The government proposes to introduce new rules for retailers selling tobacco, vapes and nicotine products. Shops would need a licence to sell these products. Currently, any business can sell tobacco ...

This report, commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Care's Design for Life programme and delivered with input from Brighton and Sussex Medical School, explores the adoption of reusable ...

Being confident in your processes when the Care Quality Commission (CQC) visit is a good feeling. Whether you wished to improve since a previous visit, or just check you have everything in hand, PCC ...

The Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing (QICN) has published an updated guide for nurses interested in working in the field of inclusion health. The new resource, New to Inclusion Health Nursing – ...

GP practices are now required to keep their online consultation tools running throughout the day, in a step towards the government’s ambition of ending the 8am scramble. Patients will be able to ...

This consultation is seeking views on extending the range of medicines that can be sold or supplied and, in some cases administered, by optometrists and contact lens opticians across the UK, so they ...

Flu and Covid-19 vaccinations have started for all eligible people to help winter-proof those most vulnerable amid new variants circulating this year. Vaccination teams are working to protect millions ...

Social care is one of the largest public services, but the system is falling short in supporting the health outcomes of the adults using it. This report looks at the health outcomes of adults using ...

Updates to the Pharmacy First clinical pathways service have now gone live: for all seven of the clinical pathways, an additional gateway point has been established, recognising the level of care and ...

As the NHS implements its 10-Year Health Plan, a fundamental transformation is underway in how care is commissioned and delivered. Integrated care boards (ICBs) are evolving into strategic ...

CQC’s report on their work to enforce the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations in England in 2024/25.

It is increasingly common to receive requests for support from GP practices when it comes to the handling of practice premises in cases where a GP partner is set to leave a partnership. Three key focu ...