NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention looks at the NHS Long Term Plan and its ambitions for preventing heart attacks and strokes at scale. Prevention is at the heart of the NHS Long Term Plan – because getting better at prevention is essential if the NHS is to be sustainable as a […]
The NHS Friends and Family Test (FFT) is currently under review to see how it can be improved as a tool for improvement. NHS England’s Director for Experience, Participation and Equalities explains how the work is progressing and what the next steps will be: After more than six months of intense discussions, rigorous testing and […]
Ever since its inception in 1948, the NHS has depended on the talents of its diverse workforce, including those from overseas. This dependence was set early in the NHS story, as arrivals on the Empire Windrush in 1948 were among the first nurses and doctors offering care in our health service. Now, as the NHS sets […]
The Chief Executive of the Stroke Association looks at how integrated care systems provide a golden opportunity to improve stroke care and services both locally and nationally and make NHS Long Term Plan aspirations a reality: Stroke is a brain attack and an utterly devastating condition, disabling half of the 100,000 people it affects every […]
The University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is a major trauma centre that deals with some of the most serious incidents in the country. In the latest of a series of blogs on winter, the Trust’s Emergency Planning Manager reveals how hospitals prepare for the inevitable seasonal pressures: When most people think of winter […]
A manager of the South East England Paediatric Networks looks at the Long Term Plan and what it means for critical care and specialised surgery for children: The NHS Long Term Plan has outlined how over the next five years services will evolve to meet the changing needs of patients. Our region has been selected […]
Author and campaigner Mark Williams discusses the milestone commitment in the NHS Long Term Plan that if a new mum is suffering from mental ill health, support will also be offered to her partner if they are also struggling with their mental health: Since the news of the landmark move by NHS England to provide […]
