Issued at 8:24am on Friday 5 January 2018 There is a 90 per cent probability of severe cold weather between 12.00am on Saturday 6 January and 6.00pm on Tuesday 9 January in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Find out more about […]

Issued at 09:25am on Thursday 04 January 2018 There is a 80% probability of severe cold weather between 00.00am on Saturday 06 January and 00.00am on Tuesday 09 January in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Find out more about staying well this […]

The National Emergency Pressures Panel (NEPP) met for the second time today chaired by Professor Sir Bruce Keogh. The panel noted that the NHS has been under sustained pressure over the Christmas period with high levels of respiratory illness, bed occupancy levels giving limited capacity to deal with demand surges, early indications of increasing flu […]

England’s most senior nurse has congratulated nursing and midwifery staff whose leadership, dedication and hard work have been recognised in the New Year’s Honours list. Honours go to nurses and midwives from a range of services and roles including cancer nurse specialists, general practice nurses, a Chief Nurse, Director of Midwifery and a Damehood for […]

NHS England Chief Executive Simon Stevens today announced that the NHS will decide this year whether “drunk tanks” should routinely be used take pressure off hard-pressed A&E departments and 999 ambulance services during the seasonal holiday period. Supervised areas where revellers who have over-indulged can be checked and even sleep it off if necessary, rather […]

Issued at 09:30am on Wednesday 27 December 2017 There is a 90% probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow between 0800 on Wednesday 27 Dec and 0900 on Saturday 30 Dec in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. This weather could increase […]

As England sets about expanding the number of affordable houses being built, NHS England is today calling on the country’s top housing developers to apply the lessons from the first Healthy New Towns schemes by creating a national network that will put healthy living at the heart of future home building. In January 2018, NHS […]

Issued at 09:02am on Monday 25 December 2017 There is an 80% probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow between 1500 on Tuesday 26 December and 0900 on Saturday 30 December in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Find out more about […]

Thanks to improved NHS cancer care, over two thousand more people are this year able to enjoy Christmas with their families. Survival rates have never been higher and the gap between the best and the worst areas is also closing. Areas with historically lower survival rates are closing or have caught up with average survival, […]

Family and friends can play a key role in spotting signs of dementia when visiting older people this Christmas according to one of the country’s top experts. This year, Professor Alistair Burns, NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia and Older Peoples’ Mental Health, has written a Christmas list of a different kind – symptoms […]