NHS Patient Forums

Welcome to the NHS Patient Forum for the National Health Service that provides free healthcare (at point of use) for most of the UK. Our Patient Forum will expand over time into something that'll include all types of common healthcare issues and discussion.

Patient Forum

Welcome to Patient Forum (Public) and Discussion. Here you can discuss with fellow patients all of your concerns and questions related to your own health research etc. These are patient helping patient forums, you wont get NHS Staff using this forum area to provide any type of healthcare or advice.
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General Medical and Health Questions

Please post general health related questions here. This forum is NOT lead by Doctors, Consultants or Nurses. But you can come share your experience with fellow forum members who may have been through the exact situation you are in. You're not alone here.
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Patient Access

Find all Patient Access features, guides, how-to use Patient Access. Order prescriptions, request access to all of your data and medical records, and more. There are 4 or 5 other apps that do exactly the same too. But this is the most well known.

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Welcome aboard NHS Forums. The new unofficial forums for the National Health Service. Bar a few Facebook groups, which is providing Facebook with a lot of data that they perhaps should not be in charge of! (but that's for another thread), there aren't many, if any, independent forums and places...
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Three local NHS CEOs join NHS England as directors Two integrated care board chief executives and a trust CEO have been appointed as part-time national directors at NHS England. Continue reading this article about Three local NHS CEOs join NHS England as directors by Health Service Journal...
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Whether doctors, nurses, consultants etc you're all welcome in here. If you use an email address ending with .nhs.uk then the forum should pick that up and automatically assign you with a NHS Staff badge, and automatically then grant you access to this area of the forum. Although while I'm...
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I have groundbreaking NHS tech inside me – but then it failed My graphs were so pretty – seven days straight with my blood glucose in the target range, writes James Moore. Then I did a blood test and found my blood was as sweet as a pumpkin spiced latte with two shots of syrup Continue reading...
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Kamala Harris’ worst plan yet: bringing the NHS to America Democratic politicians seemed determined to drag American healthcare into a statist quagmire Continue reading this article about Kamala Harris’ worst plan yet: bringing the NHS to America by Sally Pipes NHS Forums - For daily...
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NHS privatisation and PFI - what Lord Darzi’s review missed The much-anticipated review of NHS performance commissioned by Health Secretary Wes Streeting, and conducted by Professor Lord Darzi, has now been published. The review identified several factors as Continue reading this article about...
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Hello I'm Paul and I work at NHS Royal Stoke. Nobody needs to use their real name. If you wish to access staff only forums then your email address must be a NHS one. If you registered with a Gmail or something then you'll need to change that in your account options (click on your avatar at...
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NHS restricting access to obesity services across England, BMJ finds <p>Budget cuts to local services fell disproportionately on care for obese patients, leading to ‘postcode lottery’</p><p>The NHS is restricting access to obesity services across England, leading to patients in nearly half the...
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NHS can’t fix what’s already broken: too many are flabby, fat and lazy Doctors can only treat the patients in front of them. If Britons eat better and drink less, it could save the health service hundreds of billions of pounds Continue reading this article about NHS can’t fix what’s already...
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Streeting welcomes 'oven-ready' NHS reform plan that criticises GP model General practice should be re-shaped into a 'hub and spoke' model as part of a shift to a new neighbourhood NHS system, according to an 'oven-ready' reform plan that is deeply critical of the independent contractor model -...
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Long NHS delays in England leading to thousands of unnecessary deaths, inquiry finds <p>Detailed analysis warns Keir Starmer it will take longer than five years to get waiting times back on track</p><p>Long delays for hospital, GP and mental health services are leading to thousands of...
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Welcome to Patient Forum UK. The forum for NHS Patients across the UK. Post anything you like that's related to Patient Forums. Post a new thread of your own in: General NHS Forums for NHS Patients - NHS Forums | NHS Forums for NHS Patients and NHS Staff alike.
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Streeting urges BMA to ‘stop sabre-rattling’ and work with him to fix NHS <p>Health secretary says damning report by Lord Darzi makes it clear ‘status quo of managed decline is not an option’</p><ul><li><a href="UK politics: No more money for NHS without reform, says Starmer as he outlines...
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Top 5 NHS Patient Apps for 2025 NHS App: the official National Health Service Application. Search your medical history, link to your local GP and make appointments. Link your pharmacist and order prescriptions for medication. 2nd one 3rd one 4th one 5th one (Working on this)
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Hello everybody I am Wayne Zee or Z for short. I have health problems and can't get out of the house so this forum should be really good for me. Well done team!
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This is a brilliant idea there are loads of Facebook groups but the admins on there are fools and it's very cliquey. Well done you lot! 🤪
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What are the ‘unthinkable’ reforms Labour could bring to the NHS? Keir Starmer insists he is prepared to take difficult and unpopular decisions. Sean O’Grady looks at how bad things could get for the health service Continue reading this article about What are the ‘unthinkable’ reforms Labour...
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Websites and apps that can use your NHS login NHS services National Booking Service - provides systems that enable people to book appointments across England. NHS App - a secure way to access a range of NHS services on your smartphone or tablet. NHS England Digital Weight Management Programme -...
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Transcript: A terminal diagnosis for the NHS? Lucy Fisher talks to Robert Shrimsley, George Parker, Sarah Neville and Leah Quinn Continue reading this article about Transcript: A terminal diagnosis for the NHS? by FinancialTimes NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Thought this would be interesting to see where members of NHS Forums are from and which are the popular hospitals on the forum.
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This forum is not to seek help. But to talk about the help you have already had. And to find fellow patients with the same conditions as you. It all helps. Please post a new thread of your own.
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Pregnancy and newborn questions advice and support forums
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If you know of a hospital that still has a hospital radio station (do they even exist now during the digital age and tablets and laptops?) then please big it up in this forum. If we find a couple I will make a forum for them so they can ask their listeners to chat on there (assuming they're...
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Advice for British Expats hoping to come back to the UK for free NHS Treatment of health conditions. Please use this thread for Advice for British Expats hoping to come back to the UK for free NHS Treatment of health conditions. Anybody can respond to this discussion thread with advice and I'll...
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National NHS Patient Forums | Patients' Engagement and Community Forums Patients Forum The Hicks Group Practice https://www.charleshicksmedicalcentre.nhs.uk › patients... What is the Patients Forum? The Patient Participation Group (PPG) was formed in 2009 to encourage patients and the local...
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