The Latest Breaking News from NHS England

NHS issues urgent warning to all current and former cigarette smokers

The NHS is urging vulnerable people to go along to a lung cancer screening if they are invited. They say the tests are vital for smokers and former smokers catching lung cancer signs early

Daily Mirror · Apr 19, 2022

NHS urges people to take up lung cancer check as 600 diagnosed in mobile trucks

Hundreds of people have been diagnosed with lung cancer earlier through NHS mobile trucks

The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2022

Volunteers to be used for 999 calls in London as ambulance service struggles

Pilot scheme will see trained volunteers responding to ‘category three’ calls where extra help needed due to mobility problems

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2022

NHS waiting list backlog as A&E trolley waits surge to a new record high

The overall NHS waiting list in England increased by 79,000 and waits for a trolley shoot up the the highest since hospital records began in 2010

Daily Mirror · Apr 14, 2022

Number of people on NHS waiting lists in England at record high

Figures show 6.2m people waiting for routine hospital treatment, with A&E and ambulance waits also soaring

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2022

Ambulance and A&E performance drop to lowest levels on record as backlog grows

The number of people in England waiting to start routine hospital treatment rose to a new record of 6.2 million at the end of February.

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2022

Average wait for ambulance if you have a stroke is now more than an hour

If you are in the final stages of labour you will wait three-and-a-half hours, while A&E queues are the longest on record

Wales Online · Apr 14, 2022

Hospital patients in the North East waiting more than 3 years for treatment following Covid-19 backlog

Leading surgeons have described the figures as 'shocking'

Chronicle Live · Apr 14, 2022

Dozens of patients wait three years for care due to ‘shocking’ NHS backlog

A handful have been waiting for more than four years.

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2022

Patients forced to wait up to four years for hospital care as NHS tackles backlog

Data released from 60 NHS trusts following Freedom of Information requests shows 58 patients have been waiting for more than three years. Four of these have been waiting for at least four years

Daily Mirror · Apr 13, 2022