This consultation contains a package of changes to improve the current NHS dental contract. Thes proposed reforms include securing a commitment of 700,000 more urgent dental care appointments every ...

Integrated care boards, trusts and other NHS organisations should use this document to inform action to meet their legal duties on health inequalities and equalities. This reference document replaces ...

Research from Healthwatch shows how important choice is to people when it comes to their care and makes recommendations to help ensure they get those choices. What choices do patients want when they ...

This consultation proposes amending the 2025/26 NHS Payment Scheme to change ophthalmology prices. The consultation closes on 6 August 2025. Proposals include to reduce the prices for some cataract ...

The grant agreement document is a critical part of the capital grants process. It sets out the terms and conditions for funding, ensuring compliance with NHS guidelines and legislation. This online ...

Reforms to the dental contract will prioritise those with urgent and complex needs, with new measures for those with extreme tooth decay and gum disease. Patients will find it easier to get an urgent ...

This series of international case studies, together with a summary report, explores how France, Japan, Denmark and the Netherlands managed the social care challenges of the pandemic. The reports look ...

Local grassroots organisations provide mental health support to many people from marginalised communities. But they often face major obstacles to survival, like short-term funding and overly complex ...

NHS eye care is an important primary care service. The Model ICB highlights that this is an area in which ICBs need to grow their commissioning skills. Commissioners must make the contractual ...

Our featured article considers the urgent need to address climate change and the requirement for NHS organisations to update their green plans by no later than 31 July 2025. Green plans should set out ...

GP premises are essential to the delivery of NHS primary medical services and commissioners have the responsibility to make the necessary reimbursements for premises costs to GP contractors. This intr ...

What infrastructure needs to be in place to ensure that AI can be used in the health and care sectors? Informed by conversations across health and social care with staff, suppliers, researchers and ...