Great Britain’s sporting heroes have come together to mark the 75th birthday of the NHS by sharing their own personal stories of thanks for the much-loved British institution. In a new film released for the 75th anniversary of the NHS (Wednesday 5 July), athletes from Team GB, ParalympicsGB and Special Olympics GB have expressed their […]

Five winners of a photography competition for NHS staff and volunteers to mark 75 years of the health service have been unveiled today at the FUJIFILM House of Photography, with images including long-serving nurse, ‘Mother Obe’, the NHS COVID-19 vaccination effort and an ambulance battling the Beast from the East among the winning images. The […]

Seven new gambling addiction clinics will open this summer as NHS services face record demand, chief executive Amanda Pritchard announced today. Ahead of its 75th birthday on Wednesday 5 July, the NHS said it was “adapting to new healthcare needs” and rapidly expanding the support services for thousands of people experiencing gambling-related harms. New figures, […]

Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh will be joined by NHS staff, senior government and political leaders, health leaders and celebrities at a service at Westminster Abbey to celebrate the NHS 75th birthday next week. The service, to be held at 11am on Wednesday 5 July, will include an address by NHS […]

Record numbers of doctors, nurses, dentists and other healthcare staff will be trained in England as part of the first ever Long Term Workforce Plan published by the NHS and backed by the Government today. Coming ahead of the health service’s 75th anniversary, the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan sets out how the NHS will […]

The NHS’s national cancer director has today reflected on the incredible legacy of Dame Deborah James on the first anniversary of her death. Dame Cally Palmer praised the “inspiring” and “fearless” bowel cancer awareness work of Dame Deborah, which could save thousands of lives across the country – with record numbers now getting checked for […]

An NHS spokesperson said: “There is an issue affecting the national 999 call system. “BT is working to resolve this issue as soon as possible but, in the meantime, if you are unable to contact 999 in a medical emergency, please call 111.”

England’s top NHS doctor Professor Sir Stephen Powis has called on people eligible for a covid jab to book an appointment before the end of the month. The NHS Covid-19 Vaccination Programme’s spring campaign will end on Friday 30 June and it will be the last day anyone due a spring booster or yet to […]

A post-pandemic drive to help people stay well, greater use of technology to put power into the hands of patients and treating people closer to home should be at the heart of NHS plans, an independent report said today. The NHS Assembly, an independent advisory group established in 2019, consulted staff, patient groups, carers, charities, […]

NHS England has appointed a new Chief Information Officer to oversee digital technology across the health service. John Quinn has been offered the role following a rigorous recruitment process. His key responsibilities will include running and evolving the NHS’s critical technical infrastructure and managing cyber security for national services. John has been filling the role […]