Health landscape report: 9 June – 13 June

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: Commissioner guidance for adult community mental health rehabilitation services [9/6]. 
• Report: Education quality assurance reports: London [11/6]. 
• Data: Care hours per patient day (CHPPD) data [13/6]. 

Department of Health and Social Care 

• Guidance: Medicines that you cannot export from the UK or hoard [10/6]. 
  • Sets out medicines that cannot be exported from the UK or hoarded because they are needed for UK patients. 
• Press release: NHS red tape blitz delivers game-changing new cancer treatment [10/6]. 
  • Patients to benefit from new era in cancer treatment, as the government slashes red tape to unleash life-saving innovation. 
• News: Emergency workers to be better protected from racial abuse [11/6]. 
  • Emergency workers will be better protected from violence and abuse when visiting homes as the government introduces new laws to support frontline staff. 
• Guidance: DHSC public appointments: 2025 to 2026 [12/6]. 
• Speech: Our vision for a new model of NHS care [12/6]. 
  • The Health and Social Care Secretary spoke at NHS ConfedExpo 2025 in Manchester. 

UK Health Security Agency 

• Guidance: MMR for all: general leaflet [10/6]. 
• News: UKHSA urges travellers to take steps to avoid infection abroad [10/6]. 
• Guidance: Pre-school vaccinations: guide to vaccinations from 2 to 5 years [11/6]. 
• News: First yellow heat-health alert of 2025 issued for 4 regions [11/6]. 

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency 

• Guidance: Risk minimisation measures for medicines [9/6]. 
• News: Chikungunya vaccine (IXCHIQ) temporarily paused in people aged 65 and over as precautionary measure [9/6]. 
• Guidance: COVID-19 test validation approved products [10/6]. 

BMA 

• Statement: BMA statement on trade union freedoms [7/6]. 
• Press release: Comprehensive Spending Review: Not good enough for healthcare spending to keep systems ‘treading water’, says BMA [11/6]. 

London Assembly Health Committee 

• Papers covering health committee meetings in June and March, including an Evidence session on End-of-Life Care in London in which Dr Lyndsey Williams, Brent GP and NWL ICB EoL lead talked about: 
  • The ICB’s work engaging with different communities to shape EoL and looking beyond statistics. 
  • The fact people are living longer with multiple long-term conditions with palliative needs are being identified late, often in the last 90 days of life. 
  • Searches of clinical records could identify people earlier and are being tried, but data needs to be used alongside feedback from patients, carers and families. 
  • A lot of unmet need is in care homes, rounds with palliative care specialists visiting them are being piloted. 
  • Staff in general practice are constantly firefighting which allows little time for development and training, including in EoL. 

Policy, think tanks, charities and representative bodies  

The Health Foundation 

• Wanted: a cross-government counterpart to the 10-Year Health Plan [13/6.]. 
• Labour’s health mission aims to reform the NHS, invest in prevention, and reduce health inequalities. This blog highlights the need for a cross-government plan to address wider determinants of health, such as income and housing. While the 10-Year Health Plan is expected soon, there is concern that broader cross-government action may be sidelined. Improving health requires addressing root causes, setting ambitious targets, clear contributions from different departments, adequate resources, aligned priorities, and independent monitoring. With an ageing population and high rates of preventable illness, long-term action is urgently needed to improve public health and reduce inequalities. 

• Ambient voice technologies in the NHS: all talk? [10/6]. 
• This blog is about using Ambient Voice Technologies (AVTs) in the NHS to reduce staff burnout and administrative tasks. It covers their benefits, challenges, and the need for more evidence and support for effective use. 
  • Potential of AVTs: AVTs, also known as digital scribes, can record and convert conversations into patient notes, potentially integrating with electronic patient records and drafting medical documents. 
  • Current State and Guidance: The functionality and impact of AVTs are still evolving. NHS England has released guidance on their use, emphasising benefits but also noting the need for more evidence and careful implementation. 
  • Challenges and Considerations: Key concerns include data security, patient consent, and the classification of AVTs as medical devices. There is a need for more evidence, capability building, and informed consent from patients. 
  • Future Directions: Further support, insight, and evidence are needed for effective adoption. The Health Foundation is funding initiatives to build an AVTs Innovation Community for collaboration and evaluation. 

Ipsos 

• Over 1 in 4 parents of children aged 4-17 in the UK say their child has struggled with anxiety or panic attacks in the past 12 months [11/6]. 
• In a survey of over 2,000 parents of children aged 4 – 17 conducted by Ipsos and commissioned by the National Lottery Community Fund: 
  • Over a quarter (30%) said their child struggled with anxiety or panic attacks in the past 12 months, 
  • Just under a quarter (23%) said their child struggled with stress, 
  • Just under 1 in 5 (18%) said their child dealt with low self-esteem. 
• Parents said their child seemed worried about a range of issues in the last year, with the top 3 being judged by others (27%), body image (21%) and safety (18%). 

The King’s Fund 

• What does the Comprehensive Spending Review 2025 mean for the NHS, health and care? [13/6].  
• This blog discusses the Comprehensive Spending Review 2025, highlighting increased health spending, additional funds for adult social care, and doubled NHS technology funding. It also notes challenges like staff pay, medicine prices, and industrial action, with more details needed on future health plans. 

Smart Thinking 

Think tank: Resolution Foundation 

• A healthy State? [12/6].  
• This report puts the 2025 Spending Review into context. It highlights the government’s priorities following announcements on higher taxes, borrowing, and welfare cuts. The review allocates spending for the next few years, focusing on day-to-day resourcing and capital investment plans.  

London Trusts    

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust 

• Article: Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust’s inclusive recruitment programme has increased Black and Minority Ethnic representation in senior leadership roles, according to a study using artificial intelligence (AI) to evaluate the initiative [11/6]. 
• Article: Patients are set to benefit from faster and safer cancer treatment, thanks to two new cutting-edge radiotherapy machines at Charing Cross Hospital [12/6]. 

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 

• Article: A new hospital in Abuja, Nigeria, has opened thanks to a pioneering collaboration between King’s and Afreximbank, a Nigerian financial institution that aims to stimulate, expand and develop African trade, with specialist support from The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, a leading cancer centre based in Manchester [12/6].