The Support level framework (SLF) is an online tool to support practices and primary care networks (PCNs) in gaining an understanding of what they do well, what they might wish to do better, and where ...

Many services are locally commissioned from primary care, both from individual practices, primary care networks and in some cases federations. Commissioners need to ensure that the spend is ...

Hundreds of thousands more people will be sent a home-testing kit that can help to detect signs of bowel cancer, as the NHS expands its screening programme to those aged 50 in England. People aged 50 ...

Both the flu and COVID-19 vaccines should continue to be offered to all eligible frontline health and social care professionals, including clinical and non-clinical staff who have direct contact with ...

The Provider Selection Regime (PSR) regulations came into effect on 1 January 2024. These regulations must now be used by NHS commissioners when procuring new contracts or making and managing ...

The NHS in England is facing an uphill battle with demand for gambling addiction help more than doubling since last year. Referrals have gone up almost 130%, with almost 2,000 people referred to ...

The long-awaited National Health Service (General Medical Services – Premises Costs) Directions 2024 (PCDs) were published in May 2024. Nine months on, this three-hour facilitated workshop will review ...

The government has published the General Ophthalmic Services Contracts (Payments for sight-testing services provided in a special educational setting) Directions 2024. Sign up to receive our daily ...

Online searches for NHS advice on common childhood illnesses surged in 2024, according to new figures compiled by NHS England. Five of the ten most visited health conditions on the NHS website last ...

Over the last year, one million people with atrial fibrillation (AF) – a condition that causes an irregular and often abnormally fast heartbeat – have been prescribed anticoagulant medication that ...

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 ...

NHS England is running cancer campaigns to tackle barriers to timely presentation, targeting adults over 50, particularly from lower socio-economic groups and Black and South Asian backgrounds who are ...