NHS England has published a letter to trusts, primary care networks, GPs and integrated care boards regarding good practice guidance for ensuring more consistent and equitable access to clinical ...

People with hearing loss will have access to new hearing aid devices. Guidance has been published, giving businesses around the world the green light to sell certain pioneering hearing aids in the UK.

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 ...

PCC’s new programme for women developing in a leadership role in health and social care focusses on growing the confidence to work across the system and the influence to reach across organisational ...

The UK government has announced £5.5 million for research into transmission, new vaccines and treatments to tackle the mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring countries. The ...

Each year, in Australia, a 600km marathon race is held between the cities of Sydney and Melbourne – attracting some of the countries finest runners. In 1983 a 61-year-old called Cliff Young turned up ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...