Football could be coming home this weekend – but for patients who will be spending it in hospital, NHS staff are set to go the extra mile to ensure they can watch their heroes play in the Euro 2024 final. England’s top doctor today thanked hardworking NHS teams for bringing patients together to create ‘goal-den’ memories cheering on Gareth Southgate’s team as they try to end 58 years of hurt and […]

Thousands of patients with multiple sclerosis are to benefit from a new 10-minute injection on the NHS that can help slow the progression of disability while cutting their treatment time in hospital by over 90%. Around 9,000 patients in England currently receiving the drug ocrelizumab via an infusion can now be offered a jab that […]

NHS England London has released its latest weekly data update on the clinical impact of the ransomware cyber attack against Synnovis on Monday 3 June. In response to the attack, NHS England London declared a regional incident and continues to coordinate work across affected services, as well as with neighbouring providers and national partners to […]

NHS staff managed a record number of A&E attendances for any June and more than half a million emergency admissions, new figures show today. Hospitals reported that they dealt with more than 2.29 million attendances to their A&E departments and over half a million emergency admissions (536,884) – more than any other June. Last month […]

Data on the recent industrial action by junior doctors can be found on the NHS England website. Since strikes began, the cumulative total of acute inpatient and outpatient appointments rescheduled is now nearly 1.5 million (1,486,258). Junior doctors took industrial action from 7am on Thursday 27 June to 7am on Tuesday 2 July. The action […]

NHS England London has released its latest weekly data update on the clinical impact of the ransomware cyber attack against Synnovis on Monday 3 June. Over four weeks on from the cyber attack, NHS organisations across London continue to work in partnership to ensure people who require critical and urgent care receive it. NHS England […]

Professor Sir Stephen Powis, NHS National Medical Director said: “This round of industrial action has now ended, and staff will work quickly to rebook appointments that have been impacted. “I would like to thank NHS staff for their incredible efforts during the last 5 days and patients who have continued to use services as normal […]

Professor Sir Stephen Powis, NHS National Medical Director, said: “As we enter the final hours of industrial action, disruption is continuing across NHS services that were already under severe pressure – but staff have shown tremendous dedication in doing everything possible to prioritise urgent and emergency care. “Staff are working hard to rebook appointments that […]

Professor Sir Stephen Powis, NHS National Medical Director, said: “With industrial action set to cause widespread disruption this weekend, and the NHS seeing record levels of patients in recent months, we urge the public to help us by using services as they normally would. “Everyone can also help by taking steps to keep themselves and others […]

Stella Vig, NHS National Clinical Director for Elective Care, said: “With the weekend approaching, ongoing strike action will continue to cause disruption – but we want to assure patients that staff are working extremely hard to prioritise urgent and emergency care. “Though the warm weather is subsiding, the NHS still faces significant pressure, with industrial […]