Each year more than 600,000 people die in the UK and many of these deaths occur in hospital, despite the majority of people saying that they would prefer not to die there. Approximately 70% of people ...

The British Thoracic Society, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network have worked together to produce a new UK-wide joint guidance for the ...

Targeted drug burosumab helps transform the lives of adults with an inherited condition that leads to low levels of the mineral phosphate in the blood, which is essential for the normal formation of ...

The Mental Health Bill has now had its second reading in the House of Lords. This Bill will modernise the Mental Health Act, giving patients a greater say in their care, along with bolstered support f ...

The NHS England Vaccination Strategy set an ambition to improve the efficiency and responsiveness of vaccine supply. As part of this, the aim is to explore the potential costs and benefits of ...

In line with Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advice and as stated in the national flu immunisation programme 2024/25 letter flu providers should always use the best available ...

The NHS Federated Data Platform securely brings together data currently held in separate systems, making it easier for staff to access key information. A year since its introduction, 87 NHS acute ...

NHS dentistry is a key primary care service. It is important that commissioners deal with their contracting responsibilities appropriately to make services available to patients and manage them. This ...

Where the need for a premises development has been identified, one of the most important steps is to develop the business case / project initiation document (PID) which demonstrates the case for ...