the same period pre-pandemic,… Read more

Stephen Fry urges patients to help save lives with new prostate cancer research

Actor and broadcaster Stephen Fry is urging prostate cancer patients to sign up for a major new research initiative that… Read more

Dementia diagnoses in England at record high

Record numbers of people are being diagnosed with dementia in England, NHS figures show. Latest data shows a record 487,432… Read more

Updated response to global IT outage – 22 July

An NHS spokesperson said: “Systems are now back online, and patients with an NHS appointment this week should continue to… Read more

Response to global IT outage

An NHS spokesperson said: “The NHS is aware of a global IT outage and an issue with EMIS, an appointment… Read more