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West Midlands Ambulance Service dealt with 5,383 calls in 24 hours on 4 January, its busiest day on record.
King's College Hospital Trust has put all potentially life-saving cancer operations on hold because of the number of beds taken by coronavirus patients.
Natalie Forrest has been appointed to lead the government's plans to build 40 new hospitals by 2030.
A thousand health professionals have backed an appeal for hospital staff to be given improved personal protective equipment.
The NHS will have to start delivering at least two million jabs a week from next week to meet its vaccination target.
The Prime Minister has announced a national lockdown and instructed people to stay at home to control the spread of coronavirus.
The NHS is to provide GPs an extra £10 for every care home resident they are able to vaccinate against coronavirus by the end of January.
A new survey from the BMA has stressed how a year of unparalleled pressure has pushed an understaffed and exhausted workforce to the brink.
Patients with cancer will be offered a rapid new test to help decide whether to go ahead with treatment or use a different method of tackling tumours.
The NHS has kickstarted the rollout of the new Oxford AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine at Oxford University Hospital.
The NHS Confederation has urged for the Brexit transition period to be extended by a month to avoid plunging the NHS into chaos on 1 January.
Figures to the end of September show that the number of nurses in the NHS in England increased by 13,313 on last year to a record 299,184.
Inequalities and institutional racism lie behind the disproportionate impact of coronavirus on people from BME backgrounds, finds report.
Staff shortages and a lack of equipment are affecting the day-to-day decisions about patient care by doctors and nurses.
The Institute of Health Visiting has highlighted the damage that the pandemic has had on families, with the youngest suffering the most.
Digital NHS services have seen a huge increase in usage throughout 2020 as a result of the need to access healthcare remotely.
Thousands of doctors reveal fears around NHS’s ability to cope with 'incredible demand' amid a surge in coronavirus infections.
NHS Test and Trace says significant improvements to its contact tracing service has helped successfully trace 92.7 per cent of contacts.
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