Hundreds of women with hard-to-treat ovarian cancer could benefit from a new, life-extending drug on the NHS from today – the first new addition to NHS treatment in over 20 years.

1. The Committee received an update on delivery of the voluntary redundancy scheme as part of the wider organisational transition programme, noting the departure of colleagues today under voluntary ...

The chair of the NHS’s groundbreaking new online hospital trust has been named as business leader and former supermarket chief executive John Browett. NHS Online, which will provide virtual specialist ...

This letter sets out how the employer-led review of all Band 5 nursing roles should proceed, and how organisations will be expected to report and evidence progress.

Home; Mental health; Gambling Harms Treatment Programme; Gambling Harms Treatment Programme. From 1 April 2026, NHS England took commissioning responsibility for the treatment of ...

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The national dose banding tables are to be used by hospital trust pharmacy teams to ensure a standard approach to dose banding of chemotherapy across all hospital trusts.

Daily returns are collected from acute trusts and includes data on areas such as A&E closures and diverts, ambulance handover and bed availability. The publication contains management data which has ...

Nutrition and hydration guidance has been produced by NHS England to support commissioners to improve the nutritional and hydration needs of their population. In Staffordshire the public health team ...

The Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Health and Wellbeing Alliance (HW Alliance) is a partnership between sector representatives and the health and care system. It is a key element of ...

This policy guidance provides recommendations for items that are available over the counter (OTC) and should not be routinely prescribed in primary care because: there is limited evidence of clinical ...

Letter from Dr Amanda Doyle, National Director for Primary Care and Community Services, giving information and guidance to GPs and their patients on specialist advice and the introduction of elective ...