The National Emergency Pressures Panel (NEPP) met today chaired by Professor Sir Bruce Keogh. The panel noted after stabilising A&E performance in January the NHS has been confronted with persistently high flu hospitalisations, a renewed spike in norovirus and prolonged cold weather which drives up hospital admissions. The panel once again formally recorded their thanks […]
From 5 March 2018 the hosting of StEIS, our system used to report and monitor the progress of Serious Incident investigations across the NHS, will transfer from Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) IT systems to a new platform hosted by us. We outline what those changes mean to StEIS users. Contents When will […]
New data published today show that a record number of people made a recovery from mental ill health, due to NHS talking therapies last year. The annual report on NHS England’s Improving Access to Talking Therapies (IAPT) programme, shows that half of people completing a course of treatment for conditions including depression and anxiety, recovered […]
Issued at 9.10am on Monday 26 February 2018 There is a 99 per cent probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow between 9.00am on Monday 26 February and 3.00pm on Saturday 3 March in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Find out […]
Issued at 8.59am on Friday 23 February 2018 There is a 99% probability of severe cold weather, icy conditions and snow between 9.00am on Friday 23 February and 8.00am on Thursday 1 March in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Find out […]
Issued at 8.16am on Wednesday 21 February 2018 There is a probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow between 9.00am on Friday 23 February and 12.00pm on Monday 26 February in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Find out more about staying well […]
England’s top urgent care doctor today calls on health and local government leaders to seize “the greatest opportunity in 70 years” to remake the NHS and local authority partnership and improve the health of their communities. Professor Keith Willett said the two sectors had historically struggled to overcome their financial, cultural and operational differences preventing […]
The NHS England Board meeting was broadcast live on 8 February as part of our commitment to make information as accessible as possible. You can now view a recording below:
Issued at 8.03am on Friday 16 February 2018 Temperatures/weather conditions are not expected to exceed Cold Weather Alert threshold criteria in any region from 9:00am 16 February 2018 until further notice. Find out more about staying well this winter. More details about this weather alert are available on the Met Office website.
Issued at 9.09am on Wednesday 14 February 2018 There is a 70 per cent probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/snow between 9.00am on Wednesday 14 February and 9.00am on Friday 16 February in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Find out more […]