The lifesaving NHS winter vaccination programme has delivered more than ten million flu jabs (10,527,579) and over seven million Covid vaccines (7,525,637) to people most at risk across England in just over five weeks, making this the fastest NHS flu vaccine roll out on record. A record three million people have received their flu and […]

Hundreds of people with an aggressive type of blood cancer, known as diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) are set to benefit from a potentially curative new treatment option on the NHS, with approval of the drug glofitamab. Glofitamab (also called Columvi®) is to be made available for patients with previously treated DLBCL which is a […]

As frontline clinicians with extensive experience of working in the NHS, we have all felt the frustrations when systems, processes, and people don’t talk to each other as well as they should.  Sometimes, these are the frustrations of patients needing to repeat their medical history whenever they need to use a different part of the NHS. In […]

The NHS has delivered on its ambition to roll out 10,000 virtual ward beds by the end of September, new figures show today. More than 240,000 patients have now been treated on virtual wards thanks to the world-leading initiative, with research showing people who are treated at home recover at the same rate or faster […]

The NHS and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) are raising awareness of urinary tract infections (UTIs), as new data shows they have led to more than 800,000 admissions to hospitals across the country over the past five years. While UTIs are a year-round concern, ahead of what is expected to be another busy winter in […]

Data onthis week’s industrial action by junior doctors and consultants is here: NHS England » Potential industrial action in the NHS Both sets of staff took joint action, which means that since strikes began, the cumulative total of acute inpatient and outpatient appointments rescheduled is now 1,133,093. Doctors began their strike action on Monday (2) at 7am […]

The NHS and patients are facing further disruption this week as three more days of historic joint walkouts by junior doctors and consultants are set to bring routine care services to a “near standstill”. Thousands more appointments are expected to be rescheduled this week, just days after the total number of postponements since strikes began […]

Millions of people will be able to book their flu vaccines online from Monday, as the NHS booking system opens ahead of what could be a challenging winter for the health service. As part of the NHS’s commitment to make it ever more convenient for people to book in for their winter vaccines, from 8am […]

Members of the public will be asked to help shape how the NHS uses their health data to improve patient care, as part a series of major events next year. The events, starting in the new year and continuing until March 2025, will gather public views on digital and data transformation in the NHS. Among […]

The NHS Covid-19 vaccination programme is off to a flying start with more than one million (1.16m) autumn covid jabs delivered in a week since national bookings started, providing vital protection to the most vulnerable. Over 2.8 million people (2,808,234) have also received their flu jabs since the start of the autumn campaign on 11 […]