This page provides NHS respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) invitation materials in easy read, audio, British Sign Language (BSL) and other languages. Read more at www.nhs.uk/rsv-vaccine.

Contact your GP surgery to make an appointment. If they cannot book you in straight away, please ask when they will have more RSV appointments.

Some community pharmacies in parts of England also offer RSV vaccinations. You can check if there’s a pharmacy near you and find an appointment at www.nhs.uk/find-rsv

Leading diabetes organisations have teamed up with NHS England and thrown their weight behind a new guide to help healthcare professionals and reinforce the simple values and the importance of language in diabetes care. As Diabetes Week kicks off, Dr Partha Kar, associate national clinical director at NHS England explains why he’s so proud to […]

In 2020 NHS England and NHS Improvement worked with partners to develop a revised format of medical appraisal. This is known as the Appraisal 2020 model and is published on the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges website. The model incorporates a variety of support materials including: Medical Appraisal Guide 2020 Appraisal 2020 Template Appraisal 2020 […]

Recruitment of Patient and Public Voice (PPV) partners for Digital Health Programmes The changing face of General Practice – a blog by Chris Child Dramatic annual surge in online GP services as patients sign up for convenience Give yourself more time in 2018 – sign up for GP online services Patient Online programme nominated for […]

The vast majority of GP practices offer online services to their patients. This meets the General Medical Services (GMS), Personal Medical Services (PMS) and Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) regulations from 2015/16 and beyond. These services include: booking and cancelling of appointments ordering of repeat prescriptions viewing of detailed information in their GP record, held […]

Attributes of a medical appraisal vehicle, for consideration by appraisal vehicle providers Medical Appraisal Policy The current version of the NHS England Medical Appraisal Policy permits a doctor to use any electronic vehicle of their choosing, provided that it is demonstrably in keeping with the Medical Appraisal Guide (MAG) and is also agreed by the […]

NHS England and NHS Improvement has published a flexible working definition and set of principles. The definition supports a shared understanding of what flexible working means and the principles guide the ethos and values we want the NHS to aspire to when it comes to flexible working.

We will review these documents and welcome any questions or feedback. Please get in contact the flexible working team.

You may find some elements of the links on this page useful. Some relate to content produced by NHS England; others are to external bodies. NHS England has no control over content of the external webpages and links, and does not provide any endorsement of these. Appraisal Resources NHS England Medical Appraisal Policy: NHS England […]