NHS health teams to refer lonely and isolated patients for check in and chat service
Over a thousand volunteers have signed up to provide friendly phone calls for patients in England who are vulnerable, isolated or lonely, as the NHS Volunteer Responders programme reintroduces its Check in and Chat service.
New NHS campaign urges people to use their bowel cancer home testing kit
Millions of people in England who have been sent a lifesaving home testing kit that can detect early signs of bowel cancer are being encouraged to use it and return it, as part of a new, first-of-a-kind NHS campaign.
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.
