This week marks the first anniversary of the NHS Five Year Forward View. Prevention is one of the three central themes in the Forward View and today, Kevin Fenton of Public Health England, has set out the progress to date and the next steps in supporting people to lead healthier lives. Read Kevin’s blog on […]

This week marks the first anniversary of the publication of the Five Year Forward View. Published on 23 October 2014 by the organisations that oversee health and care services in England, it set out why change is needed and outlined a clear vision for the future of the NHS. It started the move towards a […]

NHS England Chief Executive Simon Stevens has today announced the appointment of three frontline NHS leaders to strengthen NHS England’s work on primary care, drive improved cancer services, and lead the commissioning of specialised hospital services. Announcing these appointments in a speech at the Kings Fund, Simon Stevens said: “These exceptionally high calibre new appointments […]

At the NHS Confederation conference on Thursday 4 June 2015, the seven principal national health bodies published Five Year Forward View: Time to Deliver. Time to Deliver is primarily a tool for NHS managers. It looks at the progress made to date towards delivering the Five Year Forward View, and sets out the next steps we […]

The head of NHS England today (Wednesday) issued a clarion call to health care leaders to redesign the care of patients across the NHS so that it is sustainable for the future and better able to meet the needs of patients. Speaking to delegates at the NHS Annual Conference in Liverpool, Simon Stevens set out […]

The NHS today (20 May) invites expressions of interest from hospitals across England interested in developing new ways of delivering and improving their local acute services. The aim is to enhance the viability of local hospitals through new formal shared working arrangements between clinical specialists at different hospitals, and to improve efficiency by sharing back […]

NHS England Chief Executive Simon Stevens today called for bold action on prevention, the redesign of care and efficiency to help the NHS through the most challenging period in its history. In his first speech since the general election – and sharing a platform with the Prime Minister – Mr Stevens said: “We’ve just come […]

NHS England has published its business plan for 2015/16, summarising the headline goals and priorities for the year ahead. The plan sets out ten priorities to improve quality and access to services for patients, drive better value for money and to build the foundations for the future health and care system. The ten priorities are: […]

NHS England and its national partners have announced a new programme to focus on the acceleration of the design and implementation of new models of care in the NHS. As set out in the Five Year Forward View, rapid progress is needed to speed up the development of new care models for promoting health and […]

Patients across England are set to benefit from a £250m investment in GP premises every year for the next four years. The NHS England funding will deliver on the promise of a new deal for primary care, as highlighted in the NHS Five Year Forward View.   It is the first tranche of the recently announced […]