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Information on WorkWell for local systems partnerships.
How local authorities should implement Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies services.
UK clinical guidelines recommending interventions for people with harmful patterns of drinking and alcohol dependence, supporting and promoting good practice.
Information on accessing healthcare for visitors to the UK from EU countries, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
How to get state healthcare if you live, work or study in France.
Register of nutrition and health claims that may be made in commercial communications in Great Britain.
Use this page to find out how to contact DHSC.
Full-time students from the EU, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland studying in the UK can apply for a reimbursement of the immigration health surcharge (IHS).
Changes to age of sale rules and related regulations for tobacco and herbal smoking products and cigarette papers from 29 October 2026 and 1 January 2027.
A report from the Chief Medical Officers in the UK on the amount and type of physical activity people should be doing to improve their health.
Code of practice on the effective prevention and control of infection by health service providers.
How to get state healthcare when you’re on holiday or travelling to Ireland.
Specialist guidance on the management (including infection control) of patients with viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF).
Information on accessing healthcare for citizens from EU countries, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland living in or moving to the UK.
The care workforce pathway outlines the knowledge, skills, values and behaviours people need to work in adult social care.
Directions for the NHS from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care relating to payments for primary medical services contractors.
Guidance for prospective international applicants for health and social care jobs in the UK.
Certificate of Vision Impairment (CVI) form and Referral of Vision Impairment (RVI) letter template for consultant ophthalmologists and hospital eye clinic staff.
The principles underlying the programme and the expectations that public health nursing teams are expected to meet when delivering services in England.
Easy read version of the national framework for NHS continuing healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care.
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