Introduction The NHS in England is generally expected to manage emergency response within its own capabilities. However, in ...

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Alex Kent Hi, my name’s Alex Kent. I’m medical director for North East and North Cumbria ICB and I cover long term conditions as part of my portfolio. I also work part time as a GP in North Tyneside.

Hundreds of GP practices will comb patient records to offer urgent tests to people most at risk of pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest forms of the disease. GP teams will scour online patients ...

The NHS in England will be the first health system in the world to roll-out a ‘trojan horse’ targeted therapy for blood cancer patients which could halt the disease’s progression by nearly three times ...

The NHS waiting list has fallen to its lowest level in two years, the first April drop since 2008*, as health chiefs hailed staff for continuing to tackle demand and drive progress for patients. New ...

That’s what sits at the heart of the new Urgent and emergency care plan. Aligned to the 2025/26 planning guidance, the plan ...

Executive summary This briefing draws on official statistics published here. Urgent and emergency care Urgent and emergency ...

Millions of patients will benefit from cutting-edge NHS robotic surgery over the next decade as part of radical plans to cut waiting times. Half a million operations will be supported by the ...

NHS staff involved in the response to the Southport knife attack are among those being recognised in the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours list, released today (Friday 13 June). Sir Jim Mackey, Chief ...

Introduction 1. The National Health Service Act 2006 (as amended by the Health Service and Care Act 2022) established integrated care boards (ICBs). ICBs are statutory organisations that commission ...

1 million people in the UK are unable to speak English well, or at all. People who speak little or no English are more likely to be in poor health, have a greater likelihood of experiencing adverse ...