The Chief Nursing Officer for England today called for further improvements in care standards and transparency and the creation of a culture of empowerment in the nursing and midwifery profession, saying: “Absolute transparency is the key to driving improvements in standards of care. We need to ensure that every single patient receives great care, every […]

The CNO Summit (26-27 November, Birmingham)  will provide the opportunity to shape the future of nursing and midwifery further, discover ways of embedding and mainstreaming Compassion in Practice throughout the system and developing the professionalism of nurses, midwives and care staff.   The plenaries will be live streamed http://www.nursingtimes.net/cnosummit.

The National Quality Board, sponsored by Jane Cummings, Chief Nursing Officer in England, has today published new guidance to support providers and commissioners to make the right decisions about nursing, midwifery and care staffing capacity and capability. The guide: outlines a set of expectations of providers and commissioners relating to staffing, and provides advice on […]

Today (Monday 23September) marks the start of NHS England’s 6Cs Live! Commissioning Week of Action so we are calling all nurses, midwives and care staff delivering the 6Cs – care, compassion, competence, communication, courage and commitment – to get involved. This is a great opportunity to learn, share and connect with others, such as through […]

NHS England is calling all nurses, midwives and care staff delivering the 6Cs – care, compassion, competence, communication, courage and commitment- to get involved in its first 6Cs Live! Week of Action. Throughout the year the 6Cs Live! team will be running week-long events on different themes to celebrate success as well as offer nurses, […]

Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage and Commitment, are values essential to compassionate care.  And today Sir David Nicholson, NHS England’s Chief Executive re-enforced those core nursing values by launching the 6C’s online hub, on his visit to the Royal Wolverhampton Hospital NHS Trust to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the NHS. The 6Cs Live! Communication […]

Compassion in Practice Update Although it is only a month since we launched the Compassion in Practice Implementation Plans, there is already a great deal of positivity, enthusiasm and momentum building around the strategy and the 6Cs, which we have seen in countless areas of England as we have visited teams and attended events. There […]

To celebrate International Nurses day on 12th May and International Midwifery day on 5th May we are delivering a number of virtual events on Compassion in Practice, 6Cs Live! and a preview of the new 6Cs Live! Communication Hub.  These webinars offer nurses, midwives and care staff an opportunity to find out more about 6Cs […]

Jane Cummings, NHS England’s Chief Nursing Officer, today welcomed the positive findings in the NHS inpatient survey but urged hospitals to do more to tackle variations in the way patients perceive their care. “The NHS must get it right every time for every patient,” she said. “This survey is, on the whole, encouraging and demonstrates […]

Compassion in Practice is our joint strategy to help us to transform the care we provide, in all care and support settings, throughout England every day and for everyone. The implementation plans are a living, integral part of the strategy. We must ensure that we are responsive to the changing needs of the people we care for […]