NHS Online will provide a huge boost to patient waiting times, delivering the equivalent of up to 8.5 million appointments and assessments in its first three years – four times more than an average ...

Drones have been piloted across the country, including in the delivery of vital chemotherapy drugs to the Isle of Wight, reducing a 4-hour journey time by road and sea to a 30-minute flight, ...

The urgent dental care incentive scheme launched on 25 September 2025 and runs until 31 March 2026. The scheme aims to incentivise dental contractors and their oral healthcare teams to provide more ...

This is just one of the ways the NHS is helping to winter-proof its services and improve access to vaccinations for people, and comes alongside some areas with low uptake delivering vaccines in ...

Latest data shows the NHS App now has 38.5 million registered users, with an average of 56.5 million logins each month for people to manage their healthcare.

Many GP teams already apply a version of “three strikes and rethink” in their routine practice. Jess’s Rule formalises this instinctive approach, providing a consistent structure to support reflection ...

I want to update you on an important change in national policy regarding subsidiaries.

Jo Lenaghan, Interim Chief Workforce, Training and Education Officer and Carolyn May, Director of Leadership, Talent and ...

David Probert, Deputy Chief Executive; and Chris Gormley (Chief Sustainability Officer) Paper type: For discussion 23 ...

For the NHS, these 5 years represent less than 7% of its history. Yet the progress toward net zero has been transformative.

In this letter, Jim Mackey thanks leaders and their teams for the tireless efforts to drive improvement and reform across the NHS, and summarises the key priorities for the rest of this year.

Environmental restraint includes the use of obstacles, barriers or locks to prevent a person from moving around freely. This may include isolation from other people. The Mental Health Units (Use of ...