This toolkit will help commissioners, service managers, health play practitioners and clinical leaders to design, plan and deliver high-quality health play services for babies, children and young ...

Whether it’s at reception, on wards or in the discharge lounge, volunteers make vital contributions to NHS services. They ...

Tens of thousands of people have volunteered to help the NHS over the last year, according to new figures. From people in their late teens to those in their late eights volunteers have helped with ...

Dear all, We would like to thank you for all that you have done to reduce agency spending in recent years. The introduction of the agency rules and your actions have had a significant impact. For ...

4. The draft Model ICB Blueprint affirms that ICBs are essential to the future success of the NHS, delivering the ...

Clinical foreword When someone is so unwell that they need inpatient mental health care, we should be confident they can ...

Introduction What services do these standards apply to? They are designed to be used by health play services providing therapeutic play to babies, children and young people in England – and by the ...

Tens of thousands of patients with lung and breast cancer are to benefit from a “revolutionary” blood test on the NHS across England which can speed up access to targeted therapy. The new ‘liquid ...

Thousands of gonorrhoea cases could be prevented over the next decade thanks to the NHS’ world-first vaccination programme against the infection. Eligible patients, which includes gay and bisexual men ...

More than 5 million patients have received help from high street pharmacies for minor illnesses, as the NHS brings care closer to people’s homes.  Around 2.4 million people received help without ...

A record 166,360 more adults in England began receiving support last year from a world-leading NHS public health initiative, which helps people lose weight and make lifestyles changes to stop or delay ...

NHS England » Guidance to support implementation of the Mental Capacity Act in acute trusts for adults with a learning disability ...