Dear all,
Please see below the latest health Bulletin:
Commissioning guidance for community pharmacy prescribing-based services.
NHS England; 2026.
https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/commissioning-guidance-for-community-pharmacy-prescribing-based-services/
[This document sets out the important role that ICBs have in supporting the national uptake and effectiveness of pharmacy led services, the principles underpinning the ICB commissioning of community pharmacy clinical services to meet local need, and the steps necessary to ensure prescribing is safely embedded within local and national services.]
Freely available online
ICBs told to redraw boundaries again.
HSJ: Health Service Journal 2026;(31 July):8123939.
[Integrated care board boundaries will be redrawn again after Andy Burnham pledged they would match new local government footprints by 2029. The government said ICBs, along with other public bodies, would align with strategic authorities by the end of this parliament. It also pledged to give “more local democratic control” to services including health and by establishing deputy mayor roles responsible for “key public services”.]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
Addiction in the UK.
The Forward Trust; 2026.
https://forwardtrust.lon1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/publications/Forward-Crest-Addiction-in-UK-Report-A4-2026-V4—amended-8.7.26.pdf
[Looks at how alcohol and illegal drugs addiction affects families and communities in the United Kingdom. The first report to bring together addiction data from all four UK nations into a single evidence base.]
Freely available online
Opening up opportunity for the ‘lost generation’: The role of Young Futures in boosting youth employment.
Catch22; 2026.
https://www.catch-22.org.uk/resources/opening-up-opportunity-for-the-lost-generation-report/
[This report sets out how Young Futures Hubs can help tackle the growing crisis of young people who are not in employment, education, or training (NEET) by: fixing the architecture of support; building skills, confidence; and resilience; breaking the link between mental health and being NEET; tackling the risk factors of low attainment and school absence; providing work experience and practical employment support; and strengthening connections between Young Futures Hubs and DWP services.]
Freely available online
Near to real-time suspected suicide surveillance (nRTSSS) for England: data to April 2026.
Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID); 2026.
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/near-to-real-time-suspected-suicide-surveillance-nrtsss-for-england-data-to-april-2026
[Reporting of deaths by suspected suicide, acting as an early warning system for indications of change in suicides to inform suicide prevention.]
Freely available online
The BSL Act 2022 requires that named ministerial government departments must report on how they are promoting or facilitating the use of BSL in their communications with the public.
In July 2025, all ministerial departments published a 5-year BSL plan, setting out how they plan to improve the use of BSL within their departments.
These were published alongside the third BSL report, which summarises work being done across the government to improve the use of BSL.
Departments have been asked to update on their progress every year for the duration of the 5-year plan.
Published 15 July 2026