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National patient safety alert – harm from incorrect recording of penicillin allergy as penicillamine allergy

A joint National Patient Safety Alert has been issued by the NHS England National Patient Safety team, in collaboration with… Read more

“Catch a bargain not a bug” with NHS jabs available on the high street this Black Friday

NHS teams across the country are ramping up their winter flu vaccine offer in the lead up to Christmas –… Read more

Public reminded to use NHS as normal during final day of strike

The NHS is reminding the public to come forward for lifesaving and planned care as normal during the last day… Read more

NHS patients urged to come forward for care as usual during resident doctors’ strikes

The NHS is urging patients to continue coming forward for care with thousands of resident doctors expected to go on… Read more

Waiting list down as NHS ‘approaches its limit’ ahead of strikes and flu

The NHS waiting list is 230,000 lower than July last year, even as the health service ‘approaches its limit’ with… Read more

Hundreds more blood cancer patients to receive life-giving drug on NHS

Hundreds more people with an aggressive form of blood cancer can now be offered hope of a cure and “a… Read more

Record numbers of people with type 2 diabetes benefit from NHS ‘soups and shakes’

The NHS supported a record number of people with type 2 diabetes to sign up to its ‘soups and shakes’… Read more

NHS issues flu jab SOS with worst of winter only weeks away

The NHS has issued a ‘flu jab SOS’, with England’s top nurse warning people to get protected now, with only… Read more

NHS England responds to ADHD Taskforce final report

An independent taskforce established to tackle challenges in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) care has today (6 November 2025) published… Read more

Early flu wave could lead to ‘long and drawn out’ Winter for NHS

The flu season has hit the NHS more than a month earlier than usual, with cases three times higher than… Read more