Retired doctors will have an option to “keep caring” and re-join the NHS to carry out outpatient appointments in a new initiative to help reduce waiting lists. From autumn, newly-retired doctors will be able to sign up to a new digital platform where they will be able to offer their availability to trusts across England […]
The number of hay fever sufferers seeking advice from the NHS website has more than tripled – reaching 122,650 visits last week. Analysis by NHS England, which runs the NHS website, found weekly visits to the hay fever page have increased by 252% in the past five weeks from 34,878 visits during the first week of […]
Strike action across England this week will significantly disrupt almost all routine care in the NHS, England’s top doctor has warned today. Professor Sir Stephen Powis said that industrial action by junior doctors, starting at 7am on Wednesday, meant thousands of routine procedures had already been postponed by trusts, as the NHS prioritises emergency and […]
Almost 2,000 people living with HIV and Hepatitis who were previously undiagnosed have been identified by the NHS over the last year, thanks to a new testing pilot. Under the NHS programme, people visiting an A&E who are having blood taken as part of their visit have an extra sample of blood taken, which is […]
Tens of thousands of people at increased risk of hepatitis C will be able to confidentially order self-testing kits to their home from today, as the NHS steps up its bid to eliminate the deadly disease. The discreet, at-home testing kits will be free to order online from today (13 May) as part of NHS […]
The head of the NHS in England has hailed the ‘great strides’ the health service is making, as new figures show major improvements across long waits, urgent and emergency services, and cancer care. The number of patients waiting more than 18 months fell to just 10,737 by April – down by more than 90% from […]
More than 500,000 repeat prescriptions are now booked through the NHS App every week. New figures released by NHS England show that since the NHS App’s launch in December 2018, more than 42 million repeat prescriptions have been ordered through the app. Last month alone, the NHS App enabled 2.4 million repeat prescriptions to be […]
Patients and the public are being urged to use NHS services wisely as some nurses walk out across the country this evening. Royal College of Nursing members in more than 100 NHS organisations will take strike action from 8pm tonight until midnight at the end of Monday in the widest nursing strike to face the […]
An NHS search tool aimed at helping people find local sexual health services attracts a third more visits following a bank holiday, latest figures show. Analysis carried out by NHS England, which runs the NHS website, found page visits to the tool increased to an average of 7,414 in the 24 hours following the summer […]
The NHS Covid-19 Vaccination Programme has vaccinated more than 150,000 older adult care home residents in England in just three weeks since the campaign began – over half of all those eligible. Roving teams of NHS staff have visited more than 6,000 care homes – almost three in five – to offer the spring jabs […]