Issued at 8.47 am on Friday 24 December 2021. There is a 70% probability of severe cold weather/heavy snow between midday on Saturday 25 December and midday on Tuesday 28 December 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 […]

NHS staff and volunteers will deliver life-saving booster jabs on Christmas Day and Boxing Day as the health service pulls out all the stops to provide maximum protection against Omicron. Vaccinators and those supporting them will give up time with loved ones to ensure that the NHS COVID vaccination programme, the biggest and most successful […]

NHS chief Amanda Pritchard has today thanked health service staff and volunteers for their “extraordinary team effort” in the face of Omicron. The NHS England chief executive, who took up the post in July, praised the efforts of doctors, nurses, therapists, porters and other staff who have pulled out all the stops to recover services […]

Issued at 8.35am on Thursday 23 December 2021. Temperatures/weather conditions are not expected to exceed Cold Weather Alert threshold criteria in any region from 9am on 23 December until further notice. More details about this weather alert are available on the Met Office website. Find out about staying well this winter.

Thousands of children and young people will receive a pioneering treatment for peanut allergy after NHS England secured the first deal of its kind in Europe. The treatment, known as Palforzia, helps to reduce the severity of reactions to peanuts – including anaphylaxis – making family holidays abroad, birthday parties, and Christmas treats possible for […]

Diners will be able to grab a COVID jab as a side order when a curry house becomes the latest pop-up site to join the NHS vaccination programme, the biggest and most successful in the health service’s history. MyLahore’s flagship restaurant in Bradford is the first eatery to take part in the national mission to […]

Texts have been sent to 690,000 people today (Wednesday 22 December) inviting them to book an earlier slot in December for their booster vaccine, as the race against the virus continues at speed. The messages, being sent by the NHS, will inform people that they can book an earlier appointment for their booster jab by […]

More than two thirds of people aged 18 and over and who are eligible, have now received their top up protection against COVID-19 as the NHS booster campaign continues to protect the nation against the virus. In total, 25,130,453 people who are three months on from their second dose have already been boosted in England, […]

The NHS in England gave out more than 1.5 million booster jabs over Saturday and Sunday in the biggest weekend for the COVID vaccination programme so far. With 830,403 top-up doses registered during an all-time record 24 hour period on Saturday and a further 726,195 yesterday, the nation’s top medic hailed people for coming forward […]

The NHS today (Monday 20 December) opens the national booking service for 12-15 year-olds to get their second COVID-19 jab, as part of the national mission to get people protected against the new Omicron variant. The latest milestone in the NHS Covid Vaccination programme comes after a bumper weekend of jabs, with more than 1.5 […]