NHS England – 8th July 2026 These national standards establish a consistent, high-quality framework for the delivery of safe, effective, and patient-centred portering across NHS organisations in England. National standards for healthcare portering services
Posted: July 13, 2026, 9:46 am
Department of Health and Social Care This report sets out progress made during the 2025 to 2026 financial year, following the New Hospital Programme reset and publication of the New Hospital Programme: plan for implementation in January 2025. It includes information on scheme progress, programme achievements, future delivery priorities, funding, the methodology used for reporting … Continue reading New Hospital Programme annual report: 2025 to 2026
Posted: July 10, 2026, 7:44 am
UCL Partners This report explores what non-clinical AI means for the workforce, from changing roles and skills to the governance, training and support staff need to use AI safely and effectively. Commissioned by NHS England, the report was developed by the three London Health Innovation Networks, UCL Partners, Health Innovation Network South London and Imperial … Continue reading Beyond productivity: AI and NHS workforce implications
Posted: July 10, 2026, 7:40 am
NHS Employers This guidance offers a support framework with actionable steps for staff affected by physical violence and psychological trauma within NHS settings. Post-incident support framework
Posted: July 10, 2026, 7:39 am
Bliss This report reveals inequity related to ethnicity and socioeconomic deprivation is present throughout the whole of a baby’s neonatal journey. It brings presents evidence that shows how minoritised ethnicity and social deprivation contribute to a double-disadvantage: babies are more likely to be admitted to neonatal care and more likely to have worse outcomes – … Continue reading Equity for every baby: tackling inequalities in neonatal care linked to ethnicity and socioeconomic deprivation
Posted: July 10, 2026, 7:38 am
Department of Health and Social Care This plan sets out how capital investment over the next decade will improve and modernise health care infrastructure, in line with the ambitions set out in the 10 Year Health Plan for England: fit for the future. It outlines how capital investment will enable the three shifts of hospital … Continue reading 10 year capital plan for health and social care
Posted: July 10, 2026, 7:34 am
Department of Health and Social Care The 10 Year Health Plan committed to developing a new set of staff standards which will outline minimum standards for employment across a range of areas, aimed at improving staff experience. The standards set out the actions employers must take to deliver them and what staff can expect at … Continue reading NHS staff standards: detailed requirements for employers
Posted: July 10, 2026, 7:33 am
Birthrights Coercion has no place in maternity care. Yet in 2025, more than 1 in 5 people supported by Birthrights’ advice and information service reported experiences of coercion. Their experiences reveal patterns of behaviour that compromise informed consent, bodily autonomy, and trust in care. Download our full report exploring the impact and reality of coercive practices … Continue reading End coercion in maternity care in the UK
Posted: July 10, 2026, 7:29 am
MBRRACE-UK, – 11th July 2026 Known as MBRRACE-UK, this outcome review programme’s latest report focuses on UK perinatal deaths of babies born in 2024, finding that rates of baby death continued to decrease in that year. Stillbirth, neonatal mortality and extended perinatal mortality rates were lower in England and for the UK as a whole, … Continue reading Maternal, Newborn and Infant Clinical Outcome Review (MBRRACE-UK)
Posted: July 10, 2026, 7:26 am
Royal College of Nursing (RCN); 2026. In the face of nurse shortages, increasingly diverse skill mix and multidisciplinary care, the potential that support staff can substitute for registered nurses is often considered. In this briefing we will consider evidence to ask: is it safe and cost-effective to substitute registered nurses with support staff?] No Substitutions? … Continue reading No Substitutions? Is there evidence that registered nurses can be safely replaced by other staff groups?
Posted: July 9, 2026, 10:08 am
NHS Improvement News and Alerts
The NHS will aim to prevent thousands of deaths from sepsis by 2035 as part of a series of measures to improve the treatment of the deadly condition. Sepsis is a life-threatening response to an infection in the body, which can cause significant damage to tissues and organs, and is estimated to cause around 4,000 […]
Posted: July 13, 2026, 11:01 pm
Hundreds of thousands of students heading to university this autumn are being urged by the NHS to book a potentially lifesaving MenB vaccine from today before term starts. Appointments to get the jab can now be booked at high street pharmacies across England, offering vital protection for 17 and 18-year-olds currently in the last year […]
Posted: July 12, 2026, 11:01 pm
The NHS is urging millions of people in their 50s to complete lifesaving bowel cancer screening tests, as new figures show this age group is less likely to take part. The latest annual bowel screening figures show that just over half (56.2%) of 54-year-olds took part in screening in the year April 2024 to March […]
Posted: July 10, 2026, 11:01 pm
The NHS is facing a “summer onslaught”, with A&Es experiencing their busiest month on record in June amid record heatwaves and the World Cup. Average daily A&E attendances exceeded 80,000 (81,264) for the first time ever in June – setting a new daily attendance record – despite May recording a slightly higher overall total due […]
Posted: July 9, 2026, 9:00 am
The head of the NHS has today issued a stark warning to staff that they face the sack or even prison if they access patient records without a legitimate reason, as part of a new crackdown by the health service. Sir Jim Mackey today said that staff looking at medical records for personal reasons or out of curiosity was “wholly unacceptable, […]
Posted: July 8, 2026, 10:23 am
Around a million families are being urged to protect their children against the spread of measles and other potentially deadly childhood illnesses, as part of a new NHS vaccination drive. Children aged from 12-months to 11 years old who have missed one or both doses of the vaccine, will be invited as part of the […]
Posted: July 6, 2026, 11:01 pm
A major rollout of new artificial intelligence (AI) tools across the NHS is being accelerated to help cut waiting lists and improve care for millions of patients. A new AI triage tool in the NHS App that helps direct patients to the most appropriate NHS service, as well as widespread access to AI notetaking tools […]
Posted: July 4, 2026, 9:30 pm
Patients are to receive at least 3 weeks’ notice from the NHS for all new planned medical appointments, under plans to overhaul patients’ experiences of the health service. NHS Chief Executive, Sir Jim Mackey, today said that trying to get clarity from the NHS had been “like walking through treacle” for far too many families, […]
Posted: July 3, 2026, 9:41 am
Thousands more people at risk from a virus which causes pneumonia and other serious lung infections will be able to get vital protection on the NHS this winter. From September, all adults aged 65-74 who are living with a chronic respiratory disease and those with immunosuppression due to disease or treatment will be offered the respiratory syncytial virus […]
Posted: July 1, 2026, 11:38 am
Nearly 2,000 people unknowingly living with HIV have been diagnosed by a pioneering NHS programme, which tests anyone needing a blood test in A&E, saving lives and preventing new infections, shows new data. Under the first-of-its kind, large scale programme, adults in need of a blood test in A&E in 88 areas of England with […]
Posted: June 25, 2026, 9:30 pm
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