Three quarters of the NHS workforce are female and one in 13 women and one in 500 men have been a victim of rape or sexual assault. Support is available for colleagues affected by sexual misconduct.

Children will no longer be exposed to TV adverts for junk food products as new law set out confirms the final details of advertising restrictions. Ads on television will only be allowed past the 9pm ...

The December edition of PCC Insight starts to look ahead to 2025 and the launch of the 10-year plan. Integrated care boards (ICBs) to focus on neighbourhood health, shift of care to community and ...

A drug for an aggressive form of eye cancer is being fast-tracked to patients by the NHS across England. One patient receiving the treatment described the rollout as “the best early Christmas present ...

The aim of this guidance is to ensure equitable access to oral healthcare for patients diagnosed with cancer across England. It provides clinical standards and example pathways to maximize cancer ...

People have until 19 December to book vaccination appointments on the NHS online booking system (Covid-19, flu vaccination), NHS App and 119 phone service. Meanwhile the Respiratory Syncytial Virus ...

From February 2025, NHS organisations will no longer be able to order printed copies of friends and family test (FFT) promotional materials. Digital assets will still be available. Please make any ...

Each year more than 600,000 people die in the UK and many of these deaths occur in hospital, despite the majority of people saying that they would prefer not to die there. Approximately 70% of people ...

Targeted drug burosumab helps transform the lives of adults with an inherited condition that leads to low levels of the mineral phosphate in the blood, which is essential for the normal formation of ...

The British Thoracic Society, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network have worked together to produce a new UK-wide joint guidance for the ...

The Mental Health Bill has now had its second reading in the House of Lords. This Bill will modernise the Mental Health Act, giving patients a greater say in their care, along with bolstered support f ...

NHS England's Right Care, Right Person - National Partnership Agreement aims to avoid unwarranted police involvement in mental health care by improving access to personalised mental health support.