NHS eye care is an important primary care service. Contractual arrangements need not only to be in place but also effectively managed. Primary eye care gives rise to several commissioning and ...

On 1 April 2023 the National Living Wage (NLW) increased from £9.50 to £10.42 per hour for workers aged 23 and over. This report measures pay rates in the adult social care sector as at December 2023, ...

It’s not a model of care; it’s three There’s quite a bit of discussion at the moment about a new model of care for general practice. But the discussion around these “models” tends to be around ...

NHS England has published Children and young people (CYP) with special educational needs and disability (SEND) oral and sight testing service specifications. PCC can help integrated care boards to ...

As GP partners approach retirement several critical factors need to be considered, particularly concerning their premises, including the implications this may have for the ownership or lease of their ...

NHS England (NHSE) published a plan to recover elective and cancer care over the three years up to March 2025. This plan included changes to how care is provided through three transformation ...

Directions 2024 (PCDs) were published in May 2024. Twelve months on, this three-hour facilitated workshop will review the key changes introduced by the new PCDs and the practical implications on local ...

The government has published a letter setting out optical voucher values and hospital eye service charges from 1 April 2025.

The NHS national booking system is open for 7.5 million eligible people to book their spring Covid-19 vaccination from 1 April. Those eligible for this year’s spring Covid-19 vaccine include adults ...

This research finds that people admitted to mental health trusts have better access to treatment for smoking than they did five years ago but are being let down by a failure to create smokefree care ...