The head of England’s NHS has today praised the exceptional efforts and skill of health service staff across the country, after being presented the George Cross by Her Majesty The Queen at Windsor Castle. In an audience at Windsor Castle, NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard was joined by May Parsons, a matron for respiratory […]

Issued at 9.33am on Monday 11 July 2022 There is a 90% probability of heat-health alert criteria being met between 9am on Monday and 9am on Friday in parts of England. Hot weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients. Find out more about how to cope in hot weather. More details about the […]

May Parsons, the nurse who delivered the first COVID-19 vaccination in the world, will join the NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard, when the health service is awarded the George Cross next week. May, who is a Modern Matron for Respiratory Services at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Trust, administered the first vaccine outside of clinical […]

Issued at 8:34am on Friday 8 July 2022 There is a 90% probability of heat-health alert criteria being met between 9am on Monday and 9am on Friday in parts of England. Hot weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients. Find out more about how to cope in hot weather. More details about the […]

Staff providing mobile 24/7 mental health support, a team fast-tracking cancer care and a vaccination outreach team, are among the winners of this year’s NHS Parliamentary Awards. A dozen winners received awards today at a ceremony in Westminster – a day after the NHS’s 74th birthday. The winners include Jackie Thompson, who collected a lifetime […]

Issued at 9:30am on Thursday 7 July 2022 There is a 60 % probability of heat-health Alert criteria being met between 0900 on Monday 11th July and 0900 on Friday 15th July in parts of England. Hot weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients. Find out more about how to cope in hot […]

NHS cancer patients will be the first in the world to benefit from chemotherapy delivered by drone as part of a new trial, NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard announced today. The drones, set to make their first flight in the coming weeks, will mean that the lifesaving treatment can be picked up and dropped to […]

Thousands more people checked bowel cancer symptoms online this week thanks to Dame Deborah James, NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard revealed today. Latest figures show there was a tenfold increase- from 2,000 to 23,274 -in visits to the NHS webpages for bowel cancer, on Wednesday this week compared to the day before. NHS chief executive […]

The NHS has saved taxpayers £1.2 billion in just three years, while securing cutting-edge treatments for patients, by using its buying power to negotiate better prices for hundreds of hospital medicines. The adoption of cheaper versions of a single drug – adalimumab – which is used to treat more than 45,000 patients with rheumatoid arthritis, […]

Dedicated mental health staff to help children and young people in GP practices, and blood pressure checks in betting shops, are among initiatives devised and delivered by new integrated care systems that come fully into force today. Boosting health checks in the community to find people with health problems before they become seriously unwell is […]