Nearly £450 million invested in urgent and emergency care.
The funding will deliver around 40 new Same Day Emergency Care and Urgent Treatment Centres, up to 15 mental health crisis assessment centres, and, by March 2026, the roll out of almost 500 new ambulances. Click here to learn more.
New Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) chair appointed
The Department of Health and Social Care announced that Professor Wei Shen Lim KBE will become the new chair of the JCVI from 1 October 2025. Click here to learn more.
Adult Social Care Honours Nominations.
The Care Provider Alliance (CPA), in partnership with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) hosted a webinar outlining the UK honour nominations process, which highlights those who have made a real difference to their community and the people they serve. A recording of the webinar is available here.
Adult ADHD assessments and diagnosis: data and service provision
The King’s Fund has published new research called ‘Adult ADHD assessments and diagnosis: data and service provision’, commissioned by The Department of Health and Social Care. The report summary can be found on The King's Fund website and features a link to the full report on the PREPARE website.
Nearly £1 billion for NHS frontline after agency spending crackdown.
The Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting announced strict agency spending limits last November and ordered trusts to reduce their spend on agency staff by 30% in the short term so more money could be reinvested in the frontline and the wider NHS workforce. The latest figures show spending on agency staff has already fallen by almost £1 billion in 2024 to 2025. Click here to learn more.
