Prime minister Andy Burnham has appointed the cabinet for his Government. Pulse takes a look at the new health secretary ...

She will succeed James Murray, who was appointed to the role in May following Wes Streeting’s resignation. Mr Murray said: ‘Huge congratulations to Yvette Cooper on becoming h ...

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has announced a series of updates for routine Covid and flu programmes for 2027/28. It includes guidance that Covid-19 vaccination for autumn ...

GP practices must not be pressured into signing up to neighbourhood proposals and should await further guidance before committing to any local plans, the BMA has said. The union’s GP committee said ...

NHS England has now launched an eight-week consultation on the proposed new neighbourhood contract models – including further detail on what multi-neighbourhood and single neighbourhood providers are ...

The full agenda for Pulse LIVE Newcastle has been unveiled, featuring a session focussed on analysing and explaining the new ...

Much of the allocated £292m for a GP practice-level reimbursement scheme will go unspent because of overly restrictive rules for claiming the money, GP finance experts have warned. This year’s imposed ...

In our latest CPD module, Professor (Hon.) James Hull, consultant pulmonologist and lead for the chronic cough service at Royal Brompton Hospital in London, answers key questions on persistent cough.

The BMA has said it forced a Government 'climbdown' from its plans for the GMC to retain its right to appeal ...

A routine MenB vaccination programme should be introduced for 15-year-olds, government advisors have recommended. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) reviewed the evidence after ...

People in deprived areas are prescribed twice as many medicines by the age of 40 than those in the most affluent postcodes, an analysis of NHS data has shown. The study looking at almost 53 million ...