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Heatwave warning see visits to NHS heat exhaustion advice page rise 552%

Rising temperatures have led to a surge in people seeking heat exhaustion advice from the NHS website this week – with visits peaking at one every eight seconds on Thursday.  Figures released by NHS England, which runs the NHS website, show there were 32,130 visits to the health advice page on heat exhaustion and heatstroke […]

Data partnerships bring benefit to patients and the NHS

The NHS has a long history of data-driven research and innovation. During the pandemic, NHS data enabled us to carry out research at an unprecedented scale and find the world’s first effective treatment for Covid-19, dexamethasone, making it available across every hospital the same day it was approved. NHS data enabled us to not just […]

One in three people will benefit from faster and more convenient health and care

NHS confirms integrated care systems to serve more than 20 million One in three people in England, 21 million, are set to further benefit from improved health and care, as three new areas were today announced as ‘integrated care systems‘ (ICS). The North East and North Cumbria will become the country’s largest ICS, serving more […]

There are big opportunities to improve care by making common-sense changes to how the NHS works

Writing for a national newspaper, Jane Cummings, Chief Nursing Officer at NHS England said: The National Health Service is one of Britain’s proudest achievements. And today its staff do a superb job treating record numbers of patients. Quite rightly, people to want to protect our NHS when it is under pressure – but in doing […]

NHS England welcomes additional £250 million to the Safer Hospitals, Safer Wards Technology Fund

NHS England has today welcomed the £250m extension to the ‘Safer Hospital, Safer Wards’ Technology Fund, increasing its value to over £500m to help patients get better and safer care. The fund is available to NHS Trusts to support the widespread adoption of modern, safe electronic record-keeping, replacing outdated paper based systems for patient notes […]

NHS England publishes details on how to apply for £260m Safer Hospitals, Safer Wards Technology Fund

NHS England has today published further details on the Safer Hospitals, Safer Wards Technology Fund which sets out the details on how NHS Foundation Trusts and NHS Trusts can access the new £260 million technology fund. The accompanying guidance describes in greater detail the steps that local care economies can take to effectively flow vital […]

Digital technology

NHS England sets the direction for NHS information technology and informatics so that commissioners, providers and suppliers can make informed investment decisions, identifying, amongst the alternative approaches, those that deliver the highest quality care for patients. Frontline clinicians leading this agenda will ensure that systems are designed around optimal clinical workflows, enabling health and care […]