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.
- Letter: Further action to reduce NHS spending on temporary agency staffing [2/6].
- Meeting: Video of the NHS England board meeting – 29 May 2025 [2/6].
- Guidance: NHS population screening: reporting data definitions [3/6].
- Regulatory: Data Provision Notice: Patient level information and costing systems: integrated 2024/25 [4/6].
Department of Health and Social Care
- Press release: Nearly £1 billion for NHS frontline after agency spend crackdown [2/6].
- Government crackdown on rip-off temporary staffing agencies delivers unprecedented savings, as NHS trusts are urged to eradicate agency spending altogether.
- Guidance: Restricting advertising of less healthy food or drink on TV and online: products in scope [4/6].
- Guidance: Public health commissioning in the NHS: 2025 to 2026 [4/6].
- Press release: New ambulances and faster emergency care for patients next winter [6/6].
- Patients will receive better, faster and more appropriate emergency care as the government sets out reforms to shorten waiting times in A&E.
UK Health Security Agency
- Guidance: Infection prevention and control: incubators on neonatal units [2/6].
- Guidance: Childhood schedule changes from 1 July 2025: information for healthcare practitioners [2/6].
- Guidance: Pre-release access list: monthly HCAI statistical release [4/6].
- News: Measles outbreaks continue with risk of holidays causing surge [5/6].
- Guidance: Influenza vaccines marketed in the UK [6/6].
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
- Guidance: Disapplication of Falsified Medicines Directive Safety Features: Requirements for Parallel Imports [3/6].
- Press release: MHRA approves aumolertinib to treat non-small cell lung cancer [3/6].
- Press release: Helping bring phage medicines to UK patients – guidance for industry [4/6].
- Notice: Medicines: terminated and cancelled manufacturing and wholesale dealer licences [5/6].
Policy, think tanks, charities and representative bodies
The King’s Fund
- Serving people, not institutions: a new direction for The King’s Fund [5/6].
- The blog outlines The King’s Fund’s new strategy aimed at increasing their positive impact on health and care. Key points include:
- Focus on people: Prioritising the needs of individuals over institutions.
- Strategic priorities: Emphasising good health for all, reimagining social care, and fostering innovation.
- Collaborative approach: Working with communities and partners to create solutions.
- Global perspective: Learning from international examples to tackle shared health challenges.
- Future-oriented: Acting as a ‘futures lab’ to anticipate and adapt to changes in health and care.
Think tank: Fabian Society
- Better off [6/6].
- This report from the Fabian Society outlines a plan to improve living standards within one parliamentary term. Key points include:
- Economic challenges: The previous parliament saw a decline in real disposable household incomes.
- Government priorities: Improving living standards should be a key focus for the government to secure a second term.
- Strategic approach: The report suggests prioritising, coordinating, and communicating policies effectively.
- Three key pillars: The plan is built around three main pillars to guide policy decisions.
London Datastore
- State of London report – June 2025
- This work by the Greater London Authority (the latest update of which was published in June 2025) aims to provide the most comprehensive and up-to-date picture of London’s economic and social realities.
- The latest report differs slightly from previous ones in that it highlights London’s performance against a set of ‘London-level outcomes’ that pertain to important Mayoral priorities for the capital. It also covers additional indicators that were cited in previous editions of the report.
London Trusts
Barts Health NHS Trust
- Article: Barts Health has implemented Anonymise and Export, a tool which makes it simpler and faster to share anonymised diagnostic scans with approved research teams [3/6].
- Article: Barts Health to receive £28 million from NHS building safety pot [6/6].
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust