NHS urges patients to turn on push alerts to avoid missing appointments
By Liz Wells 02 March 2026
The NHS has launched a new campaign urging people to turn on ‘push alerts’ from the NHS App so they get reminders about appointments and can rearrange any they can’t make, helping to free up millio...
Targeted interventions 'warranted' to boost mammography screening
By Liz Wells 25 September 2025
Women who don’t turn up for their first breast screening appointment face a 40% higher long-term risk of dying from breast cancer, mainly due to delayed detection, new research reveals.
NHS given postage class to cut late letters
By Liz Wells 10 April 2025
The NHS is set to be given its own Royal Mail postage class to stop late letters leading to missed appointments, reports suggest.
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