Nhs England in a sentence

NHS England figures show St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has cancelled 731 appointments or operations initially scheduled between September 19 and 23 as a direct result of strike action by NHS staff.

An NHS England spokesperson said: 'NHS England extends its deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Nicolette McCarthy.

An inquest was held in 2008 but without main witnesses being called and, following pressure by the Dixons, a joint investigation by NHS England and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) was held only for NHS England to pull out.

HSJ reports that NHS England and NHS Digital are spearheading the creation of the national booking system for mass vaccination centres, due to be set up around England in venues such as conference centres and sports stadiums.

New figures from NHS England show 9.2 per cent of full-time equivalent positions at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust – which is responsible for the Royal Shrewsbury and Princess Royal Hospitals were unfilled as of the end of December.

The latest NHS England figures show there were 129 flu patients being treated by North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust as of January 1 – up from 76 the week before.

The NHS England figures come from the NHS staff survey conducted in 2022.

While the NHS can use its own bank staff, NHS England pointed to the ‘additional challenge’ posed to the service during this round of strikes.

Figures from NHS England reveal Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust earned £3 million in car parking fees in the year to March.

NHS England figures show there were 26,257 visits to A&E at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in January.

On Tuesday, NHS England’s national medical director, Professor Sir Stephen Powis, said the action comes at “one of our busiest periods” and warned that the strike action will mean the NHS is “starting 2024 on the back foot”.

Prof Sir Stephen Powis, national medical director for NHS England, said: "The tidal wave of flu cases and other seasonal viruses hitting hospitals is really concerning for patients and for the NHS - the figures are adding to our 'quad-demic' worries.

The same statement disclosed for the first time that no fewer than six NHS trusts – four more than NHS England initially reported – had been affected.

She said an independent review has been commissioned by NHS England and NHS Improvements and will be "robust".

Claire Murdoch, NHS England’s national mental health director, said: “99% of people get access to NHS talking therapy in good time, with nine in 10 patients getting treatment within six weeks.

The following 32 years saw her rise in the NHS through local, regional and national levels to become regional director London, NHS England responsible for the strategic health care of all Londoners.

The NHS-wide lack of beds and A&E crisis has forced NHS England to tell hospitals to postpone tens of thousands of planned operations, and even outpatient appointments, until the end of February.

Figures from NHS England show the size of the waiting list for routine hospital treatment in England was unchanged in March, following five consecutive monthly falls.

In England, the victims were aged between 45 and 100. All except one – aged 69 – had known underlying health conditions, NHS England said.

I was sent a polite response saying NHS England would be a better place to enquire, then an email saying Public England would be a better option – but I’ve not heard a thing.