2,400 more cancer survivors over past year thanks to improved NHS cancer care. NHS England’s chief executive Simon Stevens will today (Tuesday) announce the first wave of hospitals to benefit from a major national investment in NHS radiotherapy machines alongside £200m of funding over two years to improve local cancer services. Speaking at the Britain […]

NHS England and NHS Improvement have been working with the other health Arms Length Bodies (ALBs) to develop the new NHS leadership framework – Developing people improving care. This is an evidence-based national framework to guide action on improvement skill-building, leadership development and talent management for people in NHS-funded roles. Read more about the framework […]

The Chief Nursing Officer for England has today called on NHS staff to back the week-long #jabathon flu campaign. Professor Jane Cummings explained that as well as protecting themselves against flu, NHS staff would also be helping to protect the patients they come into contact with on a daily basis against the potentially deadly virus. […]

NHS England will fund a major extension to the national HIV prevention programme led by Public Health England with the aim of supporting those most at risk and reducing the incidence of HIV infection. It has also decided to routinely commission ten new specialised treatments as part of the annual prioritisation process for specialised treatments. […]

Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS England Medical Director, has honoured 21 NHS trusts for their work in helping staff get and keep healthy by employing a host of innovative techniques such as using walking meetings, a range of new technologies and extra support for shift workers. Handing out gold, silver and bronze awards to the winners […]

Current alert level: Level 2 – Alert and Readiness Issued at: 09:05 on Fri 2 Dec 2016 There is a 70% probability of severe cold weather between 1500 on Saturday 03 Dec and 1500 on Monday 05 Dec in parts of England. More details about the weather alert are available on the MET Office website.

Consultation: proposed redesign of learning disability and autistic spectrum disorder services Consultation for the proposed redesign of learning disability and autistic spectrum disorder services in the North West Easy Read: Consultation for the proposed redesign of learning disability and autistic spectrum disorder services in the North West New proposals published today propose the closure of […]

Current alert level: Level 2 – Alert and Readiness Forecast Issued on Monday, 28 November 2016 at 08:53 There is an 80 % probability of severe cold weather between 2100 on Monday 28 Nov and 1500 on Friday 02 Dec in parts of England. More details about the weather alert are available on the MET […]

Nursing and midwifery have changed dramatically since the days of Florence Nightingale and I am proud of what we as professions have achieved and continue to achieve. Today there are more than half a million registered nurses and midwives in England with 50,000 working out of hospital in care homes and the care sector. Alongside […]

Current alert level: Level 2 – Alert and Readiness Issued at: 09:02 on Wed 30 Nov 2016 There is an 80% probability of severe cold weather between 2100 on Monday 28 Nov and 1500 on Friday 02 Dec in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the […]