These resources will help commissioners, service managers, health play practitioners and clinical leaders to design, plan and deliver high-quality health play services for babies, children and young ...

NHS dentistry is an important primary care service and an area in which integrated care boards need to grow their commissioning skills. Commissioners must make contractual arrangements so services can ...

Around 3 in 4 patients find it easy to contact a GP, up more than 10% since last summer. Almost every (99%) GP practice in England now has a digital telephone system in place to make it easier for ...

The second in a series of infographic posters, designed to support healthcare professionals with the management of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), has been released by The ...

A project to improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients from ethnic minorities is live. The Reframe Image Library features clinical photos of people from a range of communities to show how ...

Primary care provider collaboratives are fundamental to the successful delivery of a neighbourhood health service. Their role will be pivotal in shifting care from hospitals to community, reducing ...

NHS 111 mental health assets are available - including posters, infographics, Instagram, Twitter/X and web banners - for use by trusts and ICBs to promote the NHS111 mental health option for patients ...

Integrated care board (ICB) teams have responsibility for commissioning primary care pharmaceutical, optometric and dental services. The Model ICB blueprint highlights this is an area for growth. ICBs ...

Volunteers have helped with tasks such as directing people around hospitals, collecting medication or admin tasks. Around 70,000 people volunteer with the NHS and spend an average of a fortnight ...

The government has paid for new linear accelerator (LINAC) machines at 28 hospitals. The machines use modern technology and could help reduce delays to treatment and, in some cases, could reduce the ...

Tooth extractions, largely driven by tooth decay, were the biggest reason why children aged between five and nine in England were admitted to hospital in 2023/24. This analysis finds that there is ...

Patients with lung and breast cancer are to benefit from a blood test which can speed up access to targeted therapy. The new liquid biopsy test can help fast-track lung cancer patients to receive ...