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 ...

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 ...

Latest ONS Health Insight Survey figures show an increase in patients finding it easier to contact their general practice team since July 2024 – up from 60 to 72 per cent – with up to three-quarters ...

NHS eye care is an important primary care service. The Model ICB highlights that this is an area in which ICBs need to grow their commissioning skills. Commissioners must make the contractual ...

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 ...

Sometimes decisions around premises can feel full of risk, and achieving consensus among a diverse group of partners can be challenging. However, there are times when doing nothing can cause more ...

More accurate human papillomavirus (HPV) testing will enable women and people with a cervix in England to benefit from more personalised cervical screening. From July, younger women (aged 25 to 49) ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...