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 ...

Health visiting teams will offer vaccinations to children, providing a vital safety net for families who might otherwise miss out. The pilot targets families who struggle to visit a GP surgery - ...

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 ...

Nearly one million people in England have started a specialist NHS scheme which can prevent or delay the onset of Type 2 diabetes, according to new analysis. The NHS’s Healthier You Programme is a ...

The government has three objectives for adult social care. These are to improve the quality of care and support, enable people to have more choice and control over their care and support, and to ...

Create a network to share documents, knowledge and best practice with your colleagues. Set up a network to keep in touch with other people in your organisation or with shared interest groups across ...

As strategic commissioners integrated care boards must understand and appropriately manage primary care contracts for all four primary care provider groups – dental, medical, optometric, and ...

NHS eye care is an important primary care service. As strategic commissioners integrated care boards must make the contractual arrangements to make services available to patients and appropriately ...

NHS England has published a letter formally confirming the 2025/26 annual pay increase for very senior managers (VSMs). Sign up to receive our daily news alerts straight to your inbox. Subscribe to ...

Primary care networks (PCNs) have been an important part of the primary care landscape since 2019. Since then, the PCN DES has been regularly updated and expanded in response to the challenges of ...