Thousands of NHS patients in England with multiple sclerosis (MS) are set to benefit from a life-changing ‘take at home’ tablet, as the NHS becomes the first healthcare system in Europe to roll it out widely to patients with active disease. The tablet, cladribine, requires just 20 days of treatment spread over four years, providing […]

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention, Ashley Dalton MP, has today made a Written Ministerial Statement to the House of Commons regarding steps being taken by the NHS to ensure all eligible people are invited for screening. Steve Russell, NHS national director for vaccinations and screening, said: “The NHS is contacting 5,261 people […]

NHS England has today announced changes to its leadership team, with three leading board members taking the decision to stand down at the end of March. Chief Financial Officer Julian Kelly, NHS Chief Operating Officer Emily Lawson and Chief Delivery Officer and National Director for Vaccination and Screening Steve Russell have today informed colleagues that […]

The number of people being referred for specialist NHS support following rape or sexual assault has increased by nearly 18% in the last 2 years, NHS data suggests. NHS sexual assault referral centres – which provide free, specialist support to anyone across England who has been raped, sexually assaulted or abused – received over 26,000 […]

Norovirus is continuing to pile pressure on NHS hospitals with over 40,000 bed days lost to the vomiting bug in February alone. The latest data shows there were 1,094 patients a day in hospital with norovirus last week, down slightly on the week before (1,134) but more than double the number of patients compared to […]

Professor Sir Stephen Powis, national medical director of NHS England has today announced that he will step down this summer, after over seven years in the role. Professor Powis notified Amanda Pritchard of his intention to stand down in a letter in January. He will continue until early July, focusing on the medical training review […]

A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool is being rolled out across the NHS that can predict a patient’s risk of falling with 97% accuracy, preventing as many as 2,000 falls and hospital admissions each day. The predictive tool, developed by health tech provider Cera, is now being used in more than 2 million patient home […]

NHS staff retention schemes have helped cut the number of workers leaving the health service to one of its lowest levels in over a decade, according to new analysis. 1 in 10 (10.1%) hospital and community healthcare workers left the NHS in the 12 months up to September 2024 – nearly 21,300 fewer than in […]

Norovirus continues to grip the NHS with the number of beds taken up by patients with the virus nearly 150% higher than last year, new figures reveal today. The total remains close to its record high, with an average of 1,134 patients a day in hospital with norovirus last week – down slightly on the […]

Tens of thousands have accessed NHS advice on attending mammograms since the launch of the first-ever NHS breast cancer screening campaign last week. There were 32,432 visits to NHS breast screening advice pages last week (Monday 17 February – 24 February) – an increase of 145% in just a week. The NHS in England launched […]