General practice teams have delivered a record 33.6 million appointments in July 2025, up 4.3% on the year before and up nearly a quarter on the same period pre-pandemic (24.3% increase since 2019).  Today’s statistics show the NHS is on-track for its busiest summer ever in general practice, with record appointments also delivered in June 2025. GP teams […]

Around 300,000 more people will become eligible for a potentially lifesaving shingles vaccination from next week, as GP practices roll out the jab to protect all severely immunosuppressed adults. People newly eligible for the shingles vaccination from Monday 1 September are those aged 18 to 49 who have a severely weakened immune system. They will […]

Thousands more people are being referred for potentially life-saving liver cancer checks following the expansion of the NHS’s community liver health check programme. The number of mobile liver scanning teams has almost doubled in the last 2 years, with 20 roaming teams now offering scans to communities in every region of England – up from […]

A record half a million people have received a dementia diagnosis on the NHS, as the health service ramps up support for the country’s biggest killer.  New NHS figures published this week show 506,549 people have received a dementia diagnosis, compared to 490,163 this time last year.  NHS hospitals are using the latest technology to help keep […]

More than a thousand patients living with bladder cancer every year can now receive a breakthrough treatment that can double survival rates from the disease. The treatment which has been approved for use on the NHS from today has been hailed as ‘one of the most hopeful advances in decades for people with bladder cancer.’ […]

More than 100,000 people in England have now been tested for hepatitis C through the NHS’s confidential home testing service, in a major milestone towards eliminating the virus as a public health threat. England is one of the few countries in the world on track to eliminate hepatitis C well before the World Health Organization’s […]

The NHS performed a record number of checks for treatments, cancer checks and other tests for June, as 18-week performance hit its best level in 3 years. NHS staff pulled out all the stops to treat a record number of patients in any June, with 103,563 – or 2% – more treatments delivered than the […]

The NHS’s Chief Nursing Officer for England is encouraging male students getting their exam results today not to be put off by outdated stereotypes about the profession.  Duncan Burton, who became the first man to hold the post last year, wants students to consider a career in nursing and has shared his experience of how […]

Hundreds of thousands of newly pregnant women across England can now self-refer online to get their “all-important” first midwife appointments quicker, ensuring the best and most personalised care for their baby. By completing a simple online form on NHS.uk, mums-to-be can now refer themselves directly to their local maternity services without seeing a GP first. […]

Nearly 400,000 people have used a new prescription tracking feature in the NHS App in the first ten weeks since its launch, helping reduce unnecessary calls and visits to pharmacies. The handy “Amazon-style” tracker allows people to check the status of their medications as easily as their online shopping and has already been used 715,000 […]