Our doctors work across a wide range of services day in day out to provide expert, compassionate care to patients.
We are listening to the concerns of the medical workforce and we will do everything within our power to make sure that the required improvements happen.

Smoking is the UK’s single biggest preventable killer.
In England, someone is admitted to hospital with a smoking related condition almost every minute.
Creating a smoke-free generation will help save thousands of lives.

The NHS is set to eliminate hepatitis C in England ahead of the World Health Organization (WHO) 2030 target.

Professor Stephen Powis Professor Sir Stephen Powis explains how the NHS is working with charities like St Mungo's to screen and treat those at high risk of contracting the infection. england.nhs.uk/2024/04/nhs-ex…

The #NHSParlyAwards recognise outstanding staff contributions from across our talented workforce.

Nominations are now open for 2024. You can find out more about the criteria for each category, and how to suggest nominations to your local MP, at nhsparliamentaryawards.co.uk.

Great to see the work of the team in Oxford and the wider stroke network to roll out mechanical thrombectomy, as well as the contribution that the Oxford team is making to stroke research.

I am delighted to be chairing the national judging panel for the NHS Parliamentary Awards 2024.

Nominations are now open - for more information about how to contact your local MP about nominating, visit: nhsparliamentaryawards.co.uk

#NHSParlyAwards

NHSE National Medical Director, Sir Stephen Powis, learned about our approach to tackling overprescribing on a recent visit to SEL ICB.

Patients explained how the programme has helped them discover alternatives to manage their conditions.

Learn more at selondonics.org/nhs-englands-n…

This will make a real difference to not only the way staff can care for patients but also in ensuring parents and families have a clear pathway to raise any concerns about their loved one’s condition, to ensure that tragic cases like that of Martha Mills are prevented in future.

Great to welcome Professor Stephen Powis Stephen Powis and team to NHS Nightingale Hospital Exeter Royal Devon NHS to showcase the fantastic innovation and difference we are making to patient care across Devon. Together we can change the way we do things for the better !!

Finding out you have cancer can be very daunting - we hope King Charles’ treatment goes well.

As ever, if you have any symptoms or signs of cancer, please do come forward for checks.

Gerda’s story is incredibly moving, and the The Fed a terrific example of the principles and values that underpin person-centred, compassionate care.

It was great to meet colleagues at South East London ICS to learn more about how teams are working together & engaging with patients to address #overprescribing of medicines.
And it was a privilege to meet some of the people already benefitting from the work.

The NHS has launched a new initiative to encourage retired doctors to return to the health service to help bring down long waits for elective care.

The NHS Emeritus platform will make it easier and more flexible for staff to return to the NHS. Read more. england.nhs.uk/2024/01/new-pl…

This week, some services will be affected due to strike action.

Please continue to come forward for NHS care. If you need urgent medical help, use 111, and if it is a serious or life-threatening emergency, please call 999.

Over the next six days, strike action by junior doctors will affect some key NHS services.

Professor Stephen Powis Professor Sir Stephen Powis explains how to access the NHS care you need. If you need medical help, use 111, or for a serious or life-threatening emergency, please call 999.