Mark Proctor, PCC associate considers how AI and automation can be successfully integrated into general practice to benefit everyone and reflects on recent developments to support the implementation.

GP premises are essential to the delivery of NHS primary medical services and commissioners have the responsibility to make the necessary reimbursements for premises costs to GP contractors. This ...

Nearly 700,000 women across the country will take part in a trial to test how AI tools can be used to catch breast cancer cases earlier. Thirty testing sites across the country will be enhanced with ...

This guidance outlines the requirements for the planning and delivery of the Better Care Fund (BCF) for 2025 to 2026. It should be read alongside the BCF policy framework which sets out the vision, ...

While the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed the risk from mpox remains low, having 12 more vaccination sites across the country will improve access to the jabs. Every region will now be ...

NHS patients with sickle cell disease will be able to benefit from a groundbreaking gene-editing treatment that offers the prospect of a cure for the condition. The one-off gene therapy, known as ...

The Department of Health and Social Care has entered into consultation with Community Pharmacy England (CPE) regarding the 2024 to 2025 and 2025 to 2026 funding contractual framework. The discussions ...

New for 2024, this interactive virtual course, comprising of two sessions, introduces commissioners to primary medical contract variations primarily focussing on general medical services (GMS) and how ...

The King’s Fund has published a report Designing inclusive and trusted digital health services with people and communities. Sign up to receive our daily news alerts straight to your inbox. Subscribe ...

This article considers a recent report titled Key Interventions to Transform Eye Care and Eye Health. It looks at the potential of high-street optometry practices to transform the delivery of eye care ...

Alongside the operational planning guidance, guidelines have been published to help integrated care boards, local authorities and health and care providers continue to progress neighbourhood health in ...

Integrated care boards share their approaches to population health management, how they are targeting issues in their own population and the proactive preventative work they are undertaking. The ...