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THE BIG INTERVIEW: Progress, but much more to do

By Lee Peart 05 June 2026

Greg Fell, president of the Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) and director of public health in Sheffield discusses how neighbourhood health can be effectively delivered within the co...

WORKFORCE

Universities selected to deliver dental training expansion

By Lee Peart 04 June 2026

University of East Anglia (UEA) and University of Portsmouth are to each receive 25 new training places to help target rural and coastal ‘dental deserts’.

COMMUNITY

MPs urge Government to end continence pad 'rationing'

By Lee Peart 04 June 2026

MPs have called on the Government to end continence pad ‘rationing’ after Freedom of Information (FOI) data revealed more than half of NHS trusts impose limits on the number of continence pads pati...

INTEGRATED CARE

Frail sacrificed in NHS push to improve GP access

By Lee Peart 03 June 2026

An MPs’ committee has found care for people with or at risk of frailty is being sacrificed in the NHS drive to improve GP access.

PREVENTION

Faster care and help returning to work to be provided for MSK patients

By Lee Peart 01 June 2026

Thousands of patients with painful joint and muscle conditions will receive employment support and treatment to tackle health-related economic inactivity.

COMMUNITY

Pharmacists to prescribe medicines under £340m investment

By Lee Peart 01 June 2026

Qualified pharmacists will be able to assess patients and prescribe medicines under a £340m expansion of the Pharmacy First programme.

COMMUNITY

GLOBAL VIEW: Community health teams prove their worth in El Salvador

By Lee Peart 29 May 2026

Community health teams (CHTs) in El Salvador have expanded preventive care and cut preventable hospitalisations, according to an IFS report.

COMMUNITY

Ear and health tech company helps shift care to the community

By Lee Peart 21 May 2026

TympaHealth, an ear and hearing health technology provider, has secured a £2m Innovate UK loan to enable higher quality decision making in community settings.

COMMUNNITY

Government vows to overhaul 'broken' GP fit note system

By Lee Peart 20 May 2026

A £3m trial is being launched at four sites across the country to fix the ‘broken’ fit note system.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

THE BIG INTERVIEW: Full in-tray

By Lee Peart 12 May 2026

Newly elected ADASS president Phil Holmes shares his views on neighbourhood health, ICB restructuring, joined up commissioning, the Casey Commission and the National Care Service.

MENTAL HEALTH