Health and Wellness

The NHS is reminding the public to come forward for lifesaving and planned care as normal during the last day of strike action. This period of industrial action by resident doctors began at 7am on Friday 14 November and will continue until 7am tomorrow (Wednesday 19 November). Patients should attend any planned appointments unless they

The NHS is urging patients to continue coming forward for care with thousands of resident doctors expected to go on strike. Industrial action begins at 7am today (Friday 14 November) until 7am on Wednesday 19 November and hospital teams across the country are working round the clock to ensure disruption is minimised for patients. Plans

The NHS waiting list is 230,000 lower than July last year, even as the health service ‘approaches its limit’ with A&E and ambulances facing record demand ahead of winter. The overall waiting list for September was 7.39 million (an estimated 6.24 million patients) down 15,845 compared to the previous month and 230,000 fewer than July

Hundreds more people with an aggressive form of blood cancer can now be offered hope of a cure and “a new lease of life” from today thanks to an NHS drug rollout. Glofitamab (Columvi®) will now be offered to around 300 people a year with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) — a

The NHS supported a record number of people with type 2 diabetes to sign up to its ‘soups and shakes’ diet programme last year, helping them to lose weight and potentially put their condition into remission. Over 13,000 people were enrolled onto the NHS Type 2 Diabetes Path to Remission Programme, also known as the