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NHS patients could access cutting-edge medicines potentially months earlier under a series of pioneering pilot schemes.
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
New commissioner and extra funding announced to make maternity and neonatal care safer, fairer and more consistent across England.
BMA votes to accept offer that will see resident doctors benefit from new pay structure and better career-progression opportunities.
A dozen cutting-edge projects will benefit thousands of patients battling obesity across the UK.
The UK will support Gazan students to take up places at British universities and continue efforts to medically evacuate critically ill children for treatment in the NHS.
Landmark patient safety initiative, Martha's Rule, rolled out to all maternity settings after review found serious and sustained failures.
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care updates Baroness Casey of Blackstock on progress against her initial recommendations.
Resident doctors will vote on an offer that will see greater opportunities for career progression, better pay and improved working conditions.
Local areas to begin increasing access to speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and educational psychologists from September 2026.
Formal offer to the BMA resident doctors committee to resolve the current dispute with resident doctors.
Strategy aims to deliver 5,000 new walking, wheeling and cycling routes and 10,000 safer crossings over the next 5 years.
Two-dose MenB vaccine to be offered to young people ahead of the autumn as part of a one-off vaccination programme in England.
The Health and Social Care Secretary gave the keynote speech at the NHS ConfedExpo 2026 conference in Manchester.
The government will offer flu vaccination to those experiencing homelessness, beginning in autumn.
Government invests in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to modernise the NHS and reduce waiting times.
The government is on track to meet its manifesto promise that every school and college will have access to mental health support teams by the end of 2029
The annual flu letter describes the national flu immunisation programme and outlines which groups are eligible for flu vaccination.
Government consults on new rights for unpaid carers and parents of seriously ill children, including whether paid leave could improve job opportunities.
Government invests £20 million to digitise referrals from the high street directly and digitally into NHS hospital eye services.
Policy Lab worked with the Department of Health and Social Care to develop a co-design toolkit enabling parents and carers to shape early years services.
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