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Avoiding police involvement in mental health care
NHS England's Right Care, Right Person - National Partnership Agreement aims to avoid unwarranted police involvement in mental health care by improving access to personalised mental health support.
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Rural health workforce evidence call
The National Centre for Rural Health and Care is calling for evidence to create a toolkit for tackling workforce issues and health inequalities in rural and coastal areas. The Centre is seeking ...
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Understanding frequent attendance at A&E
This report finds that those who frequently attended A&E in Dorset were 72% more likely to live in an area of deprivation. Other common issues included mental ill health and multiple long-term health ...
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Primary care dental contracts – financial arrangements
NHS dentistry is a key primary care service. It is important that commissioners deal with their contracting responsibilities appropriately to make services available to patients and manage them. This ...
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Landmark genetics partnership to probe causes of cancer and dementia
The root causes of diseases like cancer, dementia and heart disease are set to be better understood thanks to the development of a world-first ‘epigenetic map’ of the human genome – which could lead ...
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Social care for people with dementia
The number of people living with dementia in the UK is rising. Even if treatments can be developed quickly, the social care system needs to change to better support the numbers of people affected.
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Lords consider reforms to mental health care
The Mental Health Bill has now had its second reading in the House of Lords. This Bill will modernise the Mental Health Act, giving patients a greater say in their care, along with bolstered support f ...
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Quality of care provided to adult patients towards the end of life
Each year more than 600,000 people die in the UK and many of these deaths occur in hospital, despite the majority of people saying that they would prefer not to die there. Approximately 70% of people ...
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Therapy for rare bone disease that causes rickets
Targeted drug burosumab helps transform the lives of adults with an inherited condition that leads to low levels of the mineral phosphate in the blood, which is essential for the normal formation of ...
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Central flu procurement and supply – provider questionnaire
The NHS England Vaccination Strategy set an ambition to improve the efficiency and responsiveness of vaccine supply. As part of this, the aim is to explore the potential costs and benefits of ...
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First line flu vaccine for people 65 years and over
In line with Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advice and as stated in the national flu immunisation programme 2024/25 letter flu providers should always use the best available ...
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Data platform to help better planning
The NHS Federated Data Platform securely brings together data currently held in separate systems, making it easier for staff to access key information. A year since its introduction, 87 NHS acute ...