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Half of adults aged 55 and over have experienced common mental health problems, say Age UK
The charity is joining forces with NHS England to encourage older people to seek help and is calling on GPs to spot the warning signs. Nearly half of adults (7.7million) aged 55+ say they have experienced depression and around the same number (7.3 million) have suffered with anxiety, according to new YouGov research for the […]
NHS England appoints senior local government leader as National Learning Disability Director
NHS England has today announced the appointment of Ray James as its first National Learning Disability Director, to drive improvement across the country on services to people with a learning disability, their families and carers. Ray is the former national president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services and the long-standing executive director […]
Video of the NHS England Board meeting – 28 September 2017
The NHS England Board meeting was broadcast live on 28 September as part of our commitment to make information as accessible as possible. You can now view a recording below:
New guidance for community pharmacies claiming quality payments
NHS England has issued new guidance for community pharmacies wishing to claim payments this year under the Quality Payments Scheme. The scheme financially rewards community pharmacies for improving the quality of care for patients by meeting a number of criteria centred on themes of clinical effectiveness, patient safety and patient experience. These include: becoming accredited […]
Home-testing kits that detect bowel cancer could almost halve invasive examinations by 2020
A major NHS England funded study is expected to almost halve the number of invasive procedures by 2020 by improving the accuracy of home-testing kits that detect bowel cancer from invisible amounts of blood. This could mean more than 100,000 NHS patients in England avoid the need for uncomfortable colonoscopies each year by first getting […]
NHS England to help tackle rising costs of GP indemnity with £10 million boost
NHS England has today announced at its Public Board meeting plans to help strengthen out-of-hours GP services during the winter period by making £10 million available for indemnity costs. Last winter an extra 80,000 GP sessions took place thanks to NHS England’s indemnity scheme, and this year, with an increased budget, it is anticipated even […]
Watch the live video stream of NHS England’s Board meeting
Taking place on Thursday 28 September 2017, NHS England, Skipton House, London, at 10.45am. View a live stream of the Board meeting Take a look at the Board papers
Risk of severe harm and death from infusing total parenteral nutrition too rapidly in babies
A warning alert has been issued on the risk of harm and death from infusing total parenteral nutrition too rapidly in babies. Patient Safety Alert – Risk of severe harm and death from infusing total parenteral nutrition too rapidly in babies Total parenteral nutrition (TPN, also known as PN) is a method of providing nutrition […]
NHS England Board meeting – 28 September 2017
The next NHS England Board meeting will take place on 28 September 2017 from approximately 10.45am at Skipton House, 80 London Road, London, SE1 6LH. If you would like to attend, please register your interest by emailing england.boardattendance@nhs.net and let us know if you have any specific requirements. Please note that members of the public are welcome to attend meetings […]
NHS England comments on UCL and National Children’s Bureau report on young people’s depression
Claire Murdoch, National Mental Health Director at NHS England, said: “NHS services for children and young people are expanding at their fastest rate in a decade. This year the NHS will treat an additional 30,000 children and young people, supported by an additional £280 million of funding. The report demonstrates how critical it is that all […]