This document contains details of the application process and checklist for CCGs to apply for delegated commissioning of primary medical services.

The charity is joining forces with NHS England to encourage older people to seek help and is calling on GPs to spot the warning signs. Nearly half of adults (7.7million) aged 55+ say they have experienced depression and around the same number (7.3 million) have suffered with anxiety, according to new YouGov research for the […]

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Published as part of the General Practice Forward View, the 10 High Impact Actions are a collection of ways to improve workload and improve care through working smarter, not harder. This case study shows how a practice in Nottingham has used online consultations.

Published as part of the General Practice Forward View, the 10 High Impact Actions are a collection of ways to improve workload and improve care through working smarter, not harder.  This case study shows how West Wakefield have used care navigation across six GP surgeries.

Published as part of the General Practice Forward View, the 10 High Impact Actions are a collection of ways to improve workload and improve care through working smarter, not harder. This case study shows step-by-step tips to active signposting.

NHS England has today announced the appointment of Ray James as its first National Learning Disability Director, to drive improvement across the country on services to people with a learning disability, their families and carers. Ray is the former national president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services and the long-standing executive director […]

The aim of the Cancer Programme is to revolutionise cancer care by delivering the recommendations of the Independent Cancer Taskforce report. National Cancer Director, Cally Palmer, explains how NHS England is building on the excellent services we have already in places to achieve long-lasting transformational change across the country. By 2020, the changes we are […]

What is an Information Standard? What is a Fundamental Information Standard? What is the scope of this Information Standard for Sexual Orientation Monitoring? What question will be used to monitor sexual orientation? When will the standard come into effect? Is the Fundamental Information Standard for Sexual Orientation Monitoring mandatory? In the SOM specification it says: […]

Working closely with key stakeholders including NHS Digital, the Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Trans (LGBT) Foundation led the work to develop a Sexual Orientation Monitoring Information Standard on behalf of NHS England. The SOM information standard provides a consistent mechanism for recording the sexual orientation of all patients/service users aged 16 years across all health […]