With warnings of significant pressure due to winter viruses over the next few months, hundreds of new staff have joined the emergency care workforce, according to NHS England
The government has admitted it must do more to ensure that everyone can access an NHS dentist.
The government spent £259bn procuring goods and services in 2021/22, but a new Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report finds that it is unable to demonstrate it is achieving value for money due to significant issues with the quality and completeness of data.
A consultation has been launched seeking views on possible changes to the health and social care statistical products published by the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England, Office for National Statistics, UK Health Security Agency and NHS Business Services Authority.
The opportunity to use GPs and primary care networks (PCNs) to reduce health inequalities hasn’t been fully realised, according to new research by the Health Foundation.
Trusts and systems working to provide early screening, risk assessment and optimisation of adult patients waiting for surgery can now access a delivery guide developed by the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme.
The NHS Counter Fraud Authority has launched its 12 frauds of the festive season awareness-raising initiative
The Department of Health and Social Care has published its evaluation of 2022/23 hospital discharge funding streams – a £500m adult social care discharge fund and a £200m step-down fund for integrated care boards.
Physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) will soon be regulated by the General Medical Council, with the aim of expanding these roles in the NHS to relieve pressure on doctors and GPs.
The Welsh government has launched a national framework for social prescribing to make this approach to healthcare more accessible across Wales.