Temperatures/weather conditions are not expected to exceed Cold Weather Alert threshold criteria in any region from 9am on 3 March until further notice. Cold weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Find out more about staying well this winter. More details about the weather alert are available […]

NHS England Chief Executive Simon Stevens will today announce that hospital bed closures arising from proposed major service reconfigurations will in future only be supported where a new test is met that ensures patients will continue to receive high quality care. From 1 April, local NHS organisations will have to show that significant hospital bed […]

There is a 60% probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow between 9am on Wednesday 1 March and 9am on Saturday 4 March in parts of England. Cold weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Find out more about staying well this winter. More details about the […]

There is a 60% probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow between 9am on Monday 27 February and 9am on Wednesday 1 March in parts of England. Cold weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Find out more about staying well this winter. More details about the […]

NHS England has today confirmed that three new specialised treatments will be made available for patients in England. It is estimated that up to 145 people a year will meet the clinical criteria to benefit from the following treatment options being made routinely available to their clinicians with funding from NHS England: Second allogeneic haematopoietic […]

Temperatures/weather conditions are not expected to exceed Cold Weather Alert threshold criteria in any region from 9am 24 February 2017 until further notice. More details about the weather alert are available on the MET Office website.

As the new care models programme begins its third year, people working across the programme, both nationally and locally have been exploring how they can ensure the success of the new care models are spread across health and care services. Samantha Jones, director of the new care models programme recently shared her top tips for […]

A resource alert has been issued to support NHS providers to reduce harm leading to avoidable admissions of full-term babies. Resources to support safer care for full-term babies We’ve produced a resource to support staff in preventing avoidable admissions of full-term babies. It is a priority for the NHS to reduce avoidable harm that can lead to […]

There is a 60% probability of icy conditions and heavy snow between 9am on Thursday 23 Feb and 9am on Saturday 25 Feb in parts of England. Cold weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Find out more about staying well this winter. More details about the […]

The NHS England Board meeting was broadcast live on 9 February as part of our commitment to make information as accessible as possible. You can view separate recordings of each agenda item below: Items 1 to 3 – Welcome, minutes of the previous meeting and Chairman’s report Item 4 – Chief Executive’s report Item 5 […]