The number of people being admitted to hospital following a stroke has risen by 28% in the last 20 years, new NHS analysis has found. NHS England data shows an increase to 111,137 stroke admissions in ...

The NHS is providing advanced eye scans closer to home for tens of thousands of people with diabetes which could save up to 120,000 hospital appointments a year and help prevent life-changing sight ...

The NHS is launching a search for nearly 150,000 volunteers to take part in a series of research trials that could transform cancer treatment. Three cancer projects have been selected as part of the ...

Thank you, Sathnam. It’s great to be here with you again. A lot has changed since last year. Resident doctors strikes resolved. Hard to envision then but bringing huge benefits for patients now. A new ...

Thousands of lives could be saved thanks to the roll-out of an improved anti-smoking pill on the NHS in England, the head of the health service will announce today. Varenicline has been shown to work ...

An estimated 5.6 million people in the UK are living with diabetes and rates are rising. Recent figures showed that 549,000 more people have been identified over the past year as being at risk of ...

Imagine how nerve-racking it is to be told your life expectancy could be six months to one year. I was 33. Even now, words can’t describe how I felt when I was diagnosed with an aggressive form of ...

Staff working in A&E and ambulance services experienced more pressure than any October on record, new figures show today, as the NHS heads into winter busier than ever before. Despite the continued ...

The NHS is set to revolutionise access to cancer screening for women in a major drive to boost uptake and save thousands of lives, the head of the NHS has announced. From next month, the NHS will ...

The NHS is one of the largest employers in the world and delivers care and treatment to more than a million people every 24 hours. It impacts everyone’s lives and employs over 1.3 million people ...

The Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) began roll-out to NHS trusts in April 2024, following a pilot phase which began in 2022. The NHS FDP is a software platform that enables NHS organisations to ...

This page provides an overview of resources and tools developed by NHS England and other partners with the aim to improve cardiac arrest survival outcomes. It has been designed to help all ...