Charities and health organisations warned of the Covid-19 pandemic’s “catastrophic” impact on NHS services as new figures revealed that the number of people in England waiting to begin hospital treatment has risen to a new record high.
The number of people in England waiting to begin hospital treatment has risen to a new record high.
There will be a long Covid clinic in each local health area across England, the head of the NHS has said.
Boris Johnson has warned that the easing of lockdown restrictions will “inevitably” lead to more infections and deaths as the NHS moved to the next stage of vaccine rollout by inviting people aged between 45 and 50 to book an appointment.
The NHS has invited people over the age of 45 to book their Covid-19 vaccine appointment.
There was “enough doubt” over the risks of the AstraZeneca vaccine in under-30s to advise alternative jabs for younger age groups, the deputy chairman of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has said.
Dozens of new mental health hubs are being set up to help thousands of new, expectant and bereaved mothers, NHS leaders have announced.
A new breast cancer jab will cut the amount of time patients have to spend in hospital from two-and-a-half hours to just five minutes.
More than 2.5 million people have now received their second dose of a coronavirus vaccine, with more than one in three of those taking place in the last week, NHS England said.
Case rates of Covid-19 in England have risen among children and teenagers, the nation’s public health body has said.
The NHS is set to spend almost £100 million to improve maternity care in England following a damning report at a scandal-hit trust.
Using dexamethasone to treat coronavirus patients may have saved a million lives around the world since its discovery, NHS England has said.
Just over half of all GP appointments are now conducted in person, new figures show.
One in five people in England aged 80 and over are likely to be fully vaccinated against coronavirus, according to new figures.
Hospitals can consider redeploying staff who have refused to get the Covid-19 vaccine, a new NHS document suggests.
The number of people in England waiting to start hospital treatment has risen to a new record high.
Hospitals have an “urgent need” to be given certainty over future Covid costs, the head of the NHS in England has said.
Hospitals have an “urgent need” to be given certainty over future Covid costs, the head of the NHS in England has said.
People aged between 56 and 59 are being invited to book Covid-19 vaccinations this week, NHS England said.
A former Royal Marine who attempted suicide twice has urged veterans suffering a mental health crisis to make use of a new service launched by the NHS.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has been warned against trying to take “excessive” powers to control the NHS in England.
Nine out of 10 people aged 65 and over in England have had their first Covid vaccine, NHS leaders have announced.
Nearly two million people aged 60 to 63 in England are being invited to book a coronavirus jab as part of the continued expansion of the vaccine programme.
One in five adults in England aged under 70 have had their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, new data suggests.
Gwyneth Paltrow’s methods for tackling long Covid have been criticised by an NHS medical director.
Tens of thousands of women are to trial at-home smear tests in a bid to cut the number of cervical cancers.
Boris Johnson will set out a “cautious” plan to relax coronavirus restrictions when he unveils his road map out of lockdown, the Health Secretary has said, despite an accelerated target to offer vaccines to all adults by the end of July.
Matt Hancock has insisted the Government must take a “cautious” approach to easing lockdown restrictions despite an accelerated target to offer coronavirus vaccines to all adults by the end of July.
Boris Johnson has pledged to offer all adults in the UK a coronavirus vaccine by the end of July as he prepares to set out his road map to relax lockdown restrictions in England.
The Premier League and the Beano have been enlisted alongside celebrities including Zandra Rhodes and Brian Blessed to boost the vaccine roll out on social media.