Temperatures and weather conditions are not expected to exceed the Cold Weather Alert threshold in any region from 9am on 14 February until further notice. More details about the weather alert are available on the MET Office website.

There is a 60% probability of severe cold weather between 9am on Monday 13 February and 9am on Tuesday 14 February 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 weather alert […]

To enable the continued expansion of personalised approaches to care, NHS England has today (10 February) commenced a process on behalf of and with clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to ensure that IT solutions supporting personal health budgets and Integrated Personal Commissioning (IPC) are high quality and represent value for money. As part of the first […]

NHS England is publishing new guidelines today that will strengthen the management of conflicts of interest and ensure that the NHS is a world leader for transparent and accountable healthcare. The guidance will permit staff, such as nurses, to receive a box of chocolates or other small tokens of gratitude from patients but will require […]

NHS England has today launched a public consultation on how it will put in place new standards for hospitals providing congenital heart disease services in England. The consultation, which runs for 16 weeks from Thursday 9 February to Monday 5 June 2017, aims to gather as many views as possible from patients, families and clinical […]

Taking place on Thursday 9 February 2017, NHS England, Skipton House, London, at 10.45am. View a live stream of the Board meeting Take a look at the Board papers

The Department of Health and NHS England are seeking to appoint new members of the Advisory Committee on Resource Allocation (ACRA). The aim of ACRA is to provide recommendations and advice on the target, relative geographical distribution of funding for health services in England, given the objectives of the funding formula. The objectives of the […]

There is a 90% probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions between 3pm on Wednesday 8 February and 9am on Monday 13 February 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 weather alert […]

The next Board meeting will take place on 9 February 2017 from approximately 10:45 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 additional requirements. Please note that members of the public are welcome to […]

NHS England, the Government, and the British Medical Association’s General Practitioners Committee have reached agreement on changes to the general practice contract in England that will benefit both patients and GPs. The new agreement includes an increased focus on some of the most vulnerable, with tailored annual reviews offered to over 65’s living with frailty, […]