Technology used within a virtual ward may go beyond this definition. This guidance supports integrated care system (ICS) leads and providers to consider the key requirements when selecting and ...

NHS England has provided further guidance about virtual wards. This guidance focuses on information governance. Virtual wards allow people to get the care they need at home, safely and conveniently, ...

This early increase has prompted concerns of flu spreading into the wider population in the coming weeks and triggering a “long and drawn-out flu season”. NHS teams are ramping up efforts on its ...

Women will be able to access the morning-after pill free of charge on the NHS in high-street pharmacies across England from today.

The NHS 10 Year Health Plan calls for a strategic shift to support people to live longer healthier and more independent lives ...

Millions of people are using online consultation requests to contact their GP practice each month, as the NHS gives people more choice in how they can safely contact their family doctor.

Evidence submitted to the NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB), Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB), and the Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) by the Department of Health and Social ...

Optometry Today, in collaboration with the Association of Optometrists (AOP), has released two video skills guides. The first is presented by Dr Byki Huntjens, AOP education lead, exploring history ...

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has described the PCREF as “the single most important lever we have to reduce racial disparities in mental health’’. Embedding its principles into the ...

NHS England » Independent Prescribing in Community Pharmacy Pathfinder Programme: transition and future direction ...

Since the start of the pandemic The Food Foundation has been conducting surveys to monitor levels of food insecurity in the UK. The aim of this project has been to understand the scale of the problem, ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform health and social care services, but can providers adopt AI at the pace and scale needed to make a real change. This report explores how ...