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NHS to roll out six new specialist gender centres for children and young people
NHS England will roll out up to six new specialist regional centres by 2026 to provide tailored gender services for children and young people, based on recommendations in the Cass Review. Following the publication of a comprehensive report by Dr Hilary Cass in April, the NHS has today set out how it will deliver transformed […]
Third of NHS “soups and shakes” participants in remission from type 2 diabetes in a year
A major study has found that the radical NHS “soups and shakes” programme works at scale and is helping hundreds of people put their type 2 diabetes into remission across England. The study showed that of those who completed the programme and were measured twice, 1 in 3 (32%) had put their type 2 diabetes […]
Statement from Amanda Pritchard, NHS Chief Executive
I had intended this message to focus mainly on thanking the many NHS colleagues who were involved in caring for those killed and injured in the horrendous attack in Southport last week – the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) crews who attended the scene, the receiving teams at Southport and Formby, Ormskirk, Alder Hey, Aintree, […]
NHS urges public to come forward for care during GP collective action
The NHS is asking the public to still come forward as usual for care during collective action by GP services which starts today (Thursday 1 August). GP services across England will begin collective action on Thursday 1 August for an indefinite period of time, and while there may be some disruption to services practices will […]
Views of NHS website heat health advice almost triples as temperatures soar
Visits to the heat exhaustion advice webpage on the NHS website have almost tripled in the past few days as temperatures surge in England. The UK recorded its hottest day of the year so far on Tuesday and yellow heat health alerts are in place for millions of people until Friday. Analysis by NHS England, which […]
First targeted treatment made available for hundreds of blood cancer patients on the NHS
A take-at-home tablet which could be a ‘game-changer’ for hundreds of blood cancer patients is now available on the NHS in England. Patients in England with a form of blood cancer known as marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) can now be offered an additional treatment option which could halt the progression of their cancer and provide […]
NHS partners with Asda to put crucial mouth cancer symptoms on toothpaste and mouthwash
The NHS and Asda are teaming up to provide vital advice on millions of toothpaste tubes and mouthwash bottles encouraging people to contact their GP or dentist if they notice any potential symptoms of mouth cancer. From this month, Asda’s own brand of oral hygiene products will now feature NHS advice in over 500 Asda […]
New chief nursing officer for England announced
NHS England has today announced that Duncan Burton has been appointed as Chief Nursing Officer for England. A nurse of more than 25 years, Duncan was most recently Deputy Chief Nursing Officer where he led national work on the maternity and neonatal programme, workforce policies and the children and young people’s transformation programme. He began […]
GPs now delivering a fifth more appointments than pre-pandemic
GP teams delivered more than 28.7 million appointments in June 2024 – up one fifth on the same period pre-pandemic, new figures published today show. Excluding vaccinations, this means practices are delivering a fifth more appointments than in June 2019, when 22.8 million appointments took place. NHS services have provided 372.3 million appointments, which is […]
Stephen Fry urges patients to help save lives with new prostate cancer research
Actor and broadcaster Stephen Fry is urging prostate cancer patients to sign up for a major new research initiative that could save lives. The NHS is joining forces with the charity Prostate Cancer Research to provide unique access to healthcare data for research that could transform patient care and treatment of the disease. Prostate Progress, […]