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NHS Winter vaccine rollout kicks off with care homes
Published: 13 September 2023
Residents of older adult care homes and people who are housebound will begin receiving their covid and flu vaccinations from today, as the NHS kickstarts... -
NHS flu and covid vaccine programmes brought forward due to risk of new covid variant
Published: 1 September 2023
Millions of eligible people will now be offered a covid vaccine from 11 September, in line with the latest expert guidance on the new covid... -
Commenting on the verdict in the Lucy Letby trial
Published: 24 August 2023
Commenting on the verdict in the Lucy Letby trial, Dame Ruth May, Chief Nursing Officer for England, said: “Lucy Letby committed appalling crimes that were... -
Widespread clinical support for reforming NHS cancer standards to speed up diagnosis for patients
Published: 18 August 2023
Thousands of people referred for urgent cancer checks every month are set to be diagnosed and treated sooner, as the NHS reforms its cancer standards... -
NHS launches hospital matching platform to bring down longest waits
Published: 10 August 2023
Thousands of patients who need NHS treatment could be quickly and easily allocated to hospitals that can take on their care thanks to a new... -
NHS sets out plans for winter with new measures to help speed up discharge for patients and improve care
Published: 2 August 2023
Care ‘traffic control’ centres to speed up discharge, additional ambulance hours and extra beds are part of wide-ranging plans to prepare for winter, the NHS... -
NHS shingles vaccine will be offered to almost one million more people
Published: 19 July 2023
Almost a million more people (900,000) will become eligible for a shingles vaccination from September, the NHS announced today. Anyone who is severely immunosuppressed and... -
Significant A&E demand continues for NHS amid increasing strike pressure
Published: 19 July 2023
The hottest June on record saw heightened demand for urgent and emergency services, as staff managed more A&E attendances and saw the second highest number... -
Record recruitment and reform to boost patient care under first NHS Long Term Workforce Plan
Published: 30 June 2023
Record numbers of doctors, nurses, dentists and other healthcare staff will be trained in England as part of the first ever Long Term Workforce Plan... -
Emergency care continues to face record demand as more people than ever before checked for cancer last year
Published: 12 June 2023
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...
