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NHS Health News

Former Commonwealth sprinter among trailblazing NHS staff winners at 2024 Parliamentary Awards

A former international sprinter who retired as an NHS nurse after nearly fifty years of service and teams helping deploy AI to improve patient care are among the winners of this [...]

Paralympian joins NHS call for students and young children to get protected against meningitis

The NHS is urging students and parents of young children to get themselves and their loved ones protected against meningitis ahead of an expected surge in cases that typically follow [...]

England’s NHS mental health services treat record 3.8 million people last year

Around 3.8 million people were in contact with NHS mental health, learning disability and autism services over the last year, up almost two fifths compared to before the pandemic. New [...]

Pressure on A&E continues with 1.2 million extra attendances so far this year

New NHS data shows there have been 1.2 million more accident and emergency (A&E) attendances so far this year compared to the same period before the pandemic, as the NHS [...]

NHS rolls out free eyesight, hearing and dental checks for children at residential special schools

Children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities in residential special schools and colleges across England are to be offered free NHS eyesight, hearing and dental checks. Autistic [...]

First newborn babies tested for over 200 genetic conditions as world-leading study begins in NHS hospitals

Hundreds of babies have begun to be tested for over 200 rare genetic conditions as part of a world-leading study in NHS hospitals that aims to screen up to 100,000 [...]

NHS kicks off COVID and flu jabs to protect against ‘tripledemic’

The rollout of COVID and flu vaccines for older adults, care home residents and those with long term health conditions kicks off today (Thursday 3 October) as the NHS drive [...]

Thousands more people with type 1 diabetes to get artificial pancreas in NHS roll out

Tens of thousands of children and eligible adults living with type 1 diabetes across England are set to receive an ‘artificial pancreas’ thanks to cost-effective deals secured by the NHS [...]

One in eight toddlers and primary school aged children obese

Around one in eight children aged between two and 10 in England are obese, an NHS survey published today found. New statistics show around one in seven children (15%) aged between [...]

National Patient Safety Alert – risk of oxytocin overdose during labour and childbirth

This National Patient Safety Alert has been issued by the NHS England National Patient Safety team, endorsed by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Royal College of Midwives and [...]

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