NHS England has today announced it will be launching a consultation on the contracting arrangements for Accountable Care Organisations (ACOs). There is widespread support for ending the fragmented way that care has been provided to improve services for patients and the NHS has been working towards this in a number of ways. ACOs are just […]

NHS England has today announced three ambulance trusts will share £10m to help improve patient care by developing into world class digital organisations. South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS), West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (WMAS) and North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (NEAS) are the first to join the ambulance […]

Issued at 8.38am on Monday 22 January 2018 Temperatures/weather conditions are not expected to exceed Cold Weather Alert threshold criteria in any region from 8:00am 22 January 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 8.27am on Wednesday 17 January 2018 There is a 90 per cent probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow between 09.00am on Wednesday 17 January and 18.00pm on Sunday 21 January in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Find out […]

Following today’s announcement that Carillion plc would be declaring insolvency, the NHS put into place contingency plans that have seen services for patients maintained without interruption. These contigency plans, held at a national level by NHS England and NHS Improvement and locally by individual trusts and private sector partners, have been in preparation for some […]

Issued at 8.29am on Monday 15 January 2018 There is a 90 per cent probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow between 12.00pm on Monday 15 January and 9.00am on Thursday 18 January in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Find out […]

NHS Improvement has today announced that Carole Taylor Brown will oversee the independent investigation into Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The investigation follows a number of allegations made to NHS Improvement about cultural, behavioural and governance issues at the trust, as well as concerns about the handling of a recent disciplinary case involving […]

Issued at 9.11am on Friday 12 January 2018 There is a 60 per cent probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow between 9.00am on Monday 15 January and 9.00am on Thursday 18 January in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Find out […]

The NHS has selected 138 entrepreneurs to design and deliver new technological solutions and innovations in healthcare. This includes the appointment of five healthcare scientists, tackling conditions including sickle cell disease and allergic reactions. The Clinical Entrepreneurs Programme, run by NHS England, supports NHS workers to work with, and learn from, leading health and technology […]

Nearly 34 million patients will benefit from improved GP services as NHS England boosts the number of surgery-based clinical pharmacists that can offer expert medication and treatment. The NHS England scheme has proved popular with both patients and GP practices and today’s announcement approves funding for over 160 more pharmacists. Including previously approved posts, it, […]