Jab invite letters sent to one million 16 and 17 year olds

Invitations to get a coronavirus vaccine are landing on the doormats of all 16 and 17 year olds in a further effort to boost take-up in this age group.

UCLH declares a climate and health emergency

UCLH is making a commitment to reduce its impact on the environment with a 10-point plan to reach net zero carbon dioxide emissions in 10 years.

Better Care Fund increased to support integration

The Better Care Fund has been increased this year to continue driving integration between the health and social care system.

Collapse in dentists' earnings jeopardising service recovery

The BDA has warned that a collapse in dentists' earnings is jeopardising the long term recovery of the service from the coronavirus pandemic.

New proposals to strengthen medical devices regulation

A new report sets out how the UK could strengthen the regulation of medical devices, learning lessons from the response to the coronavirus pandemic.

£551m extra funding for Welsh health and social services

Eluned Morgan has welcomed more than half a billion pounds of new funding for health and social services in Wales to deal with coronavirus.

Treatment for eating disorders reaches new heights

A record number of children and young people with a potentially life-threatening eating disorder are waiting for treatment.

Patients are waiting more than three months for tests

NHS patients are waiting more than three months for tests, with overall waiting lists doubling in some parts of England.

Warning over potential roof collapses at hospitals

Hospitals have sounded the alarm over materials used in roofs that reached the end of their lifespan more than a decade ago.

Cancer centre at Cumberland Infirmary opens to patients

A new multi-million pound cancer centre on the site of the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle has welcomed its first patients.

All 16- and 17-year-olds to be offered vaccine by next week

All young people aged 16 to 17 are to be offered a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine by 23 August to give them protection before returning to school.

New campaign to highlight importance of cancer checks

NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard has encouraged people with potential cancer symptoms to come forward for lifesaving checks.

Waiting lists will continue to grow without investment

The RCS has warned a ‘volatile mix’ of pressures is affecting the recovery of surgery, with further government investment needed.

1,600 children now living with type 2 diabetes

A new NHS Digital report has revealed that nearly 16,00 children and young people in England are now living with type 2 diabetes.

Urgent support needed for ambulance service

Shadow Health Minister Justin Madders has written to the Health Secretary calling for urgent help for the ambulance service.

New adult mental health unit in Manchester costing £105m

Greater Manchester will see a new adult mental health unit for patients at North Manchester General Hospital after the full business case was approved.

NHS blood tests hit by tube supply chain disruption

A global supply chain issue has led to doctors being told that all clinically necessary tests can go ahead but others will have to be scaled back.

Almost 1.2m people waiting at least six months for services

Almost 1.2 million people are waiting more than six months for essential NHS services, such as brain surgery, because of the coronavirus backlog.

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