More patients will receive appointment reminders, screening invitations, and test results directly to their smartphones. The NHS App is set to become the go-to method of communication between the ...

People affected and infected by the contaminated blood scandal in England can self-refer for psychological treatment from an NHS service. The service, which began treating its first patients last ...

Optometry Today is launching the third edition of its myopia guide, a print and digital resource designed to aid optometrists, dispensing opticians and contact lens opticians working in the field of ...

The Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing (QICN) has announced that it will be the home of a new Faculty of General Practice Nursing. The new faculty will bring together the QICN’s existing work to ...

This report finds that over the past 50 years, the proportion of the UK population dying from cancer has fallen by more than a fifth. However, it also finds that while people are now less likely to ...

Last year the Chancellor announced £22.6bn in extra NHS funding. This briefing, which sets out the state of health care funding in England ahead of the Spending Review, shows that the £22.6bn is ...

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is suspected to affect 3–4% of adults in the UK. In recent years, various sources have highlighted significant waits for adult ADHD assessments. However ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has outlined a series of costed, practical steps that could revolutionise eye care services in England - creating efficiencies and preventing ...

At the heart of the changes we are seeing across the health service is the intention to transform how we work together. The need for commissioners to empower and encourage providers to collaborate to ...