Current alert level: Level 3 – Cold Weather Action Issued at: 09:32 on Wed 4 Jan 2017 There is a 90% probability of severe cold weather between 0900 on Wednesday 04 January and 1500 on Friday 06 January in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the […]

Current alert level: Level 2 – Alert and Readiness Issued at: 09:09 on Tue 3 Jan 2017 There is a 80% probability of severe cold weather between 0600 on Wednesday 04 Jan and 1500 on Friday 06 Jan in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the […]

We take a look back at a few of the highlights of our work over the last twelve months. January Back in January we announced that the first NHS hand transplants to be performed this year and by July the BBC were reporting how Chris King from Doncaster, who lost both his hands in an […]

Level 2 – Alert and Readiness Issued on Tuesday, 27 December 2016 There is a 70% probability of severe cold weather between 1500 on Sunday 01 Jan and 1500 on Tuesday 03 Jan in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Please refer […]

The non-profit Patient Experience Network has announced the shortlist for the second Friends and Family Test Awards, recognising work across the NHS to use patient and staff feedback and insight to drive improvements in services. The first awards were presented in March.  The category winners and an overall winner for the current round of awards will be […]

Level 3 – Cold Weather Action Issued on Tuesday, 27 December 2016 at 09:04 There is a 90% probability of severe cold weather between 1500 on Tuesday 27 Dec and 1100 on Friday 30 Dec in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. […]

A range of mental health services starting next month will provide support for tens of thousands of people living with long-term physical health issues, in new services announced by NHS England today. From January we will be working with 22 Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services covering 30 Clinical Commissioning Groups to offer more […]

50,000 more people at risk of Type 2 diabetes will be offered tailored support to avoid the potentially life-threatening condition. In an expansion of a pioneering NHS programme, tens of thousands of people will be offered education and lifestyle coaching to reduce their risk of Type 2 diabetes. This forms part of a package of […]

NHS England has today published updated guidance for managing seasonal pressures in paediatric intensive care. The Paediatric Intensive Care Surge Standard Operating Procedure sets out instructions for managing unplanned peaks in demand for critical care beds, across the country’s 29 paediatric intensive care units (PICUs). Every year at around this time, the numbers of very sick […]

NHS England has published initial guidance for a new scheme which for the first time financially rewards community pharmacists for improving the quality of care for patients. The Quality Payments Scheme initial guidance is part of the Department of Health’s Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework, announced in October 2016. Up to £75 million is available to […]