This updated model focuses on how the NHS and social care can work together to avoid preventable stays in hospital. The primary focus is to reduce admissions to hospitals by supporting people to ...

There have been concerns about the lack of data at national level to understand waiting times for assessment and treatment for vulnerable adults and children in community dental service settings. This ...

Integrated care boards need to grow their knowledge and skills to effectively commission primary care services. Over two virtual sessions, this course introduces commissioners to the main areas of ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of infant mortality around the world and a main cause of child hospitalisations every year – with almost 7,000 bed days taken up by children with ...

This report presents the findings of a project commissioned by NHS England – East of England to support them in developing guidance for the reward, recognition and remuneration of patients who share ...

This report explores how people living with dementia can maintain their wellbeing and how place-based community development and social innovation can grow and sustain the conditions, resources and ...

This briefing sets out how and why health care productivity is measured, reflecting different views on what should be measured and what different measures mean. It also lays out recent trends in NHS ...

People at highest risk of infection with gonorrhoea will be better protected from the disease, as the NHS and local authorities begin the rollout of a vaccination programme in England. Sexual health ...

The government has extended the National Breastfeeding Helpline - helping ensure more mothers across the UK can access dedicated breastfeeding support 24 hours a day. It means all parents can access ...

Unpaid carers provide vital support to vulnerable people, doing work worth tens of billions to the economy. Identifying carers in is essential for ensuring that people who provide care have access to ...