NMC to update position on remote prescribing of non-surgical cosmetic medicines
The NMC is updating its position on the remote prescribing of non-surgical cosmetic medicines, including certain anti-wrinkle injections and aesthetic emergency kit items.
Skin cancer patients given fast-tracked access to ‘revolutionary’ cancer vaccine trial on NHS
Patients with advanced skin cancer in England are set to be fast-tracked into trials of a new cancer vaccine, following the expansion of a world-leading NHS programme.
Over three million additional appointments delivered as NHS exceeds faster diagnosis standard for cancer
The NHS has delivered more than 3.1 million additional appointments since July 2024 and hit the ambitious faster diagnosis standard for cancer, new figures show today.
Beds lost to seasonal viruses this winter greater than population of Malta
The number of hospital beds taken up by seasonal viruses this winter was more than the equivalent of the population of Malta, according to new NHS data.
Over a million norovirus web hits this winter amid quad-demic
Searches for NHS advice on norovirus topped one million this winter as NHS staff managed a quad-demic of viruses, according to new NHS data.
Zero-hour contract ban to include agency workers
Agency workers will be included in a ban on "exploitative" zero-hour contracts as part of amendments to the government's employment reform bill, the BBC understands.
