Call for volunteers to support national booster effort

The government and the NHS have announced an ambition to recruit tens of thousands of volunteers to help get jabs into arms.

Healthy patients ‘stranded’ in hospital wards rises by 80 per cent

The number of patients stuck in hospital in England despite being medically fit to leave nearly doubled between February and November this year.

NHS to offer booster booking to every adult by end of December

The NHS vaccination programme will offer every adult the chance to book a coronavirus booster vaccine by the end of the year.

New support package to protect care sector this winter

New measures have been announced to help protect the social care sector, including £300 million to help recruit and reward the workforce.

Some improvement in young people’s experience of hospital care

The majority of children and young people who attended hospital during the second wave of the pandemic were happy with the care they received.

Record numbers to study nursing and midwifery

Latest data shows that record numbers of students accepted places to study nursing and midwifery in England for the second year running.

Mental health services for children risk backward slide

MPs are urging for action to prevent mental health services slipping backwards as a result of additional demand created by the pandemic.

Government must acknowledge scale of workforce problems

NHS leaders have called on the government to publicly recognise the scale of the NHS' current workforce problems as the first step to solving them.

Patients more likely to discuss health conditions with AI

Patients are more likely to discuss highly stigmatising health conditions with an Artificial Intelligence chatbot compared to a GP.

NHS launches new recruitment drive on Covid ‘Jabiversary’

The NHS is launching a drive to recruit 10,000 vaccination workers on the ‘jabiversary’ of the first Pfizer jab.

13,000 cancelled operations in UK over two months

Hospitals have cancelled at least 13,000 operations over the last two months as they struggle to cope with record demand for NHS care.

New law to prevent use of force in mental health settings

The Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act will commence to better protect patients in mental health settings over the inappropriate use of force.

Largest ever funding increase for drug treatment

The government's ten year Drug Strategy aims to tackle drugs and prevent crime, backed by an increase in funding for drug treatment.

Increase in training places for Welsh healthcare professionals

Record levels of more than £260 million will be invested in training healthcare professionals in Wales.

New research proves immense benefits of woodlands

A report has shown that visits to the UK’s woodlands boosts mental health and is estimated to save £185 million in treatment costs annually.

UKHSA urges everyone to get their flu jab

The UK Health Security Agency is urging all those eligible to take up their flu vaccine by 10 December to ensure protection in time for Christmas.

Experience of vital mental health services poorest for years

People’s experiences of mental health care continue to be poor, with people’s experience of some areas of care at their lowest point in eight years.

230,000 new PTSD referrals forecast post-pandemic

New modelling has forecast that there could be 230,000 new referrals for PTSD across England as a direct or indirect result of the pandemic.

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