A year after the launch of Pharmacy First, the scheme designed to speed up treatment for common conditions, this report sets out the results of a new poll of over 7,000 adults’ experience of using ...

A toolkit is available to help NHS colleagues signpost LGBTQ+ communities to vital services that protect and promote health. Covering PrEP and PEP medicines, cervical screening, HPV vaccination and ...

Health Plan is part of the government’s health mission to build a health service fit for the future. It sets out how the government will reinvent the NHS through three shifts: hospital to community an ...

Our featured article considers the urgent need to address climate change and the requirement for NHS organisations to update their green plans by no later than 31 July 2025. Green plans should set out ...

Climate change is one of the most urgent challenges facing our planet today, with rising temperatures, extreme weather events, and environmental degradation threatening ecosystems and communities ...

The Department of Health and Social Care has launched the Oliver McGowan code of practice, a significant milestone in improving healthcare for people with a learning disability and autistic people.

Local grassroots organisations provide mental health support to many people from marginalised communities. But they often face major obstacles to survival, like short-term funding and overly complex ...

Revenue finance and contracting guidance for 2025/26 sets out the framework under which payments will operate for 2025/26, for integrated care boards and trusts, and should be read in conjunction with ...

Women spend more years of their life living in poor health than men, including through their working years. This briefing explores how the burden of disease affects working-age women and men ...

An innovator passport – to be introduced over next two years – will allow new technology that has been robustly assessed by one NHS organisation to be easily rolled out to others. The move is part of ...

The Register with a GP surgery service no longer asks patients about their summary care record (SCR) preferences during registration. This change means GP practices won't see SCR preference updates in ...

Medicines Supply Report indicate medicine shortages and supply issues are widespread putting pressure on pharmacy teams who need to source alternatives for patients. The report is based on views ...