Technology used within a virtual ward may go beyond this definition. This guidance supports integrated care system (ICS) leads and providers to consider the key requirements when selecting and ...

NHS England has provided further guidance about virtual wards. This guidance focuses on information governance. Virtual wards allow people to get the care they need at home, safely and conveniently, ...

This early increase has prompted concerns of flu spreading into the wider population in the coming weeks and triggering a “long and drawn-out flu season”. NHS teams are ramping up efforts on its ...

Technology is an enabler of a clinical model based on local need and guided by national and locally agreed pathways of care. It is essential to start by considering the clinical and business ...

Women will be able to access the morning-after pill free of charge on the NHS in high-street pharmacies across England from today.

Under current best practice guidelines, patients should receive an MRI and biopsy within 7 days of an urgent GP referral for suspected prostate cancer but depending on the capacity of radiologists ...

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.

NHS England » Independent Prescribing in Community Pharmacy Pathfinder Programme: transition and future direction ...

The NHS 10 Year Health Plan calls for a strategic shift to support people to live longer healthier and more independent lives ...

Evidence submitted to the NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB), Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB), and the Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) by the Department of Health and Social ...

“Today’s publication – the product of intensive work over the summer by the NHS leadership community – resets how the NHS works, aligns incentives to delivering more care and creates a clear route map ...

Millions of people are using online consultation requests to contact their GP practice each month, as the NHS gives people more choice in how they can safely contact their family doctor.