NHS England has published the primary care service development funding (SDF) and general practice IT funding guidance 2025/26 describing how SDF and other funding relevant to primary care is flowing ...

Imagine GPs spending a fifth of their working hours just clearing admin. Sadly, that’s the reality for NHS practices across the UK. As per recent reports, over 7.8 million patients are on the waiting ...

Community Pharmacy England has joined forces with the Taskforce for Lung Health to call for pharmacies to be given a bigger role in supporting lung health to improve respiratory health outcomes, ...

This letter outlines next steps for delivering routine mpox and gonorrhoea vaccination programmes in sexual health services to protect individuals and reduce the spread of infections.

Some patients can now track their prescriptions following the rollout of a feature in the NHS App. NHS England has announced that nearly 1,500 high street chemists – including every Boots in England – ...

Integrated care boards (ICBs) have responsibility for commissioning primary care pharmaceutical, optometric and dental services. ICBs need to grow their knowledge and skills, understanding the ...

The NHS has faced financial pressure for more than a decade, which means that tough decisions have to be made to balance the books. In the latest analysis of NHS finances, the Kings Fund spoke to six ...

This week is Dementia action week. Each year, the Alzheimer's Society works with individuals and organisations across the UK to encourage people to act on dementia. This year, it will focus on ...

NHS Mid and South Essex has teamed up with Southend United to raise awareness of high blood pressure. Fans at a recent match were able to scan a QR code on food and drink packages and access ...

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 ...

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society Greener Pharmacy Toolkit is available for use by pharmacy teams across the country. This digital assessment tool helps teams take practical action to reduce the ...

Dentists across England are being urged to take part in a new nationwide survey to help inform the government’s long-term dental reform programme. The survey will gather information on the costs and ...