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On behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSEI), we are collecting data on the number of dental staff who have already received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, intend to have received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine by 31 March, or are not…

Published 11 August 2022. Summary Diabetes features as one of the priorities for care and quality outcomes in the NHS Long Term Plan. This publication aims to describe the prescribing of medicines and appliances used for the treatment of diabetes…

2015/16 to 2024/25 Annual summary statisticsDate of notice: 15 January 2026OverviewWe have identified an error in the way that we have calculated patient ages for a calendar year. This error has resulted in an overestimate of the number of patients…

All NHS Pension Scheme members pay a percentage of their pensionable pay to the scheme each month. This is called a contribution rate.The amount you pay into your pension changes on 1 April 2026. On this page you can find more information on your…

Meeting held at 9:00am in Stella House, Newcastle Upon Tyne.  Present: Sue Douthwaite, Chair Michael Brodie, Chief Executive Kathy Gillatt, Non-Executive Director David Leather, Non-Executive Director Mathew McKie, Non-Executive Director…

Meeting held at 9:00am at Stella House, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Present: Sue Douthwaite, ChairMichael Brodie, Chief ExecutiveKathy Gillatt, Non-Executive DirectorDavid Leather, Non-Executive DirectorMathew McKie, Non-Executive DirectorMel…

Combatting antimicrobial resistance, the UK’s second five-year national action plan continues to promote optimal use of antimicrobials in humans to ensure safe and effective patient care by strengthening antimicrobial stewardship programmes. There…

It’s important that each GOS contractor is compliant with the General Ophthalmic Services Contracts Regulations 2008.   If you are a GOS contractor, as part of our contract management activity, we will organise a visit to your practice…

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is introducing a new ‘Retrospective top-up payment for Concessionary prices’ which will apply from April 2024. Every quarter, where considered appropriate by DHSC in consultation with…

Increased use of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) offers benefits for patients, GP practices and pharmacies. As part of our work to help realise these benefits for the NHS, we recently wrote to GP practices across the country to highlight…