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 ...

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 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 ...

Carers UK has launched the State of Caring 2025 survey and are encouraging unpaid carers to participate. This annual survey is the UK’s most comprehensive study of unpaid carers’ experiences. It ...

Figures show general practice has delivered over 7 million more appointments in the past year compared to last year, taking the total to a record 380 million. GP teams carried out 383.3m appointments ...

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published new healthtech guidance on one-piece closed bags for colostomies. Between April 2023 and March 2024, NHS prescribers in primary care ...

In addition to pay uplifts for GPs and practice staff backdated to 1 April 2025, the government has agreed to fund a 4% uplift to the locum reimbursement maximum entitlements available under Part 4 of ...