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Introduction to the NHS Constitution The NHS belongs to the people. It is…
This page advises those working with children on how to reduce the risks of hot weather to the health of people they provide care for. This is part of the guidance for the hazard: heat.
Update following the Supreme Court judgment on 2 June 2026 clarifying the definition of the deprivation of liberty.
On 2 June 2026, the Supreme Court published a judgment changing the…
If you’re travelling abroad, you should take out appropriate travel insurance before you go.
Immunisation information for health professionals and immunisation practitioners.
STFYAYB provides information about the screening tests offered during and after pregnancy.
One-page summary for health professionals and immunisation practitioners giving vaccinations.
This guide explains what the fit note is and how you can use it to have a work and health discussion.
The most commonly encountered drugs currently controlled under the misuse of drugs legislation.
Screening tool to help identify individuals who may need a referral for a full assessment of eligibility for NHS continuing healthcare.
Notifiable diseases in humans that medical practitioners must report and how to report them.
Registered medical practitioners: report cases of suspected notifiable infectious diseases or manage an existing notification.
Information on the NHS breast screening programme to help eligible women make a personal informed choice about whether to take part.
Information on carrying medicine containing controlled drugs for individual travellers entering or leaving the UK.
Find out who has to pay VAT payments on account, how HMRC works out your payments, the alternatives and how and when to pay.
Information for health professionals on childhood immunisations.
The Eatwell Guide is a policy tool used to define government recommendations on eating healthily and achieving a balanced diet.
How to get information including patient information leaflets (PILs), details on how the medicine can be used (SPCs) and scientific reports (PARs).
This is an urgent public health message to all NHS and independent healthcare providers regarding the current Ebola disease outbreak in the DRC and Uganda.
This guidance sets out the principles and processes of the national framework for NHS continuing healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care.
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