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NHS services tackling winter head on

Ambulances unloaded patients three minutes faster last week, even as A&Es saw more ambulance handovers than any point last winter…. Read more

NHS launches trailblazing AI and robot pilot to spot lung cancer sooner alongside screening programme set to tackle cancer inequalities

Patients facing suspected lung cancer could get answers sooner under a new NHS pilot using artificial intelligence and robotic technology… Read more

NHS to detect and prevent thousands more bowel cancers with more sensitive screening

Thousands of cases of bowel cancer will be diagnosed earlier or even prevented in England, as part of major NHS… Read more

Thousands at risk of inherited cancers to receive regular NHS checks through world-first genetics programme

Thousands of people at higher risk of developing cancer due to inherited faulty genes will be regularly checked and tracked… Read more

Hospitals still under pressure with another cold snap and norovirus rise

The NHS is facing continuing winter pressures as the country approaches another cold snap, and as rising pressures are pushing… Read more

NHS staff to train teachers, school nurses, and GPs to spot eating disorders

Teachers, school nurses, and GPs will be offered NHS support to spot the early signs of eating disorders, so no… Read more

NHS to offer thousands of men life-extending prostate cancer drug

Thousands of men with prostate cancer will be offered a life-extending drug on the NHS within weeks. For the first… Read more

NHS backs AI notetaking to free up more face-to-face care

New AI notetaking tools being backed by the NHS could help doctors spend up to a quarter more time with… Read more

Second biggest drop in NHS waiting list in 15 years amid record number of patients

November saw the second biggest drop in the waiting list for 15 years outside of the early days of the… Read more

Bounce back in winter viruses as NHS top doctor warns ‘the worst is far from over’

Christmas and New Year gatherings may have caused a bounce back in winter viruses, as the health service also grapples… Read more