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NHS warns of tough new year amid growing winter pressures and record strike action

Record industrial action this week could see one of the most difficult starts to the year for health services across… Read more

Another record-breaking year for NHS cancer checks

More people than ever before are getting tested for cancer with almost 3 million checks over the last 12 months,… Read more

NHS staff among those recognised in 2024 New Year honours list

Nurses, doctors and surgeons are among dozens of NHS staff on the 2024 New Year Honour list, released today (Friday 29… Read more

Hospital flu cases up six-fold in a month as staff contend with impact of strikes

Thousands of people were in hospital with winter viruses last week, including over 940 patients with flu, as staff contended… Read more

NHS exercise advice sought every 12 seconds at new year

The number of visits to the NHS website’s running programme is expected to quadruple in the first week of January… Read more

NHS publishes data following junior doctors and hospital dental trainees’ strike

Data on the recent industrial action by junior doctors and hospital dental trainees can be found on the NHS England… Read more

NHS App reaches record users on fifth anniversary

The NHS App has twice as many users as Netflix’s 16.7 million subscribers with three quarters of adults in England… Read more

NHS trials home testing for chronic kidney disease

Tens of thousands of patients at risk of kidney disease will be able to get tested from the comfort of… Read more

New NHS energy deal to cut bills by up to £100 million a year

The NHS will roll out a new centralised approach to buying energy which could help slash its energy bill nationally… Read more

NHS urges people to spot dementia warning signs in loved ones this Christmas

England’s top mental health nurse is urging people to look out for signs of dementia among family and friends over… Read more