Hundreds of thousands of families with young children will be offered protection against chickenpox as part of their routine childhood vaccinations from today. The NHS’s vaccination programme is being expanded to include chickenpox (also known as varicella) for the first time to help shield young children from getting seriously ill. From now on, GP practices will start to offer children a […]
Hundreds of thousands of families with young children will be offered protection against chickenpox as part of their routine childhood vaccinations from today. The NHS’s vaccination programme is being expanded to include chickenpox (also known as varicella) for the first time to help shield young children from getting seriously ill. From now on, GP practices will start to offer children a […]
Flu cases have begun to steady but hospital cases still surpassed 3,000 in the week before Christmas, a slight fall on the week before, according to new figures published today. Thanks in part to NHS staff ramping up vaccination efforts with half a million more people protected against flu compared to the same period last […]
Nearly one million people in England have started a specialist NHS scheme which can prevent or delay the onset of Type 2 diabetes, according to new analysis. The NHS’s Healthier You Programme is a clinically proven weight management and lifestyle change initiative, and was one of the world’s first diabetes prevention schemes when it was launched in 2016. […]
The former Chief Executive of NHS England and a clinician who set up a service for refugee doctors are among those recognised on the New Years Honours list, released today (Monday 29 December). Around three dozen NHS staff including nurses, surgeons, and GPs have been recognised for their service. The head of the NHS, Sir […]
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 […]
The NHS is reminding the public to continue coming forward for care as normal over the last 2 days of strike action this weekend. This period of industrial action by resident doctors began at 7am on Wednesday 17 December and will continue until 7am on Monday 22 December. Despite rising flu cases and other winter […]
Hospitals in England are “on high alert” this week, amid industrial action and a continuing stream of winter viruses. Flu cases in hospital reached 3,140 by the end of last week – the highest ever for this time of year and up 18% on the week before. While the number of patients in hospital with […]
The NHS is urging patients not to put off coming forward for care, with thousands of resident doctors expected to walk out on strike for five days from today. Industrial action begins at 7am today (Wednesday 17 December) – lasting until 7am on Monday 22 December – and hospital teams across the country are working […]
A national patient safety alert has been issued by the NHS England National Patient Safety team – in collaboration with the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine – about the risk of harm from incorrectly assembled breathing circuits lacking a proper exhalation route for patients receiving invasive or non-invasive ventilatory support. Risk associated with adult breathing […]
Flu hospitalisations have surged by more than half in just one week, plunging the NHS into a “worst case scenario” situation for December, new figures reveal today. An average of 2,660 patients per day were in a hospital bed with flu last week – the highest ever for this time of year and up 55% […]