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 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 ...

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 ...

The NHS has begun rolling out new suicide prevention training for all mental health staff. The e-learning course offers practical, evidence-based advice on how to recognise and support people in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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