NHS doctors across England will receive a minimum of a 6% pay rise from this month.
Four years of well-resourced alcohol care teams have paid dividends in the West Midlands in terms of reduced admissions and length of stay.
Prevention activities should be seen as essential services that can help meet the immediate pressures facing the NHS.
At the end of July, NHS England chief financial officer Julian Kelly reported that 15 of 42 integrated care systems had deficit plans for the year.
Welsh health boards have been asked to identify options to reduce rising deficits in the face of significant cost pressures.
Supporting people to stop smoking has obvious benefits for individuals but would also reduce the burden on existing NHS capacity
Obesity is a big problem in the UK, with significant impacts on people’s long-term health. But a new national scheme is providing help via an app.
The workforce plan, published at the end of June, estimated that the NHS in England will need around 60% more staff in 2036/37.
The NCS will shift some responsibilities for community and social care from local authorities to government ministers and NHS Scotland.
The sheer scale of the challenge facing NHS leaders currently is intimidating – and that includes an incredibly difficult financial position.