In response to the publication of a report by Quality Health into people’s experiences of Personal Health Budgets, the Lived Experience Lead for Personalised Care outlines how NHS England can learn from it: It is ten years since my son, Mitchell, became one of the first people to have a personal health budget. Not only […]
Mother and Baby Units admit women when they are at their lowest ebb and discharge them with renewed hope; Dr Giles Berrisford explains how they do it. This year four new Mother and Baby Units (MBU) were opened across the country – supporting new mums with severe mental health issues and making sure they can stay close to their […]
It’s been a busy year for the NHS Diabetes Programme. This Summer, and coinciding with the NHS’s 70th Birthday, England became the first country in the world to achieve full national coverage with a Type 2 diabetes prevention programme. From launch in June 2016, the Healthier You: NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (NHS DPP) has seen over […]
NHS England’s Personalised Care Group Clinical Director gives his view on how a personalised self care approach makes self-management achievable and rewarding: It’s Self Care Week this week but for those of us living with long term health conditions it’s self care week every week. We have no option other than to live day to […]
The NHS RightCare Hot Housing Implementation Lead for the North region reflects on what is changing so that future innovations can be adopted sooner. Of the many different roles that I encountered when I started my nurse training in 1992, the best fit for me were those of a more technical nature. On qualifying in […]
The Chief Executive of NHS Employers reflects on the progress of the Workforce Race Equality Standard: There are two management adages that often get quoted in policy development circles. Namely: “What gets measured gets done” – or some variation of this – and “Culture eats strategy for breakfast”. Both of these quotes are generally attributed […]
What do you think of when you hear the word “Halloween”? My guess would be bright orange pumpkins and children dressed as witches or ghosts out doing “trick or treat”. It may be an American construct, but Halloween becomes more popular every year and shops seem to start stocking costumes, pumpkins and treats the minute […]
