The NHS is launching a search for nearly 150,000 volunteers to take part in a series of research trials that could transform cancer treatment. Three cancer projects have been selected as part of the ...

The number of people being admitted to hospital following a stroke has risen by 28% in the last 20 years. NHS England data shows an increase to 111,137 stroke admissions in England in 2023/24 – from ...

This research was carried out with the aim of understanding the nature of the contractual relationship between the NHS and the private hospital sector during the first year of the pandemic, including ...

Staff working in A&E and ambulance services experienced more pressure than any October on record. Despite the continued pressure on hospitals, the overall waiting list fell for the first time since ...

Health checks were introduced in 2009 with the aim of saving lives and money by helping people to tackle cardiovascular disease (CVD). Everyone aged 40-74 who does not have a pre-existing heart ...

NHS finance and other corporate functions have a significant role to play in both contributing to improved finance productivity and in facilitating productivity gains across the NHS. This joint ...

The duty to collaborate under the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 will require integrated care boards, local policing bodies and local authorities to commission community support services for victims ...

Letter from Steve Russell and Adam Doyle about the development of NHS England's operating model. This is a response to Lord Darzi’s review. Integrated care boards to focus on strategic commissioning ...

This analysis reveals that the costs of providing social care for working age adults and life-long disabled people is now far outpacing social care to the over 65s, with two-thirds of adult social ...

Directions 2024 came into effect on 9 May 2024 and can be found at NHS primary medical service directions. The directions replace The National Health Service (General Medical Services Premises Costs) ...

The guideline makes new recommendations and updates existing ones on diagnosing and managing a condition that affects approximately 1.5 million women of reproductive age in the UK.

The King’s Fund has explored the role of young people in the social care workforce and, specifically, the question: what can social care do to recruit and retain more younger workers?