The NHS is set to deliver faster care for millions of patients thanks to the most radical reset of the NHS in a generation. 2.5 million fewer patients will be waiting more than 18 weeks to receive planned care. 190,000 more cancer patients will begin potentially lifesaving treatment within 2 months of their referral over […]

The NHS will focus on delivering faster treatment for hundreds of thousands of patients – including for planned surgeries and emergency care – as the number of national targets is almost halved under new guidance to reform services. Published today, NHS England’s planning guidance for the next financial year sees a significant streamlining of priorities […]

The NHS is accelerating the delivery of operations and other non-urgent services as part of a £8.1 billion plan to help the health service recover all patient services following the intense winter wave of COVID. The money, which is set out in the NHS Operational Planning Guidance published today, will also fund more support for […]

National NHS leaders have today (Thursday) set out steps to strengthen collaboration across the NHS and ensure that local health and care areas are successful in delivering their blueprints for the future. Published by NHS England and NHS Improvement, Delivering the Forward View: NHS Operational Planning Guidance for 2017/18 and 2018/19 provides NHS trusts and […]

The leaders of the national health and care bodies in England have set out steps to help local organisations plan over the next six years to deliver a sustainable, transformed health service and to improve quality of care, wellbeing and NHS finances. Called Delivering the Forward View, the NHS planning guidance for 2016/17 – 2020/21 […]

Paul Baumann, Chief Financial Officer at NHS England said:  “Monitor will shortly be announcing the results of their consultation on the 2015/16 tariff. They will report details showing that while only a minority of providers and CCGs responded negatively, the relevant response threshold by market share was reached. Since the overall NHS funding totals for […]

NHS England allocates £1.98 billion of extra cash to every locality across England The leaders of the NHS in England have set out new steps to be taken during 2015/16 to deliver the NHS five-year forward view. Called The Forward View into action: planning for 2015/16, the planning guidance is backed by the recently-announced £1.98 billion of additional funding, with specific allocations for each area of England. […]

A collaborative approach to planning across the NHS in England is being taken forward, for the first time, by the three main organisations responsible for the system. NHS England, Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority will work together to co-produce one set of guidance for NHS commissioners, NHS trusts and foundation trusts. All three […]

NHS England has published a bold framework within which commissioners will need to work with providers and partners in local government to develop strong, robust and ambitious five year plans to secure the continuity of sustainable high quality care for all, now and for future generations. Everyone Counts: Planning for Patients 2014/15 to 2018/19 describes […]

NHS England will issue its planning guidance in December. However, there is lots of critical work that needs to happen before that. Sir David Nicholson, Chief Executive, has written out to commissioners to highlight some of the challenges facing the NHS. The letter will help focus people’s attention and thinking regarding the crucial work that […]