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 ...

Optometry’s moment has arrived As I read through the NHS 10-Year Plan, one message stood out loud and clear: care is moving closer to people’s homes and set to be firmly embedded into communities via ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

The featured blog this week is by Dharmesh Patel, CEO, Primary Eyecare Services. Dharmesh reflects on the NHS 10-Year Plan, a key message being care is moving closer to people’s homes and set to be ...

Whether a GP partner is retiring or moving to another practice, it is important that the ownership of the practice premises is considered. In this blog, we focus on the key considerations for managing ...

The LeDeR programme was established in 2017 to improve health care for people with a learning disability and autistic people. This report analysed the deaths of 3,556 people in 2023 and found that the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In 2024, the Health Foundation collaborated with the Commonwealth Fund to survey older adults (people aged 65 and older) in ten high-income countries about their experiences using a range of services, ...