Additional functionality is being built into the NHS App to provide online appointments and access to healthcare professionals across England.

Wes Streeting said the new system will make it 'faster, convenient and easier for patients' as the Government continues to trial new ways of reducing waiting lists ...

That said, on average, you tend to lose somewhere between 300 and 600 calories per 10,000 steps, with fitter or slower-paced walkers losing less compared to unfit or speedier striders, who lose more.

If you don't feel the best, you've probably taken some ibuprofen. However while most adults and young people aged 17 and over can take this medication, there are some people who may not be able to ...

NHS staff delivered a record number of cancer checks and treatments in July, despite 5 days of industrial action. A record 236,263 people got a cancer diagnosis or the disease ruled out within 28 days ...

Children receive roughly 30 vaccine doses before age 18, doctors say. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said at a Senate hearing on Thursday that children receive up to 92 ...

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A record number of planned operations were cancelled at the last minute across England in the year to June, figures show. Meanwhile, the proportion of patients waiting longer than the recommended 28 ...

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Thousands of people are missing out on potentially life-saving weight loss jabs because of a 'postcode lottery' of NHS provision, a damning analysis has revealed. Last year, health chiefs announced ...