GPs are invited to complete a quick survey on faecal calprotectin testing in primary care. It takes less than five minutes and will help shape national guidance, resources and training. This test ...

NHS dentistry is an important primary care service and an area in which integrated care boards need to grow their commissioning skills. Commissioners must make contractual arrangements so services can ...

People living with obesity will be able to begin accessing tirzepatide (Mounjaro®) for weight loss purposes in primary care settings, as directed by the National Institute for Health and Care ...

Women and people with a cervix* across England who haven’t come forward for vital health checks will be offered home-testing kits as part of the cervical screening programme under the upcoming 10 Year ...

NHS England's updated guidance describes the process for annual assessments of ICBs for 2024/25 and sets out the key lines of enquiry that NHS England will use to underpin assessments. The process has ...

NHS England has published a letter to trusts and integrated care boards regarding the secretary of state’s announcement of a rapid independent investigation into maternity and neonatal services.

A rapid national investigation into NHS maternity and neonatal services has been ordered by health and social care secretary, Wes Streeting. Issues in maternity and neonatal care have been ongoing for ...

This report examines the consistent failings of the health service to respond to domestic abuse, as identified across a review of domestic homicide reviews published in 2024. The report sets out the ...

GPs could prescribe a wider range of treatments for chronic heart failure according to recommendations in the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence draft guideline on diagnosis and ...

A pilot of approximately 300 GP practices will start to check patient records to offer tests to people most at risk of pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest forms of the disease. In the pilot GP tea ...

The featured article this week considers the journey to the responsible adoption of AI. The AI Knowledge Repository can help. This article suggests steps to manage the complex journey and outlines the ...

Primary care networks (PCNs) have been an important part of the primary care landscape since 2019. Since then, the PCN Directed Enhanced Service (DES) has been regularly updated and expanded in ...