This policy document outlines the arrangements for funding of treatment for patients with atrial fibrillation and relative or absolute contraindications to anticoagulation.

Almost one hundred thousand cancer patients have now benefitted from early access to the latest and most innovative treatments, thanks to the NHS Cancer Drugs Fund. The NHS is set to hit a major milestone in April with 100,000 cancer patients benefitting from faster access to more than 100 drugs (in over 250 indications) through the […]

Tens of thousands more women at increased risk of breast cancer could now benefit from a proven risk-reducing drug on the NHS, after it was licensed in a new use to help prevent the disease. Anastrozole, which has been used for many years as a breast cancer treatment, has today been licensed by the Medicines […]

Thousands of patients with heart failure will now be treated from home as the NHS expands its world-leading virtual wards scheme. The expansion means people can remain active and maintain their independence in their own home, while undergoing medical treatment. New NHS clinical guidance published this week asks local health systems to expand their use […]

Hundreds of people with an aggressive type of blood cancer, known as diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) are set to benefit from a potentially curative new treatment option on the NHS, with approval of the drug glofitamab. Glofitamab (also called Columvi®) is to be made available for patients with previously treated DLBCL which is a […]

October is Cholesterol Awareness Month. In this blog, Helen Williams, National Specialty Advisor for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, and Shahed Ahmad, National Clinical Director for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, outline why managing cholesterol is key to reducing cardiovascular disease and the steps the NHS is taking to improve lipid management. Why cholesterol? Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the […]

It is now almost four years since we first published the NHS Patient Safety Strategy in July 2019. We recognised it wouldn’t stand the test of time if it was static and not able to evolve with the changing challenges and priorities for the NHS and committed to update the strategy periodically to ensure it […]

Integrated personal budgets provide a mechanism to give people with health, social care and/or education needs a more personalised and integrated experience of care and support by receiving a single budget to pay for assessed needs and agreed outcomes. Ensuring more people can benefit from personalised care is one of the key practical changes set […]

Hundreds more people with cancer are now set to receive personalised CAR-T therapies after NHS England struck new deals to expand access to the potentially life-saving treatments. The cutting-edge immunotherapies, which use a patient’s own immune cells to create a tailored treatment, will immediately be made available through the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) for people […]

This section provides information and links to real time data that is available to support your improvement activities. The data can be accessed openly, is currently active, published regularly and available to view by integrated care board (ICB) and/or trust level. It covers a range of measures across primary, elective and emergency care. Activity data […]