The NHS will aim to prevent thousands of deaths from sepsis by 2035 as part of a series of measures to improve the treatment of the deadly condition. Sepsis is a life-threatening response to an ...

Hundreds of thousands of students heading to university this autumn are being urged by the NHS to book a potentially lifesaving MenB vaccine from today before term starts. Appointments to get the jab ...

The NHS is urging millions of people in their 50s to complete lifesaving bowel cancer screening tests, as new figures show this age group is less likely to take part. The latest annual bowel screening ...

Being able to stay healthy in later life is a crucial issue for all of us. We are improving care and supporting older people to look after their own health. Advances in health care have helped people ...

This advice sets out where and when it may be appropriate to prescribe liothyronine in the NHS for current and new patients with hypothyroidism, depression and thyroid cancer. It supports the safe, ...

Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) were originally established as part of the Health and Social Care Act in 2012, and replaced primary care trusts on 1 April 2013. On 1 July 2022, integrated care ...

The Healthier You NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (NHS DPP) is delivered across all integrated care systems (ICSs) in England by a framework of 5 providers. ICSs are new partnerships between the ...

To give patients and their carers the flexibility to arrange their follow-up appointments as and when they need them, NHS England is supporting providers to roll out patient initiated follow-up (PIFU) ...

This handbook is a practical guide for those who aspire to be a matron, those who are already in post, and for organisations that want to support this important role. It can be used to prepare ward, ...

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 ...

NHS England has finite resources, and needs to make decisions to ensure the best possible outcome for all of the patients for whom it has commissioning responsibility. Decisions must be made in a ...