NHS staff are managing record demand across emergency care ahead of winter, with new data showing Type 1 A&Es and ambulance services experienced their busiest month this year in October. New data published today shows more than 2.2 million people attended A&Es last month (2,219,618), making it the busiest October on record, and the…
Patients and the public are being urged to use NHS services wisely as some nurses walk out across the country this evening. Royal College of Nursing members in more than 100 NHS organisations will take strike action from 8pm tonight until midnight at the end of Monday in the widest nursing strike to face…
The NHS workforce is more diverse than at any other point in its history, according to an annual report into race equality across the health service. Published today, the NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard shows Black and minority ethnic (BME) staff make up almost a quarter of the workforce overall (24.2% or 383,706 staff) –…
This article was taken from: https://www.england.nhs.uk/2023/01/nhs-reminds-patients-to-attend-appointments-and-seek-urgent-care-as-needed-during-latest-strike/ By NHS England The NHS is asking patients to seek urgent care if they need it during industrial action this week and continue to attend appointments as planned unless contacted to rearrange. Patients should use…
This article was taken from: https://www.england.nhs.uk/2022/10/nhs-delivers-record-number-of-lifesaving-cancer-checks-as-long-waits-for-care-continue-to-fall/ By NHS England More people than ever before received a lifesaving NHS cancer check in August alongside continued progress against the elective recovery plan, new figures show today. Over a…