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

Before a new medicine can be used in the NHS, it must be licensed and evaluated to ensure that it works and will be cost-effective. In July 2025, the government published its 10 Year Health Plan for ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mums-to be in England living with type 1 diabetes are to receive a pregnancy-specific, artificial pancreas from the NHS to protect mothers and babies’ health. Local healthcare systems are offering an ...

Managing primary eye care contracts can raise complex issues, which are challenging to manage. To support commissioners to deal with these PCC runs open surgery sessions where our annual contract ...

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 ...

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, ...

People in 43 places across the country are set to benefit from improved care closer to home, as the government begins to rollout new neighbourhood health services. Each of the 43 areas will be ...