20 Aug 2025
by Policy, Practice and Innovation Team

Adult Social Care Learning and Development Support Scheme.

In the document ‘Eligible training courses and qualifications’, the Department has updated the ‘Notice of closures and removals’ section to indicate courses and qualifications that are no longer open to registration; removed expired qualifications and updated links to the PBS Academy website. Click here to view.

Why is the planned care waiting list coming down and what does the data really tell us?

In this QualityWatch analysis, Georgia Watson and Liz Fisher look at the factors affecting the size of the waiting list and explore why a decrease does not necessarily mean that more need is being met in the NHS. Click here to learn more.

NHS App Prescription tracker used by nearly 400,000 people in first ten weeks.

NHS England said the service has been used 715,000 times since its May 2025 launch and is now available at 1,650 high street chemists across England, including every Boots pharmacy. Click here to learn more.

UKHSA reminds the public to stay tick aware this summer.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is reminding people of the steps they can take to protect themselves against tick bites this summer, as the latest annual data shows that there were 1,581 laboratory confirmed cases of Lyme disease reported in 2024. Click here to learn more.

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