The Dispensing Doctors Association, in conjunction with PCC, has published a briefing paper for Pharmaceutical Needs Assessments (PNAs) In England.

This updated guidance is to help NHS organisations develop robust plans to support patient care, save money and minimise waste – continuing the NHS’s journey to achieving net zero. Refreshed green ...

PCC has drafted a summary of the planning guidance from a primary care perspective. Sign up to receive our daily news alerts straight to your inbox. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter containing a ...

NHS dentistry and eyecare are important primary care services. Commissioners must ensure contracts are in place and appropriately manage them. At times there will be disputes between the commissioner ...

Local communities will receive funding for family and school nurses, sexual health clinics and other public health services, thanks to a nearly £200 million boost in funding. As part of government ...

Are your plans for transforming services based on needs? PCC is providing hands on support to develop eye health needs assessments, working closely with commissioners, and engaging with professionals ...

Mark Proctor, PCC associate considers how AI and automation can be successfully integrated into general practice to benefit everyone and reflects on recent developments to support the implementation.

The Targeted Lung Health Check (TLHC) Programme has been renamed the Lung Cancer Screening Programme. The programme aims to find lung cancer earlier, often before symptoms develop. So far, lung cancer ...

This guide provides an overview of how to implement personalisation in adult social care, offering an introduction to the principles and practices of personalisation and to implementing these concepts ...

This guidance outlines the requirements for the planning and delivery of the Better Care Fund (BCF) for 2025 to 2026. It should be read alongside the BCF policy framework which sets out the vision, ...

GP premises are essential to the delivery of NHS primary medical services and commissioners have the responsibility to make the necessary reimbursements for premises costs to GP contractors. This ...

NHS patients with sickle cell disease will be able to benefit from a groundbreaking gene-editing treatment that offers the prospect of a cure for the condition. The one-off gene therapy, known as ...