Under the NHS Act 2006, NHS England has a statutory duty to ensure that the NHS in England is properly prepared for dealing with an emergency. This includes monitoring the compliance of each ...

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 ...

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 ...

This report follows Dr Penny Dash's review of patient safety across the health and care landscape in England, which was commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Care. This review looked at ...

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 ...

All GP practices have protected time sessions and getting the content of the sessions right to benefit individuals and address current needs or concerns in the practice is crucial. PCC can design and ...

People with persistent heartburn or acid reflux will be offered a sponge on a string test in high-street pharmacies, as part of a pilot to help prevent oesophageal cancer. NHS England announced that ...

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 ...

Revenue finance and contracting guidance for 2025/26 sets out the framework under which payments will operate for 2025/26, for integrated care boards and trusts, and should be read in conjunction with ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...