This action plan to implement the recommendations of the Neonatal Critical Care Transformation Review sets out how the NHS will further improve neonatal care with the support of funding set out in the NHS Long Term Plan.

What are Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs) and how might you reflect on them in your appraisal? Because the coming changes to the delivery of care are intended to change the whole system, every doctor working in the NHS needs some degree of awareness, if not direct involvement, with STPs. Because of the scale of […]

The NHS Long Term Plan commitment to recruiting more than 1,000 social prescribing link workers to primary care networks by April 2021 is being supported by a range of resources. As new online learning is launched, an experienced social prescribing practitioner talks about the value of her work and offers some tips to newly appointed […]

Over the next two years, primary care support services will change significantly. Capita proposes to build on and accelerate the pace of change that NHS England has already delivered by: Moving the delivery of all services to three centres across England: Preston, Leeds and Clacton-on-Sea Opening a new national support centre for all customer queries […]

Ayesha Rahim, Perinatal Psychiatrist and Deputy Medical Director/Chief Clinical Information Officer at Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust reflects on her role as CCIO and talks about how the NHS Digital Academy has helped her to do her job more effectively. I have always had an interest in digital health. Like many colleagues, I have been […]

This case study looks as how Richmond General Practice Alliance has led the way in integrating their ways of working to transform and improve access to general practice.

Case study summary As one of the first CCG areas to see all GP practices unite to form a federation (the Richmond General Practice Alliance or RGPA), Richmond-upon-Thames in London has led the way in integrating their ways of working to transform and improve access to general practice. The federation incorporates all 28 general practices […]

Carol Anderson, Chief Nursing Officer on the Mid and South Essex Sustainability and Transformation Partnership (STP) Joint Committee, explains how the STP has revolutionised its patient engagement by introducing dedicated ‘patient partners’ who offer focused support to each of its transformation programmes. I think it would be fair to say that, like many STPs, we […]

Digital tools can help transform care for women and their families in maternity services. This film shows what the NHS is doing to support the maternity service in England to use these tools to provide personal and safe care. Better Births recognised the important role that digital technology can play in transforming maternity services and […]

The Managing Director for Nottinghamshire Health and Care Integrated Care System looks at the common ground for partnership across health and social care: It’s exciting times in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire as we build on the history of collaboration and innovation seen in the county over the last few years. As one of the 14 Health […]