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New NHS campaign urges people to use their bowel cancer home testing kit
Published: 20 February 2023
Millions of people in England who have been sent a lifesaving home testing kit that can detect early signs of bowel cancer are being encouraged...
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Women urged to take up NHS breast screening invites
Published: 20 February 2023
Thousands of women are being urged to take up NHS breast screening appointments as new figures today reveal that while the highest number ever were...
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NHS drive to reduce ‘no shows’ to help tackle long waits for care
Published: 10 February 2023
The NHS has this week launched a major drive to reduce hundreds of thousands of missed hospital appointments every month, to help boost the recovery...
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Expansion of NHS 111 to transform patient access
Published: 10 February 2023
Patients are set to receive an enhanced NHS 111 offer including increased access to specialist paediatric advice for children and direct access to urgent mental...
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NHS Digital and NHS England complete merger
Published: 10 February 2023
NHS England and NHS Digital have today legally merged in the first step towards creating a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England...
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Cold weather alert: Level 1 – winter preparedness and action
Published: 20 December 2022
Temperatures/weather conditions are not expected to exceed cold weather alert threshold criteria in any region from 3pm on 19 December until further notice.
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Cold weather alert: Level 3 – cold weather action
Published: 8 December 2022
There is a 90% probability of severe cold weather and icy conditions between 6pm on Wednesday 7 December and 9am on Monday 12 December in...
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NHS expands mental health crisis services this winter
Published: 8 December 2022
The NHS is set to boost mental health support for people in crisis to ease demand and pressure on emergency services, as part of extensive...
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NHS gives GP teams direct access to tests to speed up cancer diagnosis
Published: 18 November 2022
Tens of thousands of cancers could be detected sooner each year thanks to a national roll out of fast-track testing, NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard...
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NHS launches recruitment drive for tens of thousands of nurses, amid record staff vacancies
Published: 11 November 2022
The NHS is today launching its annual nationwide drive to recruit more nurses, with tens of thousands of vacancies across England. England’s Chief Nurse today...
