Prince William will hail the National Health Service as “one of our country’s greatest treasures” tonight, at an awards ceremony to mark the NHS’s 70th birthday. HRH The Duke of Cambridge said: “The National Health Service is one of our country’s greatest treasures and something we should all be immensely proud of. “Perhaps the most wonderful […]

Improved mental health care for patients with physical ailments has reduced demand for GP appointments and cut hospital admissions by three quarters in a pilot scheme as part of a programme of new services that NHS England is rolling out across the country. Since 2016, the NHS has begun testing new services which integrate mental […]

Olympic gold medallist and former nursing assistant Dame Kelly Holmes is urging the nation to get active in the year the NHS turns 70 and take part in a special celebratory parkrun. The sporting superstar urged people of all ages and abilities to join in a local parkrun for the NHS on Saturday 9 June […]

Ruth May, our Executive Director of Nursing, reflects on her time as a nurse, the challenges and what’s to come this year in the run up to International Nurses Day. I’m proud to say I joined the nursing profession on the 5 July 1985 and throughout a career varied in its geography, its scope and […]

New processes to simplify the NHS research set up process and cut delays will be implemented this year. In some cases there can be a difference of up to nine months between each hospital taking part in a multi-site trial being confirmed, which delays the start of that trial which could be for cancer or […]

NHS England has confirmed that new and expectant mums will be able to access specialist perinatal mental health community services in every part of the country by April next year. The health service is now spending £23 million rolling out the second wave of community perinatal services to underserved parts of the country and is […]

Health and care staff who have gone over and above the call of duty are in line for UK-wide recognition as part of the NHS’s 70th birthday celebrations. Patients, staff and the public are being invited to nominate employees that have made an exceptional contribution to patient care, health and care services and local communities […]

One of the world’s leading healthcare experts says the NHS will be the best system in the world if it succeeds in integrating care, getting people and organisations to work together. Professor Don Berwick, a former adviser to Barack Obama, says the NHS is teeming with people who have built modern services fit for the […]

New category to mark 70th anniversary of the NHS. The call has gone out for entries for this year’s Kate Granger Compassionate Care Awards. The Chief Nursing Officer for England, Professor Jane Cummings, today urged people to nominate colleagues and teams, while also revealing there is an extra category this year to mark the 70th […]

Dr Aidan Fowler is to join NHS Improvement as NHS National Director of Patient Safety in July 2018. Reflecting the system-wide nature of the role, Dr Fowler will also be appointed as a Deputy Chief Medical Officer by the Chief Medical Officer and Department of Health and Social Care. Dr Fowler brings a wealth of […]