This page sets out guidance and links to further resources to support implementation of changes to General Medical Services (GMS) contractual arrangements that will apply in England in 2021/22. Standard contract documentation Standard General Medical Services Contract General Medical Services Contract Variation Notice Alternative Provider Medical Services Contract Alternative Provider Medical Services Variation Notice Personal […]
A 30-minute treatment, the first of its kind for advanced womb cancer, is being rolled out for women across England, the NHS announced today. Around 100 women with advanced and often incurable endometrial cancer every year will be offered this life-extending drug after the NHS agreed early access to the treatment through the Cancer Drugs […]
The new head of the NHS in England has today encouraged people with potential cancer symptoms to come forward for lifesaving checks. Ahead of a new campaign launching next week, NHS England chief executive, Amanda Pritchard said that the NHS is open and ready to treat people, and urged anyone with potential cancer symptoms to […]
We are reviewing and updating these webpages to reflect the current work of the maternity and neonatal programme. Analysis, findings and guidance on the preventable factors that lead to full-term babies being admitted to neonatal units. Reducing harm leading to avoidable admission of full-term babies into neonatal units: findings and resources for improvement: We’ve worked […]
What’s the idea? There may be a range of people in the mother’s family and wider support network who are important to her mental health and may be able to contribute to her recovery, as well as needing support themselves. Mapping the family is an opportunity to consider relevant family members’ interpersonal experiences, including any […]
Saving and Improving lives: The Future of UK Clinical Research Delivery sets a clear ambition for research across the UK, but what does it mean for NHS patients and health professionals? When the NHS was established in 1948, its focus was treating infectious disease such as tuberculosis, treating chronic diseases caused by poor nutrition, and […]
Case study summary Britley Oxford Terrace Primary Care Network (PCN) is made up of two practices in Gateshead Tyne and Wear serving a patient population of over 32 thousand. When the PCN volunteered to become one of the first in England to inoculate patients with a COVID vaccine, its transformation lead, who is a member […]
See the latest National Genomic Test Directory A central feature of the NHS Genomic Medicine Service (GMS) is the National Genomic Test Directory (Test Directory) which outlines the full range of genomic tests that are commissioned for the NHS in England. The Test Directory sets out the genomic tests that are available and the patients […]
We want everyone to feel safe and confident when expressing their views. If something concerns us, we should feel confident to speak up, knowing we will be listened to and supported. Our teams need to have safe spaces where they can work through issues that are worrying them. If there is a better way of […]
Reflecting on Baby Loss Awareness Week, a member of NHS England’s Digital Communications team shares her heart-rending and intensely personal experience of bereavement: Hello, my name is Emma. I have three children, Evelyn, Ruben and Wren. Evelyn was born asleep in December 2015 and is my first born. She made me a mother. As a […]