Ambulances handed over patients more than 2 minutes faster last month despite facing their busiest January since before COVID-19. Provisional figures out today show there were 420,324 ambulances handovers with known times in January, the highest number for the month since 2020 and a 5.2% increase compared to 399,415 in January last year. Despite this, […]
Record numbers of people are using the NHS App to manage their health, according to the latest statistics. The NHS has released a Spotify Wrapped-style end-of-year update which shows the NHS App now has more than 39 million registered users. A total of 67.8 million repeat prescriptions were also ordered through the app in the past 12 months (1 […]
Staff working in A&E and ambulance services experienced more pressure than any October on record, new figures show today, as the NHS heads into winter busier than ever before. Despite the continued pressure on hospitals, the overall waiting list fell for the first time since February. It reduced by around 70,000 in September from 7.64 […]
The covid backlog fell for the fourth month in a row in January despite the longest period of industrial action in NHS history, new figures show today. New monthly data published today shows the waiting list continues to fall with January data showing it is down by 27,761 from the previous month (7.58 million in […]
England’s top doctor has warned pressure on NHS hospitals this winter is “not letting up”, with thousands more patients in hospital compared to the same time last year. New weekly figures show there were 3,372 more patients in hospital each day last week (97,934) than the same period in 2023 (94,562). Despite the NHS having […]
An NHS spokesperson said: “There is an issue affecting the national 999 call system. “BT is working to resolve this issue as soon as possible but, in the meantime, if you are unable to contact 999 in a medical emergency, please call 111.”
Commenting on this morning’s updated weekly sitrep figures, NHS national medical director, Professor Sir Stephen Powis, said: “Today’s figures show NHS staff remain under considerable pressure, with more than 19 in 20 beds occupied, including 13,000 each day taken up by patients who no longer meet the criteria to reside, despite almost 4,000 more beds […]
Patients who have survived a stroke are joining forces with their ‘savers’ and the NHS to encourage people to act F.A.S.T. and call 999 if they have symptoms of a stroke. The call is part of an NHS campaign to increase public awareness of the signs of stroke- also known as a ‘brain attack’ -after […]
Commenting on this morning’s updated weekly sitrep figures, NHS England’s chief strategy officer, Chris Hopson, said: “Three years since the NHS treated the first Covid patient in hospital, new figures today show our hardworking staff have now treated more than one million patients with Covid in hospitals across England throughout the pandemic. While we are […]
Commenting on the NHS weekly winter operational update for the week ending 12 March 2023, NHS National Medical Director, Professor Sir Stephen Powis, said: “Last week was a clear reminder that, even as we head into Spring, pressure on NHS staff remains significant with almost 5,000 more patients in hospital beds every day last week […]