The Latest Breaking News from NHS England

Bristol hospital boss says strike action is a 'real risk' as Unite ballots NHS staff

Unions are balloting NHS members

Bristol Post · Aug 15, 2022

Bowel cancer checks at record high after Deborah James death, says NHS

NHS England credits James’s campaign to raise awareness for surge in number of people referred for checks

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2022

NHS gets ready for winter with extra beds and more call handlers

Health leaders expect combination of Covid and flu to pile pressures on services that are already stretched

Chronicle Live · Aug 12, 2022

UK will ‘run out of monkeypox vaccine in 10 to 20 days’

Leading sexual health expert predicts a gap of almost one month before supplies are replenished

The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2022

NHS patients will be offered 'virtual' hospital appointments in bid to clear backlogs

Record waits to be seen in person will start to see patients offered a remote appointment at another hospital many miles away instead - but campaigners are warning against the move

Daily Mirror · Aug 10, 2022

Half of people with possible signs of cancer wait six months to contact a GP

Survey by Cancer Research UK shows poorer people less likely to see their family GP, reducing survival chances

The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2022

NHS backlog of two-year waits shrinks from 22,500 to below 200

NHS England figures show the number of patients who have waited more than two years has shrunk to just 168, excluding more complex cases.

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022

Diabetic man, 27, died after GPs ‘failed to investigate rapidly deteriorating health’

Exclusive: NHS England apologised for the sub-standard quality of care provided to Lugano Mwakosya, 27 while a review recommended a ‘further investigation’ into his death

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2022

Brits warned of NHS 111 delays as cyber attack leaves staff using ‘pen and paper’

Delays have been warned of for Brits using the NHS 111 service due to a "major" computer outage caused by a cyber attack that has reportedly left staff using pens and paper

Daily Mirror · Aug 6, 2022

NHS row intensifies as leaders hit back at coroner’s defence of heart surgery unit

Exclusive: A coroners report may “set back” NHS plans to restore a scandal hit heart surgery service, NHS England has warned

The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2022