NHS eye care is an important primary care service. Commissioners must make the contractual arrangements so services can be made available to patients and appropriately manage them. This virtual ...

NHS dentistry is an important primary care service. Its high profile means commissioners must deal with their contracting responsibilities appropriately to make services available to patients and ...

NHS England has launched market engagement from 1 September until 20 October to identify the extent of market interest and the readiness of interested parties to deliver against the published ...

NHS England has updated the contractual guidance for general practices on the RSV vaccination programme. The revised guidance clarifies eligibility for the older adult catch up programme, specifically ...

Smart glasses which help people struggling with severe depression to complete everyday tasks and AI filter apps making therapy for debilitating anxiety less daunting are among the tech projects being ...

There has been a significant growth in reported and formally diagnosed mental ill-health and neurodivergence over the last decade amongst children and young people (CYP). This report considers the ...

Integrated care boards (ICBs) have responsibility for commissioning the four primary care areas of dental, medical, optometric, and pharmaceutical services and members of the ICB will need to be ...

Over 113,000 more people got appropriate care quicker in April thanks to the Advice and Guidance scheme that enables GP to consult specialists straight after seeing patients rather than sending them ...

Every trust in England will be ranked quarterly against clear, consistent standards – from urgent and emergency care to elective operations and mental health services.

Community Pharmacy England has been working with NHS England and Department of Health and Social Care to finalise the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) requirements. One of the points ag ...

NHS England has authorised and published the patient group direction (PGD) for use in the new Childhood Flu Vaccination Advanced service from 1 October 2025. The publication of the PGD, follows the ...

This letter explains that the staff flu vaccination campaign is a priority and sets out next steps to support leaders and their teams to deliver a high impact programme this year. An essential pillar ...