Our focus in 2022/23 will be reducing the impact of COVID-19 on wider health and care services to allow the NHS to continue to focus on service delivery and system transformation. At the same time, the NHS will need to remain prepared in case of future waves of the pandemic. Our commitments for 2022/23 Develop […]
The workforce is at the heart of the NHS. NHS staff showed enormous dedication and resilience during the pandemic, and it is vital that we continue to support their wellbeing so they can recover and continue to provide the high quality of service patients require. A key part of our strategy to increase the workforce […]
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 […]
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 […]
Thank you very much. And wow, George is a tough act to follow, isn’t he? A bona fide star of stage, screen, the written word, and, of course as we saw, the Strictly dancefloor. George, we’re so privileged to have you with us here today, and to hear your powerful message. Let’s all show again […]
Nurses, midwives, doctors, vaccination teams and domestic staff are among those celebrated in a prestigious competition to mark the NHS’s 74 birthday, as the NHS Parliamentary Awards shortlist is revealed. NHS chief executive, Amanda Pritchard, praised the hundreds of NHS staff and volunteers who have been nominated by their MP, as part of the NHS […]
NHS England and NHS Improvement have today appointed Clare Panniker as the new Regional Director for the East of England. A former nurse who has spent over 30 years working in the NHS, Clare will join the regional team from Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, where she has been chief executive since the […]
Almost three million people were referred for cancer checks over the last 12 months – the highest year on record – up by over a tenth on the 2.4 million people referred before the pandemic. NHS cancer chiefs continue to urge people to come forward as the latest data shows that record numbers of people […]
A tiny balloon to treat chronic sinus infection and steam bursts to shrink an enlarged prostate are among a range of new treatments being rolled out by the NHS from next week. Every hospital in England will be able to access the seven new gadgets, which also include a portable chest drainage device to help […]
During the pandemic, businesses demonstrated high levels of support for the NHS and played a key role in supporting our COVID-19 response and vaccination programme through their corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices, demonstrating positive influence and impact on their workforce, customers, partners, supply chains and the wider community. We now want to explore and expand […]