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 ...

This report details the government’s investment in general practice services and the reimbursement for drugs dispensed in general practices from 2018/19 to 2022/2023.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...