Visits for prostate cancer symptoms advice on the NHS website rose by 672% following Sir Chris Hoy’s announcement about his terminal prognosis. New figures from NHS England show that in the 48 hours after the six-time Olympic champion revealed his cancer was incurable, there were 14,478 visits to the page on prostate cancer symptoms. That is […]
The chair of NHS England Richard Meddings has this week notified the Secretary of State that he will stand down from his role at the end of March. In a message to NHS England staff today, he said that approaching three years in the role and having had discussions with the health secretary about what […]
New figures published today show the NHS diagnosed over 11,000 more cancers in 2022, reaching a new record high level – with almost 950 people a day getting a diagnosis in England. The latest cancer registration statistics show more cancers were diagnosed in 2022, with 346,217 new diagnoses – on average 948 a day – […]
A quarter of 11 to 15-year-olds have tried vaping and nearly 1 in 10 (9%) do it frequently, according to new statistics published today. The Smoking, drinking and drug use among young people in England report for 2023 showed regular or occasional vaping in high school children had increased from 6% in 2018. The report […]
NHS staff have delivered more than 10 million Covid and flu vaccinations (10,709,958) as the NHS ramps up its efforts to avoid a tripledemic this winter. The first seasonal vaccination data out today shows more than 5.7 million Covid or flu vaccines have been given in the last week alone (2,181,198 COVID-19 and 3,556,236 flu […]
Women aged 50 to 70 across England are being urged to take up invitations to breast screening as the NHS redoubles its bid to reach millions of women not yet taking up the potentially life-saving offer. Last year alone, NHS breast screening services detected cancers in 18,942 women across England, which otherwise may not have […]
NHS staff will be able to anonymously report incidents of sexual misconduct, as part of major plans to improve safety for staff across the health service. In the first ever policy of its kind in the NHS, chief executive Amanda Pritchard has said she hopes that any member of staff who experiences sexual abuse will […]
A former international sprinter who retired as an NHS nurse after nearly fifty years of service and teams helping deploy AI to improve patient care are among the winners of this year’s NHS Parliamentary Awards. The 2024 NHS Parliamentary Awards were held today in Westminster to recognise the outstanding contribution of staff, volunteers and others working […]
The NHS is urging students and parents of young children to get themselves and their loved ones protected against meningitis ahead of an expected surge in cases that typically follow the start of the academic year. Gold Medal-winning Paralympian, Aaron Phipps MBE, who lost his limbs due to the potentially debilitating disease aged 15, is […]
Around 3.8 million people were in contact with NHS mental health, learning disability and autism services over the last year, up almost two fifths compared to before the pandemic. New NHS figures published today show that 3,790,826 people were in contact with services during 2023-24, compared to 2,726,721 in 2018/19. This includes more than one […]