NHS England continues to work with Synnovis and the National Crime Agency to respond to the criminal ransomware attack on Synnovis systems. Synnovis has now confirmed through an initial analysis that the data published by a cyber crime group has been stolen from some of their systems. We understand people may be concerned by this, […]
Millions of women are being urged to come forward for cervical screening as figures show a third of eligible under 50s didn’t take up the potentially lifesaving offer. The latest figures show that as of December last year, 65.8% of the 11 million eligible women aged 25-49 took up their cervical screening invitation and were screened within […]
On 3 June, Synnovis, a pathology laboratory which processes blood tests on behalf of a number of NHS organisations, primarily in South East London, was the victim of a cyber attack. NHS England has been made aware that a cyber criminal group published data last night which they are claiming belongs to Synnovis and was […]
The number of hay fever sufferers searching for NHS advice has more than doubled in the past week as temperatures rise across England. The NHS website has received an average of 11,736 visits a day since Monday compared to a daily average of 4,749 visits at the weekend – an increase of 147%. Visits to […]
Over 4 million people have now received their spring covid booster from the NHS just 10 weeks after bookings officially opened as part of the latest vaccination campaign. Around 7 million people are eligible for a spring covid jab this year, including those aged 75 and over, those with a weakened immune system and older […]
NHS staff including paramedics, nurses and doctors are among dozens of frontline workers recognised in the 2024 King’s Birthday Honours list, released today (Friday 14 June). The head of the NHS, Amanda Pritchard, has said the awards recognise the dedication and skill of NHS staff. Among the staff recognised for their hard work and dedication […]
NHS staff continue to face significant demand for urgent care, with new figures showing that A&Es in England managed their busiest ever month for attendances in May. New monthly performance data also shows that it was a record April for the number of elective appointments delivered for hundreds of thousands of patients. The latest statistics, […]
Over half a million (549,000) more people in England have been identified by the NHS as being at risk of developing type 2 diabetes in a year, NHS figures show. The latest National Diabetes Audit shows that 3,615,330 people registered with a GP were found to have non-diabetic hyperglycaemia – also known as pre-diabetes -in […]
Dr Adrian James has been appointed by NHS England today (Monday 3 June) to a new role supporting the transformation of services for people with mental health needs, autism, a learning disability and those who are neurodiverse. Dr James was President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists from 2020 – 2023 and is currently a […]
With only one month left of this year’s spring covid vaccine programme, the NHS is urging all eligible people who haven’t yet had their top-up to come forward and get protected before 30 June 2024. The reminder comes alongside the roll-out of joint appointment booking, which can be done online or via 119. By selecting a joint booking, two eligible people aged […]