Rough sleepers in towns with high rates of homelessness are to benefit from specialist NHS mental health care across the country. A total of 14 new outreach teams are starting work to increase the total across the country to 37, exceeding the NHS Long Term Plan target of 20 by 2023/24. Around 100 people a […]

Double the number of patients are receiving potentially lifesaving NHS cancer checks in England now than they were a decade ago, new analysis shows today. As the NHS approaches its 75th milestone birthday, the latest figures show an astounding increase in demand for cancer services with 114,108 more people checked for cancer in the last month […]

The NHS should draw up talent management plans to reduce staff turnover, increase recruitment and improve diversity in leadership positions, as part of the NHS’s first equality improvement plan aimed to boost patient experience and support staff. Every trust will be asked to roll out measures to improve staff experience and progression through mentoring and […]

A&Es across the country experienced the busiest May on record with NHS urgent and emergency care staff remaining under significant pressure, new data published today shows. Emergency departments across the country had the highest number of attendances for any May (2,240,070) – the third highest total since records began – and over 4,500 patients per […]

Tens of thousands of patients are set to receive a diagnosis and treatment for skin cancer faster, with accelerated NHS rollout of ‘teledermatology’, which involves taking high spec images of spots, moles or lesions on people’s skin. The simple technology which consists of a small lens the size of a 50p piece that can be […]

Almost 2,000 people living with HIV and Hepatitis who were previously undiagnosed have been identified by the NHS over the last year, thanks to a new testing pilot. Under the NHS programme, people visiting an A&E who are having blood taken as part of their visit have an extra sample of blood taken, which is […]

NHS England has reported a data breach to the Information Commissioners’ Office following the recent cyber incident involving Capita, who informed NHS England that a document containing limited optometry information for two patients was accessed. Capita has written to the two individuals to notify them and offer support. Capita also informed us that two files […]

The NHS is encouraging people to come forward for their spring booster ahead of the seasonal campaign coming to a close at the end of June. The NHS Covid-19 Vaccination Programme has provided more than 3.6 million people with a spring booster to date, which is more than half of those eligible. Friday 30 June […]

An NHS cancer director has commented on the promising results of an early clinical trial into the Galleri blood test, which was correctly able to identify two out of every three cancers among 5,000 people who had visited their GP with symptoms. The findings are set to be presented at the American Society of Clinical […]

The NHS is today publishing new clinical guidance which could reduce waiting times for eye care services for patients in England. As part of a wide-ranging list of evidence-based interventions designed to improve the quality of care, the guidance proposes patients get access to more sophisticated diagnostic imaging before they are referred to a consultant. […]