Women across England will benefit from the menopause being included in routine NHS health checks. Routine appointments will now ensure women experiencing perimenopausal or menopausal symptoms get the ...
The NHS's 10-Year Health Plan sets out a bold vision to reshape care delivery through the creation of 250–300 neighbourhood health centres (NHCs) by 2035. This transformation has major implications ...
Paul Thomas, in collaboration with the Journal of Holistic Healthcare & Primary Care Commissioning. This blog can be seen as a video podcast at The UK government’s plan to develop out-of-hospital ...
Many GP practices rent their surgeries, whether from NHS Property Services, from other NHS organisations or from private landlords. Many practices do not have formal leases in place to govern their ...
Most integrated care boards (ICBs) make good use of PCC’s primary care contract helpdesk. ICBs have unlimited use of the helpdesk via our affordable annual contracts. Recently we have noted that the ...
NHS dentistry is an important primary care service. Commissioners must make the contractual arrangements so services can be made available to patients and appropriately manage them. Unfortunately, ...
A letter from the secretary of state for health and social care, Wes Streeting MP, and Mencap has been sent to all GPs in England. The letter emphasises the importance of learning disability registers ...
This report states a national screening programme targeted at high-risk men is affordable, practical, and a vital step in reversing health inequalities, costing only £18 per eligible person. The analy ...
The prime minister has ordered a review of antisemitism and all forms of racism in the NHS, as part of wider efforts to tackle discrimination in the health service. Following recent incidents of ...
NHS England has published a letter which outlines the next steps across four areas to support the NHS to continue to improve maternity and neonatal care.
To address rising demand and capacity challenges in secondary care, Primary Eyecare Services, a clinically-led, not-for-profit provider, pioneered a community-based glaucoma monitoring service. The ...