Everyone in the UK is assigned an NHS number, in order to coordinate care, organise appointments and sort medications. This number is unique to each person, allocated to registered users of the three ...

The NHS is facing extreme pressure this winter, as hospitals struggle with a difficult flu season and staff shortages, as well as backlogs due to Covid. Enter a postcode to find out what is happening ...

The British Dental Association has claimed that patients across the country are struggling to receive the dental care they need due to the ongoing Covid-19 backlog. During the pandemic, dentists were ...

NHS care requires people to register with the service and claim an NHS number. Most people who have lived in the UK since birth or a significant length of time will likely not have needed to know ...

No matter where you live in the UK, you will find local NHS services are under immense pressure. None of the four nations is achieving any of its three key targets for A&E, cancer or routine ...

On 5 July, the NHS, or National Health Service, marks 75 years since it was first established. It was started in 1948 because the government at that time believed that everyone should be able to get ...