The NHS is urging patients to continue coming forward for care with thousands of resident doctors expected to go on strike. Industrial action begins at 7am today (Friday 14 November) until 7am on Wednesday 19 November and hospital teams across the country are working round the clock to ensure disruption is minimised for patients. Plans […]
The NHS supported a record number of people with type 2 diabetes to sign up to its ‘soups and shakes’ diet programme last year, helping them to lose weight and potentially put their condition into remission. Over 13,000 people were enrolled onto the NHS Type 2 Diabetes Path to Remission Programme, also known as the […]
The NHS will test an AI-powered ‘one-day diagnostics’ service for prostate cancer that could transform diagnosis and save some men up to a month of waiting. The new ‘one stop shop’ pilot, funded by NHS England, will use artificial intelligence to interpret MRI scans for men with suspected prostate cancer, helping spot lesions in a […]
The NHS is set to deliver faster care for millions of patients thanks to the most radical reset of the NHS in a generation. 2.5 million fewer patients will be waiting more than 18 weeks to receive planned care. 190,000 more cancer patients will begin potentially lifesaving treatment within 2 months of their referral over […]
The NHS is setting up an ‘online hospital’ – NHS Online – in a significant reform to the way healthcare is delivered in England. The innovative new model of care will not have a physical site, instead digitally connecting patients to expert clinicians anywhere in England. The first patients will be able to use the service […]
A new family feature being piloted in the NHS App is making it easier for parents and carers to manage their loved ones’ health as simply as switching profiles on Netflix. Hailed as a “gamechanger”, the service being developed by NHS England means people can apply to add another profile to their NHS App online instead […]
Martha’s Rule is being expanded to every acute hospital in England, the NHS has announced, as new data shows hundreds of patients have benefitted from potentially life-saving changes to their care thanks to the scheme. Between September 2024 and June 2025, there were 4,906 calls made to Martha’s Rule helplines to escalate concerns about care – […]
The number of website visits for NHS advice on bites and stings have soared this summer – amid a summer wasp boom. Analysis by NHS England, which runs the NHS website, found there were 454,238 visits to the page on bites and stings between June 25 and August 25 this year. This is a rise […]
Based on early estimates over 10,000 extra patients received their care during last week’s BMA strike [25 July 2025 – 30 July 2025] compared to the previous industrial action [27 June 2024 – 02 July 2024]. The NHS took a more robust approach during the latest round of industrial action with staff from right across […]
New NHS figures show general practice has delivered over 7 million more appointments in the past year compared to last year, taking the total to a record 380 million. Hardworking GP teams carried out 383.3m appointments in the last 12 months, compared to 375.7m in the previous year. Figures for June 2025 also show practices […]