A resource alert has been issued to support providers to safely manage the transition from the Luer connector to NRFit™ for intrathecal and epidural procedures, and delivery of regional blocks. Resources to support safe transition from the Luer connector to NRFit™ for intrathecal and epidural procedures, and delivery of regional blocks Supporting information for Patient […]

The next steps on the delivery of new ambulance service national standards will be outlined at Expo 2017. The Ambulance Response Programme (ARP), which sees faster response times for the most seriously ill and new response categories aimed at giving better outcomes for patients, was approved by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt in July. England’s 11 […]

Improvements in patient care mean hundreds more people are surviving heart failure, a new independent study has found. A report published today has found that the mortality rate for people admitted to hospital with heart failure has dropped from 9.6 per cent to 8.9 per cent. The reduction in the mortality rate means that in […]

Professor Jane Cummings has said this year’s Health and Care Innovation Expo will highlight how nursing leadership can transform care of the future. Writing in a blog today, the Chief Nursing Officer for England explains how “nursing, midwifery and care staff, whatever their role, wherever they work can all lead change and add value across […]

NHS England has today (Thursday 3 August) announced the start of a pioneering implementation trial to provide HIV prevention drugs to people at high risk of HIV infection. From September, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) will now be provided by the NHS through the initial three year trial to an estimated 10,000 people, in what will be […]

More than 5,500 delegates expected at Manchester Central for 11 and 12 September NHS England Chief Executive, Simon Stevens, and Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt, top the line-up of leading national speakers at this year’s Health and Care Innovation Expo 2017 – the most significant health and social care event of the year. […]

Health Education England has launched a mental health workforce plan. This outlines the workforce approach required to support delivery of the aims set out in the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health.

Three of the world’s top universities will provide virtual masterclasses in leadership and digital as part of a comprehensive programme to provide NHS staff with the right skills to drive digital innovation. The NHS Digital Academy led by Imperial College London’s Institute of Global Health Innovation in partnership with Harvard Medical School and The University […]

The NHS England Board meeting was broadcast live on 21 July as part of our commitment to make information as accessible as possible. You can now view recordings of each agenda item below:

England’s Chief Nursing Officer has today launched a ten point action plan to recognise and develop the roles that general practice nurses have which transform care and can help deliver the plan to make the NHS fit for the future. Developing confidence, capability and capacity – the ten point action plan for General Practice Nursing […]