National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance means people with type 2 diabetes will be offered SGLT-2 inhibitors, known as flozins much earlier in their treatment. In addition, the NHS ...

More women attended NHS breast screening last year and more cancers were diagnosed early. Figures show that in 2024/25, 1.94 million women aged 50 to 70 attended screening within six months of ...

William Greenwood’s PCC blog rightly says that last Year’s 10 Year Plan was “more aspirational than true planning”. That’s fine as far as it goes. But with implementation of neighbourhood health to be ...

Community Pharmacy England has issued a briefing on the urgent supply of medicines and appliances strand of Pharmacy First.

The government is increasing the amount that working age adults who receive social care can keep after paying for home care (known as the Minimum Income Guarantee) by 7% from April to ensure that ...

Adults facing debilitating anxiety conditions are missing out on treatment that could help them recover and get back on with their lives. Analysis of NHS data shows that over 670,000 people were ...

Innovators across the UK are being offered £20 million of government funding to develop medicines, medical technologies, and digital tools to tackle drug and alcohol addiction. Thousands of people die ...

The impact of poor diet on health due to rising levels of obesity and diet related illnesses is a concern. Ultra-processed foods have gained public and political interest due to their associations ...

More children’s lives would be saved if they were vaccinated. Illnesses like measles can spread very easily between children who are not vaccinated, as we are currently seeing in North London. Parents ...

What do leaders need to deliver neighbourhood health at pace? Firstly, to break *down siloed working – not a new challenge but often a tricky one. Partner organisations may be bruised from previous ex ...

NHS England has analysed the impact of the Dental Recovery Plan (DRP) which was published in February 2024. The first part of this analysis focused on data relating to the impact of the plan and the ...

Since its introduction in 1990, the commissioning layer of the NHS has been the most reorganised part of the health service, and it is changing once again. In this article, Nigel Edwards reviews the l ...