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.
Please feel free to share any useful stats/links you think we could include in future reports.
Official bodies
NHS Digital
- All recent data releases can be seen here.
- Guidance: Changes to the online GP registration service in response to the Infected Blood Inquiry recommendations [20/5].
- Guidance: Primary care service development funding and general practice IT funding guidance [20/5].
- Guidance:NHS terms and conditions for the procurement of goods and non-clinical services[22/5].
Department of Health and Social Care
- Press release:UK adopts historic Pandemic Agreement [20/5].
- Better protections for British public and NHS thanks to deal adopted at the World Health Assembly in Geneva.
- Guidance:DHSC public appointments: 2025 to 2026[22/5].
- Press release:NHS workers awarded real terms pay rises for second year in row[22/5].
- Correspondence: NHS pay awards 2025 to 2026: doctors and dentists [22/5].
UK Health Security Agency
- Guidance: COVID-19 vaccination: spring 2025 campaign resources [20/5].
- News:First detection of West Nile virus in UK mosquitoes [21/5].
- UKHSA says there is no evidence to suggest ongoing circulation of the virus in birds or mosquitos in the UK and the risk to the general public is very low.
- Guidance:Seasonal influenza vaccine uptake reports: pre-release access list[22/5].
- Press release: Flu vaccine prevented around 100,000 hospital admissions [22/5].
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
- Guidance: MHRA guidance on the use of real-world data in clinical studies to support regulatory decisions [20/5].
Policy, think tanks, charities and representative bodies ,
The Health Foundation
- Does the reshaping of integrated care boards signal a change in direction for the NHS? [23/5].
- The blog discusses the reshaping of Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) in the NHS, focusing on significant cost reductions, strategic commissioning, and potential challenges. ICBs must cut their running costs by 50%, which may affect their ability to manage data and set priorities effectively. Some functions might shift to large acute providers, raising concerns about collaboration and the future direction of care improvement.
- Can the 10-Year Health Plan make the NHS environmentally sustainable? [22/5].
- The blog discusses how the UK government’s 10-Year Health Plan aims to make the NHS environmentally sustainable by shifting care from hospitals to community settings, using digital technology to reduce travel and improve efficiency, and focusing on disease prevention. It highlights the need for support in implementing these changes, ensuring facilities are climate-resilient, and collaborating across government sectors to achieve net zero emissions.
Care Quality Commission
- Most children and young people report a positive experience of hospital care, but improvements needed in some areas, and parents with concerns not always taken seriously [22/5].
- The majority of children and young people who stayed in hospital overnight or were seen as a day case patient was happy with the care they received, said that they felt involved in decisions about their treatment and that their privacy was respected. Many parents and carers were equally as positive with 71% of those surveyed saying their child was ‘very well’ looked after overall.
- CQC shines a light on the challenges that people with dementia face [20/5].
- The CQC published a report on the experiences of individuals with dementia interacting with health and social care services in England, and how these services respond.
- Based on direct engagement with people living with dementia and their loved ones, as well as analysis of a range of information we hold, the report found that:
- People did not always feel there was ongoing care for people living with dementia and that they had to seek out community charity support groups themselves
- Health and social care staff do not always understand the specific, personal care needs of people with dementia and how care environments, like hospital wards and care homes, sometimes do not support people’s wellbeing.
The King’s Fund
- The reality of living with multiple long-term conditions [22/5].
- This blog talks about the struggles of people with multiple long-term conditions (MLTCs). They deal with pain, many medications, and a healthcare system that doesn’t always work together well. It calls for better coordination among healthcare providers to treat patients as whole people and reduce issues like frequent blood tests. The goal is to support patients better in managing their conditions.
- Delayed discharges: why it’s hard to say how many are due to social care capacity [21/5].
- This blog discusses the complexities of delayed hospital discharges, noting that around 12% are due to social care capacity issues. Delays often result from a mix of factors, including hospital processes and patient wellbeing. The main capacity issue is the lack of bed-based rehabilitation services. Changes in data collection have made it harder to pinpoint the exact causes of delays, and both the NHS and social care sectors sometimes blame each other for highlighting funding needs.
London Trusts
Barts Health NHS Trust
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust