Patients at nearly all GP practices (98.7%) in England can access their surgery online, following changes allowing patients to submit online consultation requests open during work hours (8am – 6.30pm) ...

The December edition of PCC Insight considers the challenges ahead including the cultural shift needed to realise the 10 Year Health Plan’s vision. Articles include primary care and the new landscape ...

Background The Employment Rights Bill introduces a new statutory duty requiring employers to inform all workers of their legal right to join a trade union. This aims to improve awareness of trade ...

The Covid pandemic showed the need for government to improve its use of modelling. This paper presents the possible benefits and challenges created by greater use of combined epidemiological and ...

This report argues that with NHS finances set to be severely restricted in the coming years, greater private investment and partnership with the independent healthcare sector will be essential to the ...

An action plan will improve HIV testing and treatment and is designed to end new transmissions by 2030. The plan tackles the stigma that remains a barrier for too many people - fear of judgement and ...

Ahead of this week’s Budget the government has confirmed investment for neighbourhood health centres. At the Budget on Wednesday the Chancellor will set out how the government will take the fair ...

GP premises are essential to the delivery of NHS primary medical services and commissioners have the responsibility to make the necessary reimbursements for premises costs to GP contractors. Managing ...

The Yorkshire and Humber Neonatal Operational Delivery Network includes 18 neonatal units in Yorkshire, North Derbyshire and Northern Lincolnshire. These web pages contain information and documents ...

More than 8 million people submitted their GP request online during October 2025, up more than a fifth (21%) on the previous month and up more than two-thirds (68%) on last year. Around 1 in 3 online ...

Primary care networks (PCNs) have been an important part of the primary care landscape since 2019. Since then, the PCN DES has been regularly updated and expanded in response to the challenges of ...