Hospitals will be prevented from automatically discharging patients who do not attend an outpatient clinic appointment into the care of GPs as a blanket policy, in a bid to reduce the workload dump on ...

The number of people being referred for specialist NHS support after rape or sexual assault has increased by nearly 18% in the last two years, according to NHS data. NHS sexual assault referral ...

NHS England has increased the number of NHS 111 calls that receive clinical input, in an effort to ease pressure on GP practices. In April, 50.2% of NHS 111 callers spoke to a clinician, exceeding NHS ...

The NHS has unveiled a significant update for millions of patients who attend referrals and appointments, bringing a major new feature to its widely-used app. The health service announced the ...

With many employees struggling to access NHS GP appointments, offering access to an on-site company GP is a benefit that is becoming increasingly valuable, argues Dr Charles Levinson. We all know ...

All acute NHS trusts and nearly all GP practices have switched off paper referrals and are now using NHS England’s e-referral service (e-RS). NHS England had set an October deadline, requiring all GP ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The number of people being referred for specialist NHS support after rape or sexual assault has increased by nearly 18% in the ...