NHS England is today (25 April 2018) asking more doctors and health care professionals to sign up to a pledge to stop the overmedication of people with a learning disability, autism or both. The renewed drive to widen support for Stopping OverMedication of People with a Learning Disability (STOMP), is being backed by the government […]

A resource alert has been issued to support providers to adopt the revised National Early Warning Score (NEWS2) to detect deterioration in adult patients. Resource pack to support the early adoption of the National Early Warning Score (NEWS2) In partnership with NHS England, Health Education England and the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), we have […]

England’s top midwife today praised the ‘extraordinary’ role of midwives who have delivered more than 50 million babies over the last seven decades and urged young people to consider the “uniquely rewarding” career. In the run-up to the NHS’s 70th birthday, Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent urged midwives and parents to share their stories, showing support for […]

New trial results from the Behavioural Insights Team show improved service access. A pilot system is now making it easier for GPs to understand the waiting times at hospitals for their patients. The e-traffic light system could help reduce hospital waiting times while offering patients a clearer choice of treatment and is set to be […]

Our Sir Peter Carr Award winners, Daniel Wadsworth and Dr. Rachel Pilling from Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust talk 100 ideas in 100 days and tell us about their latest developments since winter. Spreading the joy We have been considering how the 15 second 30 minute ethos might become embedded into quality improvement (QI) […]

A warning alert has been issued on the risk of inadvertent intravenous administration of solid organ perfusion fluids. Patient Safety Alert – Risk of death or severe harm from inadvertent intravenous administration of solid organ perfusion fluids Perfusion fluids are mainly used during solid organ transplantation procedures to perfuse and preserve organs. If inadvertently intravenously […]

At NHS Improvement, our role is to support trusts on their quality improvement journeys. #EndPJParalysis is so inspiring because it is being led by frontline staff. The concept is a simple one — to get patients out of their hospital beds. The clinical imperatives for doing so are hugely compelling. Ruth May, Executive Director of […]

The NHS England Board meeting was broadcast live on 29 March as part of our commitment to make information as accessible as possible. You can now view a recording below:

We have selected seven trusts to take part in our new three year lean programme which will deliver a lean management system in their organisation. The programme will build on the success of our partnership with the Virginia Mason Institute and other independent programmes in the NHS, for example those implemented by Western Sussex Hospitals, […]

Innovative image analysis software that creates a 3D model of the heart and could prevent up to 35,000 patients a year undergoing invasive tests will be fast-tracked into use by the NHS. A surgical suture that reduces the risk of infections like MRSA will also join the NHS scheme to help patients benefit from world […]