Patients with advanced skin cancer in England are set to be fast-tracked into trials of a new cancer vaccine, following the expansion of a world-leading NHS programme. The needle-free injection, which ...

This guidance supports the government’s work to reduce suicide and improve mental health services. It promotes a shift towards a more holistic, person-centred approach rather than relying on risk ...

Women with advanced breast cancer could soon have access to a new targeted treatment on the NHS, following a decision by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). The tablet ...

This briefing draws on official statistics published here. Urgent and emergency care services continued to face high demand in March. There was a total of 2,389,064 attendances at A&E departments ...

Draft 2025/26 NHS Standard Contract Service Conditions and General Conditions (both full length and shorter-form versions) for consultation. The consultation paper describes the main, material changes ...

The NHS has delivered more than 3.1 million additional appointments since July 2024 and hit the ambitious faster diagnosis standard for cancer, new figures show today. Monthly performance data shows ...

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NHS England is encouraging Midlands residents to use the NHS App to access NHS services over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend The NHSApp can be used to request repeat prescriptions. During holiday ...

This guidance supports NHS trusts to develop and refine their nursing bank offer as one measure to reduce nurse agency use. It sets out the core elements they should consider in ensuring their bank ...

Almost all NHS trusts have some form of nursing staff bank, but they will be at different stages in maximising their bank’s effectiveness and use, and deploying different staff bank arrangements – for ...