The government has put a neighbourhood health service at the heart of its vision for the NHS – but what does that mean for staff and patients? This explainer summarises some of the features that often ...

The Home Office has announced it has stopped the planned development of a new sponsorship system. Instead, the current system will be upgraded and improved. This system requires employers, including ...

The oral emergency contraception pill is available for free to women from almost 10,000 pharmacies across England, without needing to see a GP first. This is part of a package that extends the ...

Data released from NHS England shows that cases of mouth cancer in England have reached the highest levels on record, prompting experts to call for greater public awareness of early symptoms.

An innovative 15-minute blood test which can fast-track the diagnosis of children with potentially life-threatening conditions is being trialled by the NHS this winter. The hi-tech blood test can ...

Millions of people are using online consultation requests to contact their GP practice. Figures show 6.5 million online consultation requests were submitted to GPs in September 2025, up half compared ...

This year’s Ask Your Pharmacist Week runs between 3 and 10 November. This year’s theme is Ask Your Pharmacist: NHS Services Close to Home – raising awareness of the NHS Blood Pressure Check, Pharmacy ...

The NHS is setting up NHS Online – in a reform to the way healthcare is delivered in England. The new model of care will digitally connect patients to expert clinicians anywhere in England. The first ...

Optometry Today, in collaboration with the Association of Optometrists (AOP), has released two video skills guides. The first is presented by Dr Byki Huntjens, AOP education lead, exploring history ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform health and social care services, but can providers adopt AI at the pace and scale needed to make a real change. This report explores how ...

The NHS's 10-Year Health Plan sets out a bold vision to reshape care delivery through the creation of 250–300 neighbourhood health centres (NHCs) by 2035. This transformation has major implications ...

The Think pharmacy first campaign helps increase public awareness that pharmacists can provide some prescription medicines if needed, without seeing a GP.