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From today, patients will be able to request appointments online throughout the day rather than calling their surgery or visiting in person.
NHS productivity increases by 2.7% over the past year, new data shows, meaning patients are being seen and treated more quickly due to investment and reforms.
New joint executive team marks next steps of the transition to one organisation.
Patients will get better care and value from record investment in the NHS thanks to a pioneering new system of league tables being rolled out across England.
An Advice and Guidance scheme - backed by £80 million - that enables GPs to liaise with specialists, saw 113,000 more patients receive quicker care in April.
NHS managers who commit serious misconduct will not be able to take up other senior NHS roles, under plans to boost patient safety.
The Prime Minister launches a new era for the NHS, bringing more easily accessible care closer to home.
Wes Streeting spoke at Blackpool Football club on reducing health inequalities.
The Health and Social Care Secretary spoke at NHS ConfedExpo 2025 in Manchester.
Millions more patients will receive appointments, screening invitations and other important information via the NHS App, as part of £50 million upgrade.
Government crackdown on rip-off temporary staffing agencies delivers unprecedented savings, as NHS trusts are urged to eradicate agency spending altogether.
Minister Smyth addressed the annual conference of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP).
NHS workers, including doctors and nurses, will receive real terms pay rises after the Health Secretary accepted the pay review bodies’ pay recommendations.
NHS leaders will face new performance-based pay system with bonuses for improved patient care and penalties for failing trust executives.
Four experienced executive business leaders have been appointed to strengthen partnerships with strategic suppliers to health.
Patients to access over 8.3 million new appointments this year, helping deliver the government’s Plan for Change.
Government confirms expansion of Advice and Guidance scheme, with more patients now receiving their care closer to home.
New figures show an extra 1,503 GPs have been recruited since 1 October thanks to government action.
Ending doctor strikes saved 500,000 appointments and operations, and cut waiting lists by 193,000.
Sir John Oldham brings extensive experience of working in the health sector and will work on emerging policy to support the government to deliver more care in the community.
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