Hundreds of thousands of patients will be able to get directly referred and booked in for tests, checks and scans by their GP for a range of conditions as part of a radical new plan set to be launched ...

New NHS data covering the Christmas and New Year period shows flu cases have continued to skyrocket, with over 5,000 patients hospitalised with the virus at the end of last week. Last week (w/e 29 Dec ...

The proportion of patients being diagnosed with cancer at an early stage in England has risen to its highest ever level, according to new NHS analysis.  Latest data on 13 of the most common cancers, ...

The NHS Long Term Plan pledges radical change for people needing planned care. Too often people are travelling for hours to a ...

Flu cases in hospital have already surpassed last year’s peak as festive infections “flood” hospitals early this winter. Latest weekly figures published today show one in 20 hospital beds are being ...

NHS national medical director, Professor Sir Stephen Powis, said: “The winter flu season has not only hit the NHS early this year, but it is potentially on track to be one of the worst we have ever ...

Nurses, doctors and surgeons are among dozens of NHS staff on the 2025 New Year Honour list, released today (Monday 30 December). The head of the NHS, Amanda Pritchard, praised the dedication of those ...

Hundreds of thousands of older and frail patients will receive urgent treatment from home this winter, as part of NHS plans to manage additional pressure this winter. Rapid teams based in local ...

The Friends and Family Test (FFT) is an important feedback tool that supports the fundamental principle that people who use NHS services should have the opportunity to provide feedback on their ...

The roll-out of Martha’s Rule in NHS hospitals in England has already begun triggering “potentially life-saving changes in care” for patients, Martha Mills’ parents and the NHS have today announced.

The NHS is urging those eligible for vaccination to come forward without delay before the National Booking Service closes this Thursday (19 December). Latest data shows over half a million ...

Joint letter with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the General Medical Council (GMC) and the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).