This report is a flexible summary, with the aim of sharing and highlighting a wide range of data and policy information relating to London general practice published in a given week. Where we view information to be of significant interest it is reproduced directly below the links to make the key points quicker to digest.
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Official bodies
NHS Digital
- All recent data releases can be seen here.
- Guidance: Capital investment and property business case approval guidance for NHS trusts and foundation trusts [17/11].
- Data: Better Care Fund 2026/27 to 2027/28: minimum NHS contributions from integrated care boards [17/11].
- Policy:NHS England’s statement on information on health inequalities (duty under section 13SA of the National Health Service Act 2006)[19/11].
- Guidance: Guidance for trusts on the use of insourcing [20/11].
Department of Health and Social Care
- Press release:Multi-million pound backing for cutting edge projects by UK scientists and innovators [18/11].
- New government funding will help make the boldest ideas in UK life sciences a reality.
- Guidance:Intellectual property (IP) guidance for the NHS in England[18/11].
- Press release:Government unveils England’s first ever Men’s Health Strategy[18/11].
- Press release:Government fuels NHS innovation to unlock billions in growth[18/11].
- Guidance:Adult social care survey, England: 2025 to 2026[20/11].
UK Health Security Agency
- News: UK’s first citizen-led study on childhood lead exposure begins [17/11].
- News: UKHSA issues Cold-Health Alert as low temperatures forecast [17/11].
- Guidance: High consequence infectious disease: country specific risk [17/11].
- Guidance:Pre-release access list: annual legionellosis in residents of England and Wales release[20/11].
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
BMA
- Press release:Survey of GP practices in England reveals over half of practices reporting adverse impact on patient care from changes to online access [20/11].
Policy, think tanks, charities, and representative bodies
The Health Foundation
- Budget 2025 preview: cost pressures leave the NHS’s funding path precarious [23/11].
- The 2025 Autumn Budget offers a real-terms NHS funding boost, but most of it will cover existing pressures like pay, demand, and waiting lists. Rising costs and a projected £19.8bn gap by 2028/29 mean the NHS must achieve historically difficult 2% annual productivity gains to avoid deficits.
- A new online community to shape ambient voice technology in health and care [18/11].
- Ambient voice technology (AVT), often called “digital scribing,” is gaining attention for its potential to reduce clinical documentation burdens and improve patient care, but its success depends on careful implementation and evaluation. To support this, the Health Foundation and THIS Institute have launched AVID—the Ambient Voice Innovation and Development community—an online space for NHS staff and stakeholders to share insights, co-design workflows, and assess ethical, safety, and equity implications. AVID aims to foster collaboration through a community of practice, enabling real-world piloting and rigorous evaluation to ensure AVT benefits both staff and patients rather than relying on hype alone
- GLP-1 receptor agonists: a wake-up call for the food system, not a silver bullet for obesity [18/11].
- GLP-1 receptor agonists, such as those used for diabetes and weight management, have sparked debate about their role in tackling obesity. While these drugs can help individuals lose weight and improve health outcomes, they are not a silver bullet for the wider obesity crisis. This blog argues that the root causes lie in an unhealthy food environment dominated by ultra-processed, calorie-dense products. Relying solely on medication risks ignoring systemic issues like food industry practices, marketing, and accessibility of healthy options. True progress requires transforming the food system to prioritise nutrition and equity, rather than leaning on pharmaceutical solutions alone.
The King’s Fund
- How to tackle obesity: why industry must step up [20/11].
- The UK faces a severe obesity crisis, with nearly two-thirds of adults and over a third of older children overweight or obese. This is driven by a food environment that makes unhealthy options cheap, accessible, and heavily marketed, especially to children and deprived communities. While individual choices matter, systemic change is essential: clearer labelling, healthier defaults, and statutory measures have proven effective, such as the Soft Drinks Industry Levy and junk food ad bans. Voluntary industry pledges repeatedly fail, so government must set firm rules to reshape the market and reduce calorie intake at scale—small changes could lift millions out of obesity.
Ipsos
- UK public prefers cautious AI integration in public services, Ipsos AI tracker reveals [19/11].
- Six in ten (60%) believe that the government should adopt a cautious approach to AI, prioritising job protection and giving people enough time to adapt over rapid development.
- AI in the NHS: Half (52%) of Britons prefer the NHS to continue using human-led triage systems, citing trust in human judgment and a desire for personal interaction. In contrast, 38% support the use of AI to expedite the triage process, primarily to reduce waiting times. Notably, women are more inclined (59%) than men (44%) to favour human-led triage.
Care Quality Commission
- CQC rates London Borough of Barking and Dagenham’s adult social care provision as outstanding [19/11].
General Medical Council
- UK health services risk ‘huge holes’ if internationally qualified doctors quit, says GMC [21/11].
- UK health services risk major staffing gaps as more internationally trained doctors leave—4,880 in 2024, up 26%. With 42% of the workforce trained abroad, the GMC urges action to keep the UK attractive for global talent.
London Trusts
Barts Health NHS Trust
- Article:Plans to create a life sciences campus in Whitechapel have boosted the UK’s world leading status in the sector, according to the government [21/11].
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust