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 […]

A shortlist of 75 NHS staff and volunteers has been announced in a photography competition to mark 75 years of the health service, with images including a portrait of Britain’s oldest volunteer – 102-year-old Beryl Carr – and a patient playing the violin during her brain surgery. The national competition, run by NHS England in […]

Statistics on last week’s junior doctors strike are here available on the NHS England website: NHS England » Potential industrial action in the NHS NHS national medical director, Professor Sir Stephen Powis, said: “These figures yet again demonstrate the huge impact of industrial action for patients and their families, and are likely to underestimate the […]

Thousands of people with sickle cell disease will benefit from quicker pain relief when experiencing a crisis thanks to new specialist NHS centres across the country. On World Sickle Cell Day, NHS England is announcing the creation of new expert clinics to provide specialist care when people need it most, allowing them to bypass A&E. […]