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 […]

NHS England has today published detailed plans – drawn up with family doctors and pharmacists – to cut out prescriptions for ineffective, over-priced and low value treatments. Helping to trim hundreds of millions from the nation’s rapidly growing drugs bill will create headroom to reinvest all savings in newer and more effective NHS medicines and […]

An annual national survey published today shows key patient experiences of NHS cancer care improved over the past year. The National Cancer Patient Experience Survey 2016 asked people with cancer across England for their views on their care, with 72,788 responding. Asked to rate their care on a scale of zero (very poor) to 10 […]

Taking place on Friday 21 July 2017, NHS England, Skipton House, London, at 10.45am. View a live stream of the Board meeting Take a look at the Board papers

NHS England has today published its Annual Report and Accounts for 2016/17, detailing the work of the organisation over the last year and outlining some of the most significant achievements and challenges. The report sets out the progress made in delivering the NHS Five Year Forward View, the 2016/17 Business Plan, and the Government’s mandate […]