NHS England is this week supporting a national campaign to raise awareness of the importance of good nutrition and hydration care. Nutrition and Hydration Week is a campaign of joint action by Hospital Caterers Association, National Association of Care Catering and NHS England to improve awareness of good nutrition and hydration for patients in health […]
Lack of knowledge about our kidneys could lead to rise in unnecessary deaths due to acute kidney injury (AKI). Research by Ipsos MORI on behalf of Think Kidneys reveals a major lack of knowledge about the function and care of human kidneys, the hardest working organs in our body, amongst the public. Kidney health specialists […]
The abusive behaviour of Jimmy Savile revealed in today’s reports into Stoke Mandeville and other NHS premises is truly shocking. As we said last summer, our sympathy is with the victims and we thank them very sincerely for their bravery in coming forward to talk to the investigations. Kate Lampard’s ‘Lessons Learnt’ report makes recommendations […]
Guide is part of joint ‘Working with communities – empowerment, evidence and learning’ project A new guide from NHS England and Public Health England has identified how local government and the NHS have important roles in building confident communities to improve health and reduce inequalities. The guide states the move to a new health system, […]
Research suggests satisfaction levels with the NHS are on the up – rising from 60 to 65 per cent – while dissatisfaction levels dropped to an all-time low of 15 per cent. The British Social Attitudes survey, carried out on behalf of health charity the King’s Fund, is seen as an important temperature check on […]
The Care.Data Programme closed in 2016 Following today’s media coverage on the care.data programme NHS England would like to clarify the following points in relation to patient care. Under the care.data programme no patient data has been collected so far from GPs The Pathfinder stage will test the care.data programme in four different English regions The […]
Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS England’s National Medical Director, has warned the NHS’s future is in danger because its model of care cannot meet the relentlessly growing demand for treatment caused by the ageing population. In an interview with the Guardian newspaper published today, Sir Bruce says: “If the NHS continues to function as it […]
NHS England has today announced, along with Public Health England (PHE), a £11.5 million investment to decrease the number of TB cases and ultimately eliminate tuberculosis as a public health problem in England. In 2013, there were 7,290 cases of TB reported in England, an incidence of 13.5 cases per 100,000 of the population. The […]
After experiencing a potentially fatal blood clot on his lung after a routine back operation last year, former England International goalkeeper, Paul Robinson, is helping NHS England raise awareness of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in a new NHS Choices video. The video which has been produced as part of the work of the National VTE Prevention […]
A guide has been issued today by Jane Cummings, Chief Nursing Officer England, for providers and commissioners identifying ‘care contact time’, as part of the drive to deliver safe and effective care. The guide published today sits alongside NQB guidance (How to ensure the right people, with the right skills, are in the right place at the […]