NHS facing extreme strike disruption amid three consecutive ‘Christmas days’

The NHS and patients are facing further disruption this week as three more days of historic joint walkouts by junior doctors and consultants are set to bring routine care services to a “near standstill”.

More than half a million people have made organ donations via NHS App

People across England are being encouraged to use the NHS App as an easy way to register their organ donation decision – as more than 7,000 patients actively wait for a transplant.

NHS braced for unprecedented walkout as junior doctors and consultants take strike action

The NHS is preparing for a historic walkout which will affect almost all planned care as the first ever joint strike by consultants and junior doctors begins this week.

Faster ambulance response times for patients despite summer of record demand for the NHS

Ambulance response times improved for the third month in a row despite A&Es facing their busiest summer ever, new figures show.

NHS Winter vaccine rollout kicks off with care homes

Residents of older adult care homes and people who are housebound will begin receiving their covid and flu vaccinations from today, as the NHS kickstarts the winter vaccinations campaign.