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Public health commissioning in the NHS: 2025 to 2026

Page summary:
Information about NHS England’s objectives and funding arrangements as it commissions public health services.

Change made:
Clarified that achieving objective 1 involves securing services from community pharmacies registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as well as from NHS providers registered with the Care Quality Commission​.

Time updated:
3:52pm, 4 June 2025

Life Sciences Healthcare Goals

Page summary:
Bringing together industry, academia, the third sector and the NHS to tackle healthcare challenges such as dementia, cancer, mental health, obesity and addiction.

Change made:
We have updated information including links on the webpages and have removed the information around funding on the main healthcare goals webpage.

Time updated:
8:28am, 5 June 2025

Intergovernmental relations

Page summary:
Documents relating to engagement between the UK government and the devolved administrations.

Change made:
Addition of terms of reference for Interministerial Group for Safety, Security and Migration.

Time updated:
11:05am, 5 June 2025

Tackling modern slavery in NHS procurement: proposed regulations and guidance

Page summary:
Government is inviting views on the draft National Health Service (Procurement, Slavery and Human Trafficking) Regulations 2024 and accompanying guidance.

Change made:
Added the consultation outcome, ‘Tackling modern slavery in NHS procurement: government response’.

Time updated:
1:48pm, 5 June 2025

Patients to receive reminders and test results via the NHS App

Page summary:
Millions more patients will receive appointments, screening invitations and other important information via the NHS App, as part of £50million upgrade.

Change made:
First published.

Time updated:
12:01am, 7 June 2025

Ben Kemp