Millions of eligible people will now be offered a covid vaccine from 11 September, in line with the latest expert guidance on the new covid variant. This change follows an announcement by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on the risks presented by the new BA.2.86 […]
Millions of patients will receive quicker, more convenient access to NHS care from their high street pharmacy, thanks to a major expansion of services under a radical plan to improve access to primary care. For the first time ever, patients who need prescription medication will be able to get it directly from a pharmacy, without […]
Organisation Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust What was the aim/problem? Having commenced the Professional Nurse Advocate (PNA) programme, which includes emphasis on staff wellbeing and the impact this has on quality of care given to service users, I began to think about the holistic wellbeing of the Community Nurse Team I work in. The programme […]
Case study summary Newham CCG has an ambition to build on the quality improvement capability and capacity that exists across its 51 practices. To help its workforce develop the skills and confidence to lead change, it invited practices to participate in the Learning in Action programme. The programme is delivered by NHS England’s Sustainable Improvement […]
The NHS has announced plans to improve patient care by cutting long stays in hospitals. Speaking at the annual NHS Confederation conference at Manchester Central, NHS England Chief Executive Simon Stevens and our Chief Executive Ian Dalton will set out the plans which will also help to free up thousands of hospital beds and ease pressures […]
The NHS has today (Wednesday 13 June) announced plans to improve patient care by cutting long stays in hospitals. Speaking at the annual NHS Confederation conference at Manchester Central Simon Stevens and Ian Dalton, the Chief Executives of NHS England and NHS Improvement, will set out the plans which will also help to free up […]
Since the publication of this blog John Holden has left NHS England. Your feedback Thank you for your continued feedback, on the blog and elsewhere (our email address is england.congenitalheart@nhs.net). Amongst other things, you have reminded us we need to listen to the views of Healthwatch (local and national); expressed concern about the tight deadlines […]
Tens of thousands of children and adults living with type 1 diabetes across England are set to receive an ‘artificial pancreas’ in a world-first initiative being rolled out by the NHS. The groundbreaking device continually monitors a person’s blood glucose, then automatically adjusts the amount of insulin given to them through a pump. Local NHS […]
Leading NHS children’s doctors are encouraging parents to be alert to the dangers of small toys this Christmas after surgeons have had to perform life-saving operations to remove button batteries, magnetic balls and Christmas cracker toys, in previous years. The number of children being admitted to hospital after ingesting small objects has doubled over the […]
Children’s hospitals across the country are putting on extra clinics today as part of an NHS ‘Super Saturday’ drive to address COVID backlogs. Staff are putting on hundreds of appointments as part of the ambitious NHS accelerator programme. Some hospitals taking part will use virtual reality to distract youngsters during surgery, avoiding the need for […]