Shifting more care out of hospital and into the community is one of the improvements outlined in the NHS Long Term Plan and will help ensure we meet the changing health needs of the country over the coming decade.
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Community Dental Service guidance to complete the amended waiting list data collection from August 2025
There have been longstanding concerns about the lack of data at national level to understand waiting times for assessment and treatment for vulnerable adults and children in Community Dental Service settings. This guidance supports the amended Community Dental Service waiting list data collection which will be launched in August 2025 for use by NHS England,…
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NHS publishes strike impact data following a record June for treatments
The NHS performed a record number of checks for treatments, cancer checks and other tests for June, as 18-week performance hit its best level in 3 years. NHS staff pulled out all the stops to treat a record number of patients in any June, with 103,563 – or 2% – more treatments delivered than the […]