Menopause and prostate problems will be among the priorities for the NHS’s revolutionary new online hospital when it launches next year. The NHS has selected nine common conditions which will be the first to be treated by the NHS Online service, providing faster access to specialist care. Launched by the Prime Minister in September 2025, […]

The NHS safely discharged thousands of patients home to their families over the Christmas week (w/e 28 December), despite five days of strike action by resident doctors. In a letter to the health service, Sir Jim Mackey has praised staff for pulling out all the stops to achieve its target of having less than 80% of hospital […]

The number of people in hospital with flu dropped off during Christmas week (w/e 28 December), but England’s top doctor has warned that the NHS is ‘far from complacent’ during the cold snap. Amber and yellow cold health alerts for England have been issued by UKHSA as temperatures have fallen in recent days to drop below […]

Hundreds of thousands of families with young children will be offered protection against chickenpox as part of their routine childhood vaccinations from today. The NHS’s vaccination programme is being expanded to include chickenpox (also known as varicella) for the first time to help shield young children from getting seriously ill. From now on, GP practices will start to offer children a […]

Flu cases have begun to steady but hospital cases still surpassed 3,000 in the week before Christmas, a slight fall on the week before, according to new figures published today. Thanks in part to NHS staff ramping up vaccination efforts with half a million more people protected against flu compared to the same period last […]

Nearly one million people in England have started a specialist NHS scheme which can prevent or delay the onset of Type 2 diabetes, according to new analysis. The NHS’s Healthier You Programme is a clinically proven weight management and lifestyle change initiative, and was one of the world’s first diabetes prevention schemes when it was launched in 2016. […]

The former Chief Executive of NHS England and a clinician who set up a service for refugee doctors are among those recognised on the New Years Honours list, released today (Monday 29 December).  Around three dozen NHS staff including nurses, surgeons, and GPs have been recognised for their service. The head of the NHS, Sir […]

Record numbers of people are using the NHS App to manage their health, according to the latest statistics. The NHS has released a Spotify Wrapped-style end-of-year update which shows the NHS App now has more than 39 million registered users. A total of 67.8 million repeat prescriptions were also ordered through the app in the past 12 months (1 […]

The NHS is reminding the public to continue coming forward for care as normal over the last 2 days of strike action this weekend. This period of industrial action by resident doctors began at 7am on Wednesday 17 December and will continue until 7am on Monday 22 December. Despite rising flu cases and other winter […]

Hospitals in England are “on high alert” this week, amid industrial action and a continuing stream of winter viruses. Flu cases in hospital reached 3,140 by the end of last week – the highest ever for this time of year and up 18% on the week before. While the number of patients in hospital with […]