The UK has some of the worst health outcomes for young children in Europe. This report says that improving access to health visitors and family hubs whilst boosting vaccine uptake would help improve ...

People with asthma could benefit from digital tools to help them manage their condition more confidently. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence draft guidance provisionally recommends ...

Almost 30,000 people in England with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) could have their lives transformed after the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommended a new ...

Updated versions of the GP and community pharmacy seasonal vaccination service specifications have been published. These have been updated to reflect: changes to the Covid-19 vaccine ordering process, ...

Bowel cancer will be diagnosed earlier or even prevented, as part of NHS plans to increase the sensitivity of bowel cancer screening. NHS England has announced it is to lower the threshold for a ...

As the NHS shifts care from hospitals to communities, this long read explores why research and innovation remain heavily hospital-centred and sets out the case for expanding community-based research.

Patients facing suspected lung cancer could get answers sooner under an NHS pilot using artificial intelligence and robotic technology to help doctors reach hard-to-detect cancers earlier, with fewer ...

This week is Cervical cancer prevention week. Each year, more than 3,200 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer in the UK. This type of cancer can affect people of all ages. You can find more ...

With public satisfaction with general practice at an all-time low and patients frustrated by how difficult it is to secure a GP appointment, it is an irony that many GPs are struggling to find NHS ...

Patients across the country are set to benefit from a life-saving safety campaign raising awareness of Jess’s Rule. All GP surgeries in England will receive Jess’s Rule posters from this week, ...

These amendment directions set out the eligibility for payments to be made by commissioners under an urgent dental care incentive scheme for the period September 2025 to March 2026. Participants will ...

In 2020 the Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) committed to build 40 new hospitals by 2030 through the New Hospital Programme (NHP). Hospitals in the programme will be built to a standard ...