NHS England has today launched a public consultation on proposals to rein in prescriptions for some ‘over the counter’ products such as dandruff shampoo and drops for tired eyes, freeing-up up to £136 million to expand other treatments for major conditions such as cancer and mental health problems. Ending routine prescribing for minor, short-term conditions, […]
Chief Nursing Officer for England, Professor Jane Cummings, has today announced a new fast track ‘Nurse First’ programme to attract high achieving graduates into a career in nursing. The NHS in 2020 will be treating increasing numbers of people and caring for an ageing population with more complex needs and so attracting and keeping staff […]
The NHS Five Year Forward View identified cancer as one of our top priorities because more than one in three of us will get cancer in our lifetimes. Better prevention, earlier diagnosis and innovative new treatments mean we have a realistic opportunity to make major improvements in survival. But large increases in the number of […]
Alistair Burns, NHS England’s National Clinical Director, has teamed up with two Dementia Ambassadors, Dan Harwood and Paul Twomey, to give their views on improving diagnosis in care homes – why, and how to do it: Around three-quarters of people living in residential and nursing homes have dementia. Some residents will have been assessed in […]
Local ‘test beds’ to trial new ways of improving care for patients as part of NHS Five Year Forward View. A worldwide call has today (Thursday 26 March) been launched for innovators to partner with local health and care systems in trialling new technologies, digital services and other innovations with the potential to deliver big […]
NHS England London has released its latest weekly data update on the clinical impact of the ransomware cyber attack against Synnovis on Monday 3 June. Over four weeks on from the cyber attack, NHS organisations across London continue to work in partnership to ensure people who require critical and urgent care receive it. NHS England […]
The NHS belongs to all of us and we are keen for as many people as possible to get the opportunity to mark the NHS’s 75th birthday. NHS and other bodies across the country are organising an exciting array of events. They are a great way to learn more about the NHS – its history, plans […]
Milestones of the NHS 1948 NHS is born, providing healthcare services that are free for all at the point of delivery 1949 Ministries of Health and Labour, with the Colonial Office, the General Nursing Council and the Royal College of Nursing begin a massive recruitment drive throughout the West Indies to recruit staff to the […]
A revolutionary targeted drug for lung cancer will be made available to anyone who is eligible, thanks to a new drug deal, the head of the NHS announced today. Sotorasib targets a genetic mutation, dubbed the ‘death star’, by medics and scientists, and has been proven during trials to prevent lung cancer from growing for […]
Rolling out expert stroke teams across the country as part of the NHS Long Term Plan will ensure thousands more people ‘survive and thrive’, England’s top doctor announced today. Professor Stephen Powis, NHS national medical director, revealed that the NHS has already saved hundreds more lives through the introduction of stroke networks across two major […]