NHS England today sets out plans to provide more support for pregnant women and new mums suffering mental illness as well as to improve care for the many people with mental health problems attending A&E in crisis. Simon Stevens, Chief Executive of NHS England will tell the Mind conference on Tuesday that £40m is to […]

The ambulance service in England has pledged its commitment to NHS England’s Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) in a renewed effort to address racial inequality across ambulance trusts. The Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) represents all 10 English NHS ambulance trusts, partners and associate members from devolved nations. Each trust will now focus on four […]

Current alert level: Level 2 – Alert and Readiness Issued at: 08:48 on Thu 24 Nov 2016 There is a 70% probability of severe cold weather between 2100 on Thursday 24 Nov and 1500 on Saturday 26 Nov in parts of England. More details about the weather alert are available on the MET Office website.

Ask your questions to this week’s @NHS curator, Charge Nurse, Craig Leathard, about everything and anything to do with the nursing profession, his role in responding to emergencies and working in a specialist emergency care hospital – an NHS Vanguard – in the North East. Craig will answer your questions in person, live on video. @NHS […]

Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS England Medical Director, has issued a rallying call to healthcare professionals across the country to focus on improving early recognition and timely treatment of sepsis. At an event in London last night and ahead of a major new public awareness campaign delivered in collaboration with the UK Sepsis Trust, he […]

Current alert level: Level 1 – Winter Preparedness and Action Issued at: 08:30 on Monday 21 November 2016 Temperatures/weather conditions are not expected to exceed Cold Weather Alert threshold criteria in any region from 21 November 2016, 09:00am, until further notice. More details about the weather alert are available on the MET Office website.

Current alert level: Level 2 – Alert and Readiness Issued at: 08:14 on Fri 18 Nov 2016 There is a 60% probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow between 0900 on Friday 18 Nov and 1500 on Monday 21 Nov in parts of England. More details about the weather alert are available on the MET […]

NHS England is today confirming the steps it is taking to make it easier for primary care staff to raise their concerns so that action can be taken and improvements made. New whistleblowing guidance has been drawn up following a five-week consultation with staff working in primary care.  The guidance comes after Sir Robert Francis […]

A patient safety alert has been issued to warn NHS providers of the risk of severe harm and death if an insulin needle and syringe is used to administer insulin withdrawn directly from a pen device or replacement cartridge. Risk of severe harm and death due to withdrawing insulin from pen devices Patient safety concerns […]

Today NHS England published the latest statistical information on patients’ experience of mental health services in the NHS. This is an update to include results from the 2016 Community Mental Health Survey. This survey is part of a rolling programme of NHS patient surveys overseen by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), which cover a range of services including […]