Over 100 frontline NHS staff will be joined by NHS England directors in Reading today (25 Feb 2025) to have their say on what they want to see from the government’s 10 Year Health Plan. It is one of many events across the country where frontline NHS staff across the breadth of the NHS workforce […]
Thousands more people across England are to benefit from routine HIV testing in A&Es this year, thanks to the extension of a major NHS public health initiative. Under a new expansion plan, 30 more A&Es will start testing for the infectious disease in hospital emergency departments (ED) via the revolutionary NHS Blood Borne Virus Opt-out […]
Norovirus levels in hospitals in England are 80% higher than the same period last year, new figures show today as pressure on NHS services remains high. New data published today shows that 784 patients a day were in hospital with norovirus last week (week ending 19 January 2025), up from 650 the previous week. Levels […]
Online searches for NHS advice on common childhood illnesses surged in 2024, according to new figures compiled by NHS England. Five of the ten most visited health conditions on the NHS website last year mostly affect children, with three of them seeing significant increases compared to 2023. Visits to the hand, foot and mouth disease […]
Hundreds of thousands of patients will be able to get directly referred and booked in for tests, checks and scans by their GP for a range of conditions as part of a radical new plan set to be launched by the NHS and government next week. People with conditions such as breathlessness, asthma in children […]
The NHS in England is facing an “uphill battle” with demand for gambling addiction help more than doubling since last year. Referrals have gone up almost 130%, with almost 2,000 people referred to gambling clinics between April and September this year, compared to just over 800 in the same period last year. However to manage […]
Booze, burns and bites are top of the list of NHS health advice being sought over Christmas. The NHS website’s information on alcohol, burns, rabies and animal bites showed the biggest increases in visits on Christmas Day and Boxing Day last year, newly released figures from NHS England show. Top of the list was advice […]
The roll-out of Martha’s Rule in NHS hospitals in England has already begun triggering “potentially life-saving changes in care” for patients, Martha Mills’ parents and the NHS have today announced. The major patient safety initiative aims to provide a consistent and understandable way for patients and families to seek an urgent review if their or […]
The NHS is using AI to predict patients who are at risk of becoming frequent users of emergency services so staff can get them more appropriate care at an earlier stage. The intervention will ensure that thousands of people get the support they need earlier, while also reducing demand on pressured A&Es. Over 360,000 patients […]
The NHS’s top A&E doctor is urging the public to use 111 services this winter, as the health service launches its annual campaign with adverts across online video, radio, podcasts and social media. The campaign comes as the NHS ramps up its plans to deliver the safest possible care this winter, including the delivery of […]