England’s top doctor urges patients to access emergency care despite biggest strikes in NHS history next week
The NHS is asking patients to seek urgent care if they need it during industrial action next week and continue to attend appointments as planned unless contacted to rearrange. England’s top doctor has warned next week’s action could be the most disruptive yet as the NHS faces the biggest round of industrial action in its history.
NHS urges women to book a cervical screening as a third don’t take up vital offer
The NHS has issued a call for anyone eligible for cervical screening to come forward for a potentially life-saving appointment, with nearly a third, around 4.6 million, not taking up their latest test.
Patients encourage public to get flu jabs as hospital cases soar
NHS patients from around England have joined health chiefs in pleading with the public to get their flu vaccines after being hospitalised with the virus.
Britain can afford the NHS—and it must to reduce fear during a period of crisis
At the start of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign, the NHS had relieved the fear that healthcare costs, whether expected or unexpected, could cause households’ financial ruin. In 2022, for some, that fear may be returning.
NHS expands mental health crisis services this winter
The NHS is set to boost mental health support for people in crisis to ease demand and pressure on emergency services, as part of extensive winter plans already underway. Dozens of mental health professionals will work within ambulance control centres and accompany paramedics on emergency call outs to treat people of all ages who are having a mental health crisis at the scene.
NHS HIV testing rollout identifies hundreds of new cases
More than 800 people living with HIV and Hepatitis not receiving treatment have been found by the NHS in just six months following the rollout of routine testing in A&E.
