What's happening in care.
The care news we keep an eye on — headlines from the CQC, NHS England, the Department of Health & Social Care and the Social Care Institute for Excellence, refreshed through the day.
From across the sector
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Free flu jabs for people experiencing homelessness
The government will offer flu vaccination to those experiencing homelessness beginning in Autumn.
Read on Department of Health & Social Care- Department of Health & Social Care10 Jun 2026
AI to speed up cancer diagnosis for millions of NHS patients
Government invests in AI technologies to modernise the NHS and reduce waiting times.
Read on Department of Health & Social Care - Department of Health & Social Care10 Jun 2026
Proposed 2026 changes to the statutory scheme for branded medicines pricing
Proposed changes to the headline payment percentage and consultation procedure of the statutory scheme to control the cost of branded health service medicines.
Read on Department of Health & Social Care - NHS England9 Jun 2026
NHS to offer ‘multi-beam’ precision radiotherapy to thousands with prostate cancer
Thousands of men with prostate cancer are to be offered high-powered ‘precision’ radiotherapy on the NHS to target the disease more effectively, helping reduce side-effects and spare them 15 courses of treatment. NHS…
Read on NHS England - Care Quality Commission8 Jun 2026
Guidance: Area SEND inspections: information about ongoing inspections
Guides for parents, carers, children and young people about inspections of local services for children and young people with SEND.
Read on Care Quality Commission - NHS England7 Jun 2026
500,000 NHS staff to get new artificial intelligence tools to help free up more time for patients
More than half a million NHS staff are being given access to new artificial intelligence (AI) tools that could free up an average of 2 days every month from admin duties, freeing up more time for the duties that matter…
Read on NHS England 
SCIE5 Jun 2026What happens next to children and young people
The post What happens next to children and young people appeared first on SCIE .
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SCIE4 Jun 2026What would a working social care system require?
The post What would a working social care system require? appeared first on SCIE .
Read on SCIE- NHS England3 Jun 2026
NHS rolls out life-extending drug for hundreds of women with ovarian cancer
Hundreds of women with hard-to-treat ovarian cancer could benefit from a new, life-extending drug on the NHS from today – the first new addition to NHS treatment in over 20 years. The new targeted therapy – mirvetuximab…
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