What are national programmes of care? The specialised services commissioned by NHS England have been grouped into six national programmes of care (NPoC). Each has an NPoC that coordinates work across ...

The actions which need to be completed by care homes, GP practices and community pharmacies are described below. Step 1. GP practice and care home data sharing agreement The Care home lead and the GP ...

The tasks and actions which need to be completed by care homes and GP practices are described below. Step 1. GP practice and care home data sharing agreement The care home lead and the GP practice ...

Urgent and emergency care (UEC) services perform a critical role in keeping the population healthy. The NHS responds to more than 110 million urgent calls or visits every year, so it is essential that ...

A key objective for 2023/24 is to recover elective activity levels to above those seen in the pre-COVID period, to address the growing elective care waiting list. The NHS England priorities and ...

Optometry practices provide more than 13 million NHS sight tests across England per year. These tests identify if people need glasses but also help to detect any early signs of eye disease. Although ...

NICE is now the single point of advice on caring for people with coronavirus and the management of COVID-19 in different healthcare settings. 24 of the COVID-19 specialty guides have now moved to its ...

Our core curriculum will guide and educate nurses and other healthcare professionals on the steps needed to prevent pressure ulcers from developing and causing avoidable harm. Pressure ulcers remain a ...

Alcohol dependency is the leading risk factor for early mortality, ill health and disability among 15 to 49 year olds in England. Alcohol is a grade 1 carcinogen and a key risk factor in the ...

The Structured Medication Review (SMR) and Medicines Optimisation service comes into effect from October 2020 as part of the PCN Contract Directed Enhanced Service (DES). Nipa Patel has over 20 years’ ...

Rosalind Campion: Director, Office for Life Sciences, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy/Department of Health and Social Care Lucy Chappell: Chief Scientific Advisor, Department ...

This publication contains information on the number of people who have had a flu vaccination since 1 September 2024, by NHS region of GP practice, by age-based cohorts and by week. The publication ...