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”
The investigational cancer vaccine uses mRNA technology to help the immune system recognise and kill cancer cells containing human papillomavirus … Read More “NHS to fast-track patients with head and neck cancer”
GPs in Northern Ireland will begin collective action this week, implementing measures ‘designed to reduce the unfunded work they carry … Read More “Northern Ireland GPs undertake collective action”
NHS patients from Wales who need knee and hip operations in England face lengthy delays after a health board asked … Read More “NHS in England told to keep Welsh patients waiting”