Dr Layan Allawi is a Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Clinical Fellow in NHS England’s National Healthcare Inequalities Improvement Programme, focusing on developing national educational resources for ...

People with the trait have a degree of protection against a type of malaria, which meant ancient communities survived the ...

More than 8 million people submitted their GP request online during October 2025, up more than a fifth (21%) on the previous month and up more than two-thirds (68%) on last year. The new figures come ...

People aged 75 to 79, as well as people who turned 80 after 1 September 2024, are eligible for a vaccine to protect against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). RSV affects the airways and lungs and can ...

The Average Run Length (ARL) is used to determine the sensitivity of the thresholds changing rates. The ARL applied to the local threshold is 20, equivalent to a false positive rate of 5% (95% ...

MOSS signals and responses to critical safety checks should be reported and governed under the Perinatal Quality Oversight Model (PQOM) – formerly known as the Perinatal Quality Surveillance Model ...

The Maternity Outcomes Signal System (MOSS) was developed by NHS England in response to the East Kent Reading the signals report. The report recommended the development of a safety signal system ...

Professor Peter Johnson, NHS National Clinical Director for Cancer, said: “This cutting-edge therapy has shown real promise in trials and could give patients with this aggressive form of leukaemia a ...

Data published today shows the NHS met its ambitious goal to maintain 95% of planned care during this round of strike action – surpassing the 93% protected during action in July – while still ...

A 3-year review of national incident data identified the death of a patient because of an anaphylactic reaction to a penicillin-based antibiotic. They were inadvertently prescribed this antibiotic ...

NHS England » National patient safety alert – harm from incorrect recording of penicillin allergy as penicillamine allergy ...

“Catch a bargain not a bug this winter – and find your nearest pop-up clinic via your NHS regional webpage for when you’re out and about, or as usual you can check your local pharmacy for their ...