NHS England | PharmaTimes https://pharmatimes.com in-depth news, features and insights for the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:21:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://pharmatimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/PT-icon-150x150.png NHS England | PharmaTimes https://pharmatimes.com 32 32 232894315 NHS launches spring COVID-19 booster campaign https://pharmatimes.com/news/nhs-launches-spring-covid-19-booster-campaign/ Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:20:57 +0000 https://pharmatimes.com/?p=103108 An estimated 7.5 million people will be invited to receive the booster

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NHS England launches first-ever breast cancer screening campaign https://pharmatimes.com/news/nhs-england-launches-first-ever-breast-cancer-screening-campaign/ Tue, 18 Feb 2025 12:18:54 +0000 https://pharmatimes.com/?p=102889 New data has shown that around a third of women do not attend screenings after being invited

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NHS and NICE announce plan to adopt innovative medical technologies for patients https://pharmatimes.com/news/nhs-and-nice-announce-plan-to-adopt-innovative-medical-technologies-for-patients/ Wed, 29 May 2024 10:56:51 +0000 https://pharmatimes.com/?p=101770 The proposals will help MedTech developers access NHS funding to fast-track products

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NHS reduces long waits for cancer care and achieves faster ambulance responses https://pharmatimes.com/news/nhs-reduces-long-waits-for-cancer-care-and-achieves-faster-ambulance-responses/ Fri, 10 May 2024 10:35:20 +0000 https://pharmatimes.com/?p=101625 For the second month in a row, the NHS has met the 28-day faster diagnosis target for cancer

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Study reveals new liquid biopsy test could benefit thousands of lung cancer patients https://pharmatimes.com/news/study-reveals-new-liquid-biopsy-test-could-benefit-thousands-of-lung-cancer-patients/ Wed, 03 Apr 2024 10:27:26 +0000 https://pharmatimes.com/?p=101368 The third most common and serious form of cancer affects over 43,000 people every year in the UK

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NHS to ensure people eligible for very high-risk breast screening are referred https://pharmatimes.com/news/nhs-to-ensure-people-eligible-for-very-high-risk-breast-screening-are-referred/ Thu, 07 Mar 2024 11:07:22 +0000 https://pharmatimes.com/?p=101189 Secondary breast cancer is an important risk factor after receiving radiotherapy for Hodgkin lymphoma

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Millions of people to view digital prescriptions via the NHS app https://pharmatimes.com/news/millions-of-people-to-view-digital-prescriptions-via-the-nhs-app/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 11:21:52 +0000 https://pharmatimes.com/?p=100971 Prescriptions ordered via the app are expected to save around 1.85 million hours in 2024

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NHS to test new blood group genotyping test on inherited blood disorder patients https://pharmatimes.com/news/nhs-to-test-new-blood-group-genotyping-test-on-inherited-blood-disorder-patients/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 11:31:43 +0000 https://pharmatimes.com/?p=100892 Patients living with sickle cell disease and thalassaemia will be eligible for the test

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NHS rolls out online GP registration to over 2,000 practices https://pharmatimes.com/news/nhs_rolls_out_online_gp_registration_to_over_2000_practices_1504900/ Mon, 11 Dec 2023 11:19:00 +0000 https://pharmatimes.com/uncategorized/nhs_rolls_out_online_gp_registration_to_over_2000_practices_1504900/ Around 2,100 GP surgeries had enrolled into the digital service by the end of November

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Happy anniversary!? https://pharmatimes.com/magazine/2023/december_2023/happy_anniversary/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 14:55:00 +0000 https://pharmatimes.com/magazine/2023/december-2023/happy_anniversary/ A patient-centric approach to the NHS’s digital transformation

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