More than four in five eligible adults aged 18 or over have now had their life-saving booster vaccine as the NHS COVID-19 Vaccination Programme, the biggest and fastest in health history, continues to protect the nation from the threat of Omicron. The NHS ramped up capacity last month to roll out booster jabs at unprecedented […]

Every eligible 16 and 17-year-old will be able to book their vital booster jab online from tomorrow (Monday) as the fastest and most successful vaccination programme in NHS history continues to expand. Around 40,000 teens will be eligible for their top-up dose when the national booking service opens to them on Monday, with more able […]

Issued at 9.05am on Friday 14 January 2022 There is a 90% probability of severe cold weather between 6pm on Thursday 13 January and 9am on Monday 17 January in parts of England.   This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Find out more about staying well this […]

NHS staff dealt with the highest ever number of life-threatening ambulance call outs last month, new figures show today. Ambulances responded to 82,000 category one calls in December, an average of one every 33 seconds and higher than any other month on record. In total, more than 66,000 NHS staff were off work each day […]

Issued at 8.56am on Thursday 13 January 2022 There is a 90% probability of severe cold weather between 6pm on Thursday 13 January and 9am on Monday 17 January in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Find out more about staying well this […]

Over 1.2 million booster jab appointments are still up for grabs this week as the NHS COVID-19 vaccination programme continues at pace to protect the country against the virus. So far, more than half a million people (642,000) have booked in for a jab this week (Monday 10 January to Sunday 16 January). However, over […]

More than 40 million second doses have now been delivered by the NHS COVID-19 Vaccination Programme, after a bumper week saw over 200,000 people come forward for their second jab. Around one in every seven of the 1.5 million doses delivered last week were second doses, as people who had previously delayed getting their second […]

Hundreds of children are set to benefit from a ‘miracle’ treatment for cystic fibrosis, which has already changed the lives of thousands of people, the NHS has announced today. Patients here were some of the first in Europe to benefit from Kaftrio when NHS England secured a landmark deal in June 2020. Nine out of […]

Issued at 8.55 am on Tuesday 11 January 2021. There is a 70% probability of severe cold weather between 6pm on Thursday 13 January and 9am on Monday 17 January in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Find out more about staying well this […]

Issued at 8.59am on Monday 10 January 2022. Temperatures/weather conditions are not expected to exceed Cold Weather Alert threshold criteria in any region from 9am on Monday 10 January 2022 until further notice. More details about this weather alert are available on the Met Office website. Find out about staying well this winter.