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 ...

North East and Yorkshire explores the improvements that make it easier for patients to access the help they need and reduce pressure on staff. The series continues with an episode to mark Northern ...

Around 3,000 deaths and 5,500 hospital admissions in England caused by chronic heart failure could be prevented each year following the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence updated draft ...

Integrated care boards (ICBs) are developing their skills and capability to undertake population health needs assessments and commission services based on these needs. Some areas need specific ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...