The NHS has made significant progress in reducing waits of more than 18 months since January, while dealing with record numbers of the most serious ambulance call outs in July, new figures show today. NHS staff are already making progress on the next milestone of the elective recovery plan with a drop of almost one […]
Issued at 9:30 am on Tuesday 9 August 2022 There is a 90 % probability of Heat-Health Alert criteria being met between 1200 on Tuesday 09 Aug and 2100359 on Sunday 14 Aug in parts of England. Hot weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients. Find out more about how to cope in […]
NHS staff were today praised for virtually eliminating the longest waits for scans, checks, surgical procedures and other routine treatment, the first milestone in the most ambitious catch-up plan in health service history. The NHS Elective Recovery Plan, published earlier this year, set out how the health service would address the backlogs that have inevitably […]
Issued at 8:14am on Monday 8 August 2022 There is a 90% probability of heat-health alert criteria being met between midday on Tuesday 9 August and 6pm on Saturday 13 August in parts of England. Hot weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients. Find out more about how to cope in hot weather. […]
Issued at 9:02am on Friday 4 August 2022 There is a 60% probability of heat-health alert criteria being met between midday on Tuesday 9 August and 9am on Friday 12 August in parts of England. Hot weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients. Find out more about how to cope in hot weather. […]
Issued at 6am on Thursday 4 August 2022 Temperatures are not expected to reach heatwave threshold values until further notice. Hot weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients. Find out more about how to cope in hot weather. You can find the government Heatwave plan for England here. More details about the weather […]
NHS England patients with Type 1 diabetes will now be eligible for life-changing continuous glucose monitors after the health service secured a new cut-price deal. The wearable arm gadget sends information to a mobile app and allows diabetes patients to keep track of their glucose levels at all times without having to scan or take […]
Thousands more people will get potentially life-saving treatment for Hepatitis C thanks to a new NHS screening pilot – driving forward the NHS ambition to eliminate the virus by 2030. The new scheme, which will begin next month, could help up to 80,000 people unknowingly living with Hep C to get a life-saving diagnosis and […]
Issued at 8:18am on Monday 1 August 2022 There is a 60% probability of heat-health alert criteria being met between 9am on Tuesday 2 August and 9am on Thursday 4 August in parts of England. Hot weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients. Find out more about how to cope in hot weather. […]
The NHS is encouraging people with symptoms such as a long-standing persistent cough, to visit their GP for potentially lifesaving checks in its latest campaign to catch lung cancer earlier when it is easier to treat. The launch of the latest Help Us Help You campaign, on World Lung Cancer Day, comes after figures suggest that […]