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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Neighbourhood health – case studies of good practice
These case studies provide examples of existing good practice that forms the foundations of neighbourhood health. They should be read alongside the Neighbourhood health guidelines 2025/56. Currently, there are no known examples of systems delivering all the initial 6 core components of neighbourhood health (detailed in appendix 1 of the Neighbourhood health guidelines) in a…
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NHS delivers record numbers of treatments as waiting list drops to 26-month low
Hardworking NHS staff delivered record numbers of treatments as the waiting list fell in May for the first time in 17 years*, new figures reveal today. Monthly NHS data shows the overall waiting list dropped by nearly 30,000 in May to 7.36 million – the lowest total since March 2023 – with 60.9% waiting 18 […]