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GP practices can benefit from the support level framework tool
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 ...
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Reviewing locally commissioned services
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 ...
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Transforming health through personalised care
This free education and advice hub, developed by the Personalised Care Institute, supports integrated care boards (ICBs), trusts and primary care networks to use personalised care to tackle regional ...
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Pharmacy government response
In its report in May 2024, Pharmacy, the predecessor Health and Social Care Committee said that the government must urgently reform the funding framework for community pharmacy if more clinical ...
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Families to receive £126 million in early years support
Families and children across England will be able to access pregnancy support, infant feeding advice, parenting classes and other support to give their child the best start in life, following a £126 ...
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Home testing for bowel cancer to over 50s
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 ...
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Searches for advice on childhood illnesses increased
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 ...
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Provider Selection Regime regulations
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 ...
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The 2024 premises costs directions – nine months on
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 ...
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Strokes prevented by anticoagulant mediation
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 ...
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NHS tackles problem gambling amid growing demand
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 ...