NHS dentistry and eye care are important primary care services and ICBs, and those who work with them need to manage contractual arrangements appropriately. At times there will be disputes between the ...

More women with ovarian cancer could be diagnosed earlier under proposed National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance that replaces a one-size-fits-all blood test threshold with ...

As we head into 2026 and the new year let’s take a moment to reflect on possibly the most important document of 2025, the NHS 10-Year Health Plan. Yes, it was more aspirational than true planning. No, ...

As integrated care boards (ICBs) become strategic commissioners they need to actively manage and embed value in all commissioning activity including primary care, which is constituted of medical, ...

This toolkit supports integrated care boards (ICBs), their place-based partners, health and care providers to work with service users and professionals to improve the postnatal care experience and ...

Integrated care boards reviewed their community mental health services to ensure effective, assertive support for people with severe mental illness. The reviews are presented, broken down by region in ...

Children will be protected from exposure to junk food advertising on TV and online as new regulations come into force to help tackle childhood obesity. From today, adverts for less healthy food and ...

Jim Mackey has written to trust and ICB leadership to thank colleagues for their hard work over the festive period. The letter highlights strong NHS performance in December, including maintaining ...

Menopause and prostate problems will be among the priorities for the NHS online hospital when it launches next year. The NHS has selected nine common conditions which will be the first to be treated ...

The number of people in hospital with flu dropped off during Christmas week (w/e 28 December). Amber and yellow cold health alerts for England have been issued by UKHSA as temperatures have fallen in ...

A fleet of over 500 new ambulances – representing one of the biggest upgrades to the NHS fleet in recent years have been rolled out to every region of England, helping emergency services respond ...

The NHS vaccination programme is being expanded to include chickenpox (also known as varicella) for the first time to help shield young children from getting seriously ill. GP practices will start to ...