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Death and dying are inevitable. The quality and accessibility of this care will affect all of us. The needs of people of all ages who are living with dying, death and bereavement, their families, carers and communities, must be addressed, taking into account their priorities, preferences and wishes.
Thousands of patients with sickle cell disorder are to be offered a new “life-changing” treatment on the NHS from today (3 May), following the approval and roll-out of a new drug that could significantly improve their quality of life. Up to 4,000 people with sickle cell disease in England could benefit from the drug Voxelotor […]
Every day the NHS sees more than 1.6 million patients in over 10,000 buildings across the country. Estates and facilities teams play a vital role in making sure these buildings run safely and effectively and that they are built to the latest standards. For the past twenty years, technical guidance has been ensuring the safe […]
In this blog, shared for Healthcare Science Week (11 to 15 March 2024), Professor Dame Sue Hill, Chief Scientific Officer for NHS England considers how healthcare science has shaped the NHS to meet new challenges. This week is Healthcare Science Week, a celebration of healthcare science, bringing together over 50 scientific specialisms. With a focus […]
The NHS will roll out a new immunotherapy that could offer women with advanced endometrial cancer significant extra time before their disease progresses, compared with standard chemotherapy alone. Trials have shown that adding dostarlimab (Jemperli) to chemotherapy can slow the spread of certain forms of endometrial cancer, giving patients the hope of more time to […]
The NHS is offering routine preventative bowel cancer screening to thousands of people in England with a genetic condition that increases their chance of developing certain cancers. This is a world-first move by the health service to help reduce cases and identify bowel cancers earlier when successful treatment and cure is more likely. As part […]
A former greengrocer has described how an NHS apprenticeship “truly changed” his life and set him on the path to becoming a nurse. At the start of National Apprenticeship Week, Steven Jewell, aged 42, who left school at 15 with no qualifications, told how he recently completed the Registered Nursing Degree Apprenticeship and now works […]
Type 1 diabetes is going through something of a global revolution – especially with the advancement of technology in aiding self-management. In recent years, the NHS has made big strides in giving access to new technology to the vast majority of people living with type 1 diabetes. Alongside access to technology, it’s vital that people […]
Patients with severe inherited blood disorders will be offered stem cell transplants on the NHS that could cure their condition and help avoid life-long blood transfusions. Thalassaemia is a rare disorder that affects the production of haemoglobin in the blood, leading to severe anaemia and debilitating tiredness, with patients needing to have blood transfusions every […]
Following publication of the third edition of the Enhanced health in care homes framework Dr Adrian Hayter reflects on how it has changed the way that primary care and social care work together, and how it can improve the way we care for people living in care homes. The introduction of the Enhanced health in […]
NHS staff are managing record demand across emergency care ahead of winter, with new data showing Type 1 A&Es and ambulance services experienced their busiest month this year in October. New data published today shows more than 2.2 million people attended A&Es last month (2,219,618), making it the busiest October on record, and the busiest […]