NHS England has published the patient charter – that stipulates the right of patients including on access and registration – … Read More “New patient charter sparks BMA concerns”
Analysis by NHS England, which runs the NHS website, found there were 454,238 visits to the page on bites and … Read More “Searches for NHS advice on bites and stings soar”
Nowhere in the north-east of England and Cumbria has the childhood measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination rate of 95% … Read More “Vaccination plea after baby’s ‘terrifying’ measles”
General practice teams have delivered a record 33.6 million appointments in July 2025, up 4.3% on the year before and up nearly … Read More “Busiest July on record for general practice teams”
New NHS figures published this week show 506,549 people have received a dementia diagnosis, compared to 490,163 this time last year. NHS … Read More “NHS supporting record numbers of people living with dementia”
Baby food manufacturers must cut levels of salt and sugar in their products and stop promoting snacks for babies under … Read More “Baby food firms told to make products healthier”
The treatment which has been approved for use on the NHS from today has been hailed as ‘one of the … Read More “New hope for bladder cancer patients”
By completing a simple online form on NHS.uk, mums-to-be can now refer themselves directly to their local maternity services without seeing … Read More “Mums-to-be to skip the GP”
There’s growing concern over the rise in Britons seeking overseas treatments such as hair implants and dental work, often lured … Read More “Government turns to TikTokers”
Nearly 400,000 people have used a new prescription tracking feature in the NHS App in the first ten weeks since … Read More “Hundreds of thousands use ‘Amazon-style’ prescription tracker”