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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

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

NHS to fast-track patients with head and neck cancer into cancer vaccine trial

Patients with advanced head and neck cancers in England will be fast-tracked into a trial of a new cancer vaccine,… Read more

NHS urges pregnant women to protect their ‘winter babies’ against RSV

The NHS’s top midwife is urging newly eligible pregnant mothers that “now is the time to act” and get the… Read more

NHS Protected Thousands More Appointments During Doctors Strike

Based on early estimates over 10,000 extra patients received their care during last week’s BMA strike [25 July 2025 –… Read more

Millions more GP appointments delivered in record year

New NHS figures show general practice has delivered over 7 million more appointments in the past year compared to last… Read more

NHS launches first ever review to tackle LGBT+ health inequalities

The NHS has launched its first ever review to tackle health inequalities experienced by LGBT+ people, including access to mental health care,… Read more

NHS patients urged to continue coming forward for care during upcoming resident doctors’ strikes

The NHS is facing another significant round of industrial action by resident doctors this week, with thousands expected to walk… Read more

NHS responds to announcement that resident doctors will go ahead with strikes

Commenting on the announcement from the BMA that resident doctors will go ahead with strikes from 7am on Friday 25… Read more