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.
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Guidance: Learning Support Fund 10th edition: 2026 to 2027
Information for academic authorities and students on pre-registration healthcare programmes in the 2026 to 2027 academic year.
Read on Department of Health & Social Care- Department of Health & Social Care24 Jul 2026
Official Statistics: UK Clinical Research Delivery key performance indicators: data to July 2026
Report bringing together data on the delivery of globally competitive clinical research through the UK Clinical Research Delivery programme.
Read on Department of Health & Social Care - Department of Health & Social Care23 Jul 2026
Guidance: Medicines eligible for Northern Ireland MHRA Authorised Route
Sets out medicines that can be moved to Northern Ireland to meet patient need.
Read on Department of Health & Social Care - NHS England22 Jul 2026
Thousands with MS to get “life-changing” drug on NHS to help them walk more freely
Thousands of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) in England are to be offered a new ‘signal booster’ therapy on the NHS to help them walk more easily and live more independently. Fampridine is the first medicine…
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SCIE21 Jul 2026Preparing for the Mental Health Act 2025: implications for social care and beyond
The post Preparing for the Mental Health Act 2025: implications for social care and beyond appeared first on SCIE .
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SCIE17 Jul 2026Valuing and recognising lived experience
The post Valuing and recognising lived experience appeared first on SCIE .
Read on SCIE- NHS England17 Jul 2026
Landmark NHS approval of cancer drugs offers new hope for children and adults with rare blood cancers
Infants and young children are among hundreds of patients set to receive new life-saving drugs for rare blood cancers. Around 200 patients a year will benefit from the 2 new cutting-edge treatments approved by NHS…
Read on NHS England - Care Quality Commission16 Jul 2026
Policy paper: Ofsted and Care Quality Commission: shared principles for local government reorganisation
Shared principles that will guide Ofsted and Care Quality Commission’s approaches to inspections, assessments and other activity during local government reorganisation.
Read on Care Quality Commission - NHS England16 Jul 2026
Cancer patients rate NHS care highly as record numbers checked and treated
Tens of thousands of cancer patients have rated the care they received from the NHS as nearly 9 out of 10, as NHS teams see and treat record numbers of people for the disease. The latest patient experience figures come…
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