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Shingles vaccine to be offered to hundreds of thousands more immunosuppressed adults

Around 300,000 more people will become eligible for a potentially lifesaving shingles vaccination from next week, as GP practices roll… Read more

NHS scanning trucks help thousands get potentially life-saving liver cancer checks

Thousands more people are being referred for potentially life-saving liver cancer checks following the expansion of the NHS’s community liver… Read more

NHS supporting record numbers of people living with dementia

A record half a million people have received a dementia diagnosis on the NHS, as the health service ramps up… Read more

New hope for bladder cancer patients as breakthrough treatment doubles survival

More than a thousand patients living with bladder cancer every year can now receive a breakthrough treatment that can double… Read more

NHS marks major milestone with 100,000 people home tested for hepatitis C

More than 100,000 people in England have now been tested for hepatitis C through the NHS’s confidential home testing service,… Read more

NHS publishes strike impact data following a record June for treatments

The NHS performed a record number of checks for treatments, cancer checks and other tests for June, as 18-week performance… Read more

NHS’s Chief Nursing Officer encourages more male students to consider a career in nursing

The NHS’s Chief Nursing Officer for England is encouraging male students getting their exam results today not to be put… Read more

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An easier way to manage vaccinations in schools

Helen Pitts shares a video walk-though of the new Manage vaccinations in schools (Mavis) service, which helps those involved in… Read more

Mums-to-be to skip the GP to get faster first NHS midwife appointments

Hundreds of thousands of newly pregnant women across England can now self-refer online to get their “all-important” first midwife appointments… Read more

Hundreds of thousands use ‘Amazon-style’ prescription tracker in NHS App

Nearly 400,000 people have used a new prescription tracking feature in the NHS App in the first ten weeks since… Read more