Under current best practice guidelines, patients should receive an MRI and biopsy within 7 days of an urgent GP referral for suspected prostate cancer but depending on the capacity of radiologists ...

This early increase has prompted concerns of flu spreading into the wider population in the coming weeks and triggering a “long and drawn-out flu season”. NHS teams are ramping up efforts on its ...

Women will be able to access the morning-after pill free of charge on the NHS in high-street pharmacies across England from today.

The NHS 10 Year Health Plan calls for a strategic shift to support people to live longer healthier and more independent lives ...

Evidence submitted to the NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB), Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB), and the Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) by the Department of Health and Social ...

Millions of people are using online consultation requests to contact their GP practice each month, as the NHS gives people more choice in how they can safely contact their family doctor.

The government’s Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty, and the former National Medical Director at NHS England, Professor Stephen Powis, have led the Medical Training Review to understand ...

Flu vaccines are available for everyone aged 65 and over, under-65s in clinical risk groups, care home residents and carers, pregnant women, close contacts of those who are immunosuppressed and ...

An innovative 15-minute blood test which can fast-track the diagnosis of children with potentially life-threatening conditions is being trialled by the NHS this winter.

And by resetting the foundations of the NHS, it will unleash the ambition of local teams to help drive the strategic shifts set out in the 10 Year Health Plan – creating the platform for NHS boards ...

Since the start of the pandemic The Food Foundation has been conducting surveys to monitor levels of food insecurity in the UK. The aim of this project has been to understand the scale of the problem, ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform health and social care services, but can providers adopt AI at the pace and scale needed to make a real change. This report explores how ...