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Palliative and end of life care

Information and resources for health and social care professionals to improve the quality of services and reduce inequalities in care.

Suicide prevention profile updates

Welcome to the Suicide Prevention Profile. It has been produced to help develop understanding at a local level and support an intelligence driven approach to suicide prevention. It collates and presents a range of publically available data on suicide, …

Palliative and end of life care profiles: September 2022 data update

These profiles have been developed by the National End of Life Care Intelligence Network (NEoLCIN) to improve the availability and accessibility of information and intelligence around palliative and end of life care. They provide an overview across mul…

Hospital at home is a good option for many older people

Being cared for at home is a good alternative to hospital for many older people, researchers have found. The service, called hospital at home, led to no more deaths after 6 months or 1 year than among people admitted to hospital. People receiving this …

Brolucizumab for treating diabetic macular oedema – Technology appraisal guidance [TA820]Published: 31 August 2022

There is a simple discount patient access scheme for brolucizumab. NHS organisations can get details on the Commercial Access and Pricing (CAP) Portal. Non-NHS organisations can contact

Our support for urgent and emergency care

Health and Social Care Secretary Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP made a statement to the House of Commons on urgent and emergency care.

Monkeypox outbreak: technical briefings

Technical briefing documents on the investigation into cases of monkeypox in England.

UK monkeypox case numbers continue to decline

The latest UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) technical briefing has been published, showing further decline in the number of new monkeypox cases being identified.

A physical activity programme for people at risk of diabetes showed only short-term benefits

A programme to increase physical activity in people at risk of developing diabetes was no more effective in the long term than an information leaflet. Research suggested that, when the programme was combined with calls and text messages, it led to a sm…

Overall cardiovascular risk should drive the decision to start blood pressure treatment

The decision to start blood pressure treatment should be based on people’s overall risk of cardiovascular disease (conditions affecting the heart or blood vessels, including heart attacks and strokes). Research based on 1 million people found that some…