NHS England » Hundreds of thousands of women access free morning-after pill at NHS pharmacies in first 5 months ...

Fampridine is the first medicine designed to improve walking in adults with MS and will now be routinely available on the NHS from today, NHS England has announced. Taken as a pill twice a day, ...

This bulletin outlines simple measures to reduce energy use in operating theatres, helping the NHS save money, cut carbon emissions and improve efficiency. By implementing the recommendations, NHS ...

NHS England » NHS Excellence Awards 2026 The awards recognised teams that found better ways to meet some of the NHS’s biggest challenges. These case studies show the different approaches they took and ...

Medway’s treatment for patients in their own homes saves almost 5,000 bed days. Medway Foundation Trust built the multi-specialty Medway SMART Acute Virtual Hospital providing acute-level care in ...

Pilot hubs in Lambeth, Greenwich and Bexley cut waiting times and improve access to women’s and girls’ health services. South East London Integrated Care Board launched 2 co-designed women’s and girls ...

NHS England » Landmark NHS approval of cancer drugs offers new hope for children and adults with rare blood cancers ...

Tens of thousands of cancer patients have rated the care they received from the NHS as nearly 9 out of 10, as NHS teams see and treat record numbers of people for the disease. The latest patient ...

Being able to stay healthy in later life is a crucial issue for all of us. We are improving care and supporting older people to look after their own health. Advances in health care have helped people ...

The NHS is facing a “summer onslaught”, with A&Es experiencing their busiest month on record in June amid record heatwaves and the World Cup. Average daily A&E attendances exceeded 80,000 (81,264) for ...

Patients are to receive at least 3 weeks’ notice from the NHS for all new planned medical appointments, under plans to overhaul patients’ experiences of the health service. NHS Chief Executive, Sir ...

NHS England » Community pharmacy childhood seasonal influenza vaccination advanced service specification Community pharmacy advanced service specification for childhood seasonal influenza vaccination ...