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 ...

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.

NHS England » Call for evidence: a clinical pathway for adults who have previously undergone a gender transition and who wish to detransition ...

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

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

An innovative 15-minute blood test which can fast-track the diagnosis of children with potentially life-threatening conditions is being trialled by the NHS this winter.

“Today’s publication – the product of intensive work over the summer by the NHS leadership community – resets how the NHS works, aligns incentives to delivering more care and creates a clear route map ...

And by resetting the foundations of the NHS, it will unleash the ambition of local teams to help drive the strategic shifts set out in the 10 Year Health Plan – creating the platform for NHS boards ...

The strategic update for health and care leaders. This issue of The Month is also available to download as a PDF.

For patients, every encounter is a test not just of the healthcare system, but of whether they are believed and respected.

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 ...

Flu vaccines are available for everyone aged 65 and over, under-65s in clinical risk groups, care home residents and carers, pregnant women, close contacts of those who are immunosuppressed and ...