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: Professional standards: framework for quality assurance and improvement [5/11].
- Guidance: Clinical commissioning work programmes [4/11].
- Regulatory: Submissions for the NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB), Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB) and Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) [3/11].
- Data and statistics: Care hours per patient day (CHPPD) data [4/11].
Department of Health and Social Care
- Press release: Government support to get quantum to work faster, boosting UK’s health, defence, energy and more [7/11]. UK Health Security Agency
- Press release: Patients to benefit from cutting-edge NHS care from their homes [6/11].
- News story: MHRA approves Siiltibcy as a diagnostic aid for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, including disease [6/11].
- News story: UKHSA weekly winter surveillance bulletin [6/11].
- Research and analysis: Mpox clade Ib and clade IIb outbreak: epidemiological overview [7/11].
BMA
Policy, think tanks, charities, and representative bodies
The King’s Fund
- Breaking through the fog: A Black leader’s journey through the NHS [7/11].
- Tabetha Darmon shares her 30-year NHS journey as a Black woman leader, highlighting the racism and systemic barriers she faced. Speaking out about the lack of career progression for ethnic minorities led to mentorship and leadership opportunities. Through resilience and self-awareness, she transformed her leadership style and now mentors others, advocating for inclusive, compassionate leadership. Her story underscores the power of representation and perseverance.
The Health Foundation
- AI in health care – staying ahead of the issues [10/11].
- This blog highlights the urgent need for the UK to proactively manage the rapid development of AI in health care. It calls for a national mechanism to anticipate and respond to AI’s impacts on patients, professionals, and governance. While investment is focused on clinical applications, public health remains underfunded. The blog also draws lessons from the US strategy, emphasising the importance of cross-sector coordination and safe, fast deployment of AI in the UK health system.
- No child left behind: what the government’s child poverty strategy should aim to deliver [7/11].
- This blog highlights the urgent need for a comprehensive government strategy to tackle child poverty in the UK. With nearly one in three children living in poverty, the blog stresses how this undermines health, development, and future life opportunities. It calls for immediate action—not just promises—to address both short-term hardships and long-term structural issues like housing, food insecurity, and income support. The strategy must go beyond reversing benefit cuts and aim to dismantle the root causes of disadvantage to ensure every child has a fair start in life.
- Public opinion on the NHS net zero ambition: 5 years on, what has changed and why? [6/11].
- Five years after the NHS pledged to become the first net zero health system, public support remains strong but awareness is low. A 2025 survey showed only 23% knew of the goal, yet 60% supported it when informed. The NHS has cut emissions by 14% since 2021 through greener practices, and public backing is seen as key to meeting its 2040 and 2045 targets.
- Turning local decisions into healthier communities [4/11].
- This blog highlights how local governments can improve public health by adopting a Health in All Policies (HiAP) approach. This means considering health impacts in every decision—from housing and transport to education and employment. The blog shares insights from a recent webinar, emphasising five key lessons: embedding health across council activities, securing leadership buy-in, using existing toolkits like the West Midlands HiAP guide, and leveraging networks for support. The overarching message is that local authorities are uniquely positioned to reduce health inequalities and build healthier communities by integrating health into all aspects of policy and planning.
Nuffield Trust
- Plan B: What the forthcoming NHS workforce strategy should not ignore [6/11].
- This article critiques the 2023 NHS workforce plan and outlines priorities for the upcoming 10-year strategy. It warns against repeating past mistakes like overambitious staffing targets and poor retention planning. Key recommendations include improving domestic training efficiency, understanding why staff leave early, supporting international recruits, and introducing bold policies like student loan forgiveness and better career progression. The article stresses that realistic funding and cost modelling are essential to ensure the NHS can recruit and retain the workforce it needs to deliver care effectively.
London Trusts
University College London Hospitals Foundation Trust