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NHS England – Allocations 2016-17 to 2020-21: Calculation of Primary Care (other) weighted populations

This spreadsheet shows the calculation of primary care (other) weighted populations and accompanies the Technical Guide to Allocation Formulae and Pace of Change for 2016-17 to 2020-21 revenue allocations to Clinical Commissioning Groups and commissioning areas.

The insightful ICB board

This guide helps integrated care boards (ICBs) to assess the effectiveness of the information they collect and use. Using information insightfully – supported by robust corporate governance arrangements – enables the ICB board to:

  • be assured the organisation is meeting its statutory duties
  • spot early warning signs of quality, performance or financial issues across the system
  • ensure that care provided across the system is continuously improving and services meet the population’s current and future needs
  • stand back and consider whether the ICB’s leadership, culture, systems and processes are getting the right results

NHS England – Allocations 2016-17 to 2020-21: Calculation of Market Forces Factor for core CCG allocations

This spreadsheet lists the calculation of market forces factor for core CCG allocations and accompanies the Technical Guide to Allocation Formulae and Pace of Change for 2016-17 to 2020-21 revenue allocations to Clinical Commissioning Groups and commissioning areas.

The importance of an Annual Health Check

John Trevains was recently appointed to the role of Head of Learning Disability and Mental Health at NHS England. He explains why Annual Health Checks for people with a learning disability can play such an important role in ensuring they get the right care from the NHS at the right time. I’m regularly struck by […]

We are safe and healthy

Improving the working experience of all NHS staff, which includes improving their health and wellbeing, increasing civility and respect, and increasing their safety, is a must. We want to create an organisational culture of compassionate leadership, improved workforce resilience and support for our staff. If done right, we’ll see a reduction in staff leaving, a […]

Specialised health services clinical reference groups: Patient and carer member recruitment – second wave

NHS England has opened the second wave of recruitment for patient and carer members of its Clinical Reference Groups for 2013/14. For a full list of CRGs who are still recruiting members please follow the link below. CRGs are responsible for providing NHS England with clinical advice regarding specialised services, and for promoting equity of […]

Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs)

Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) assess the quality of care delivered to NHS patients from the patient perspective. Currently covering two clinical procedures, PROMs calculate the health gains after surgical treatment using pre- and post-operative surveys. The two procedures are: hip replacements knee replacements PROMs have been collected by all providers of NHS-funded care since […]

Response to NHS England governance consultations

As part of the development of integrated care systems, NHS England is committed to supporting NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts to work effectively within systems.

Between 27 May 2022 and 8 July 2022 we consulted on:

  • A draft updated Code of governance for NHS provider trusts which sets out an overarching framework for the corporate governance of trusts, drawing on best practice from the latest UK Corporate Governance Code
  • An Addendum to the full guide for governors which covers the impact of system working on councils of governors
  • Guidance on good governance and collaboration that links effective system working to a governance licence condition under the Provider Licence.

Below is our response to these consultations.

Children and young people’s gender services: implementing the Cass Review recommendations

NHS England is committed to improving and expanding gender services for children and young people to ensure that they receive safe, responsive, holistic care. These documents outline the steps that NHS England has already taken guided by interim advice from Dr Cass and sets out how we will take forward the recommendations made in the final report.