The blog considers the 10 Year Plan and if it is fit for the future. PCC’s chair David Colin-Thomé, reflects on previous reforms and the need for a disrupter in the system to make the step change ...

The Department of Health and Social Care is asking all organisations that use Medical Certificates of Cause of Death (MCCDs) to review their stocks now and to order any additional supplies as soon as ...

The Good Food Cycle identifies ten priority outcomes needed to build a thriving food sector while tackling challenges from rising obesity rates to climate change impacts on production.

Children and adults with rare forms of cystic fibrosis in England will be able to access triple-combination therapy. Vanzacaftor–tezacaftor–deutivacaftor (Alyftrek®), is the latest in a new generation ...

Patients in East London are set to benefit as the NHS opened its first 24/7 neighbourhood mental health centre offering walk-in support for people with mental illness. Tower Hamlets in East London is ...

The safer management of controlled drugs 2024 report highlights Care Quality Commission oversight activity under the Controlled Drugs (Supervision of Management and Use) Regulations 2013. It includes ...

Pharmacy teams can now download Pharmacy First posters in multiple languages to help promote the service to patients in their communities. Thanks to the support of NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board, ...

Children are being inspired to move more this summer following the launch of a new series from fitness coach, Joe Wicks. The Activate series features five-minute episodes which combine animation with ...

GP premises are essential to the delivery of NHS primary medical services and commissioners have the responsibility to make the necessary reimbursements for premises costs to GP contractors. This intr ...

Primary care networks (PCNs) have been an important part of the primary care landscape since 2019. Since then, the PCN Directed Enhanced Service (DES) has been regularly updated and expanded in ...

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust has created a series of booklets as clear, accessible guides to artificial intelligence in health and care. With variants for all staff and clinicians, these ...

People with persistent heartburn or acid reflux will be offered a sponge on a string test in high-street pharmacies, as part of a pilot to help prevent oesophageal cancer. NHS England announced that ...