The number of men having treatment for prostate cancer has jumped by more than a quarter in England in one year, new NHS figures show today. Almost 4,000 men received prostate cancer treatment in August (3,898)  compared to just over 3,000 in the same month last year (3,057). Announcing the increase, NHS Chief Executive, Amanda […]

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More than 10 million people in England have now had their autumn Covid-19 booster, new NHS figures show today. The NHS has provided additional protection against Covid-19 to a total of 10,667,110 people with the new bivalent vaccine ahead of winter. Bookings opened to everyone aged 50 and over to get their Covid-19 booster and […]

The NHS is today launching its annual nationwide drive to recruit more nurses, with tens of thousands of vacancies across England. England’s Chief Nurse today called on anyone looking for a lifechanging career to consider becoming a nurse, as new figures show that more than six in ten people are considering a career change over […]

The NHS in England is on course to become the first country in the world to stop new cases of HIV before 2030, by offering a full armoury of HIV-busting drugs. Thanks to a series of national deals struck by the NHS, 87,000 people currently being treated for HIV and 61,000 people receiving preventative treatment, […]

A world-leading, fibre optic laser therapy for people suffering with epilepsy who have not responded well to other forms of treatment will be rolled out on the NHS. Offering hope to thousands of current and future NHS patients, the cutting-edge laser treatment, targets the part of the brain that is causing the seizures without the […]

The NHS has today launched a new online vaccine site finder to make it as easy as possible for eligible people to get their monkeypox jab. Almost 50,000 people have so far been vaccinated for monkeypox since the NHS rolled out the programme at speed once the first cases were identified. The UK Health Security […]

Rapid response teams to help people who have fallen at home and 24/7 ‘care traffic control centres’ are among new NHS plans to prepare for winter, being set out today. NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard said the additional measures would build on the extensive work already underway to prepare for what will be a “very […]

Thousands of people aged 50 and over will start receiving covid autumn booster and flu jabs from today (Saturday 15 October), with hundreds of thousands more booked in for the coming days, after the NHS expanded the offer to all over 50s. The rollout means around 12 million more people will be eligible for their […]

More people than ever before received a lifesaving NHS cancer check in August alongside continued progress against the elective recovery plan, new figures show today. Over a quarter of a million people (255,055) were checked following an urgent GP referral in August – the highest number since records began. Thanks to NHS awareness raising campaigns […]