This guidance supports NHS trusts to develop and refine their nursing bank offer as one measure to reduce nurse agency use. It sets out the core elements they should consider in ensuring their bank ...

Maternity Action and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists have published a clinician’s guide on NHS charging for obstetricians who treat women who may be chargeable for their ...

The Secretary of State, Wes Streeting, has commissioned an independent review of children’s hearing services and has appointed Dr Camilla Kingdon as its independent chair.

The consultation asks for views from stakeholders on proposed changes to the NHS Standard Contract for 2025/26. The consultation includes both (full and short) versions of the Contract and is open for ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has launched their Keep Antibiotics Working campaign to raise awareness of the importance of using antibiotics in the right way. Andi Biotic, an anthropomorphic ...

Patients with advanced skin cancer in England are set to access trials of a new cancer vaccine. The needle-free injection, which is given for up to two years, works by boosting the immune system’s ...

NHS England delegated commissioning responsibility for 70 specialised services to all integrated care boards (ICBs) in the North East and Yorkshire, London, South East and South West regions. In ...

Which issues are taking up your time? Sometimes when managing primary care contacts common themes emerge – whether that is around understanding the premises reimbursements that GP practices can claim, ...

More than 100,000 baby loss certificates have been issued to parents who have lost a pregnancy, allowing them to formally recognise their loss. Baby loss certificates offer a way of providing comfort ...

The NHS has delivered more than 3.1 million additional appointments since July 2024 and hit the ambitious faster diagnosis standard for cancer. Monthly performance data shows that there were more than ...

General practices are facing unprecedented pressures. Increasing demands – not just a heavier workload but the increasing complexity and intensity of work can lead to a feeling of crisis. The long ...

A draft guideline published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence aims to address widespread variation by recommending a standardised approach to rehabilitation across five major ...