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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

This report features four case studies demonstrating how trusts are successfully improving services for children and young people across a variety of sectors: delivering mental health support to ...

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 ...

Patients and pupils across England are set to benefit from nearly £1.2billion worth of essential maintenance fixes being rolled out at hospitals and schools. Over 400 hospitals, mental health units ...

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 ...

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 ...

The switch from analogue to digital landlines is being rolled out across the country as copper networks become increasingly unreliable and spare parts are no longer available. Putting safety at 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 ...