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New chief nursing officer for England announced

NHS England has today announced that Duncan Burton has been appointed as Chief Nursing Officer for England. A nurse of… Read more

GPs now delivering a fifth more appointments than pre-pandemic

GP teams delivered more than 28.7 million appointments in June 2024 – up one fifth on the same period pre-pandemic,… Read more

Stephen Fry urges patients to help save lives with new prostate cancer research

Actor and broadcaster Stephen Fry is urging prostate cancer patients to sign up for a major new research initiative that… Read more

Dementia diagnoses in England at record high

Record numbers of people are being diagnosed with dementia in England, NHS figures show. Latest data shows a record 487,432… Read more

Updated response to global IT outage – 22 July

An NHS spokesperson said: “Systems are now back online, and patients with an NHS appointment this week should continue to… Read more

Response to global IT outage

An NHS spokesperson said: “The NHS is aware of a global IT outage and an issue with EMIS, an appointment… Read more

England’s Top Doc Thanks NHS Staff Helping Patients Watch ‘Three Lions’ in Euro Final

Football could be coming home this weekend – but for patients who will be spending it in hospital, NHS staff are set to go the… Read more

NHS rolls out new MS jab that cuts hospital treatment time by 90%

Thousands of patients with multiple sclerosis are to benefit from a new 10-minute injection on the NHS that can help… Read more

NHS rolls out new multiple sclerosis jab that cuts hospital treatment time by 90%

Thousands of patients with multiple sclerosis are to benefit from a new 10-minute injection on the NHS that can help… Read more

Update on cyber incident: clinical impact in South East London – Thursday 11 July

NHS England London has released its latest weekly data update on the clinical impact of the ransomware cyber attack against… Read more