In a huge push to improve the lives of tens of thousands of postgraduate doctors, NHS England is pledging to enhance choice and flexibility with rotas, while reducing payroll errors and the financial burden of course fees. Postgraduate doctors in training, who make up more than 50,000 NHS staff, move between trusts at least twice […]

Letter from Amanda Pritchard, Professor Sir Stephen Powis and Dr Navina Evans CBE.

Reducing restrictive practice oversight group (RPOG) Our reducing restrictive practice oversight group (RPOG) meets quarterly to provide oversight on key pieces of work related to reducing restrictive practice across mental health, learning disability and autism inpatient settings. Our current areas of focus are: ensure restrictive practice data captured has a focus on protected characteristics including […]

Getting diagnosed with stage 3 bowel cancer at the age of 39 was a real shock. I’m a GP, active mother of two and always been fit and healthy. I don’t have a family history of cancer or any risk factors, so how could it happen to me? As a doctor, perhaps I played down […]

The NHS exceeded its faster diagnosis cancer target for the first time in February amid record demand, according to new figures.  Thanks to the hard work of NHS staff, almost four fifths (78.1%) of people received a definitive cancer diagnosis or all clear within four weeks – with almost 200,000 (199,659) patients getting the answer […]

Name of Product Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) Aggregated Data Dashboard– Pseudonymised / De- identified Data. Broad Description of Product This Product produces dashboards on: hospital admission trends for patients with a bacterial infection and/or sepsis, prescribing trends in primary care, and patients prescribed multiple antibiotics. This is part of the NHS England’s Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Programme. […]

Letter from Dr Amanda Doyle, National Director for Primary Care and Community Services and Dr Claire Fuller, National Medical Director for Primary Care, NHS England.

Thousands of people unknowingly living with hepatitis C are to be identified, diagnosed and cured thanks to major NHS investment in rapid testing technology and an extension of a ground-breaking medicines deal. New liver scanning and portable testing units will be deployed in a range of communities where patients are at high risk of contracting the infection. […]

The NHS is stepping up a national campaign to recruit former members of the Armed Forces who want to join the health service and offer their valuable skills to caring for patients. Running until March 2025, the new NHS Long Term Workforce Plan drive will encourage serving and retired armed forces personnel and their families […]

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 […]