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Six mental health pilot sites to redesign services and prevent patients being admitted to hospital miles away from home go live on 1 October
NHS England has announced six pilot sites across the country to drive the design of new approaches to delivering children and young people’s mental health services and secure mental health services. The sites will be tasked with reducing psychiatric hospital admissions and time spent in hospital, putting an end to the practice of adults and […]
Six mental health pilot sites to redesign services and prevent patients being admitted to hospital miles away from home go live on 1 October
NHS England has announced six pilot sites across the country to drive the design of new approaches to delivering children and young people’s mental health services and secure mental health services. The sites will be tasked with reducing psychiatric hospital admissions and time spent in hospital, putting an end to the practice of adults and […]
NHS England launches frameworks to increase integration of health and care services and improve the lives of care home residents
NHS England today (29 September) published details of two more common frameworks for local health and care systems, organisations, communities and patients, wishing to develop and implement new ways of working. The documents are based on the learning so far from the primary and acute care system (PACS) and enhanced health in care homes vanguards […]
Watch the live stream of NHS England’s Board meeting
Taking place on Thursday 29 September 2016, NHS England, Skipton House, London, at 10.45am. View a live stream of the Board meeting Take a look at the board papers
Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES)
The NHS Equality and Diversity Council (EDC) has taken another pivotal step to advance equality within the NHS. The Council has recommended that a Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES) should be mandated via the NHS Standard Contract in England from April 2018, with a preparatory year from 2017-18. NHS England has agreed to do so. […]
Extra £25m for NHS organisations in England to improve mental health services for children and young people
An extra £25m has been allocated to Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) across the country to accelerate plans for improving mental health services for children and young people, helping to cut waiting times for treatment, reduce waiting list backlogs and minimise the length of stay for those in inpatient care. This year £149m was awarded to […]
NHS England prepare to invest in three new units for mums with mental ill health
NHS England is preparing to invest in three new inpatient units for mums with serious mental ill health to help them to stay with their babies. The new Mother and Baby Units (MBUs) will be in East Anglia: Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk; the North West: Cumbria and Lancashire; and the South West: Cornwall, Devon and […]
NHS England prepare to invest in three new units for mums with mental ill health
NHS England is preparing to invest in three new inpatient units for mums with serious mental ill health to help them to stay with their babies. The new Mother and Baby Units (MBUs) will be in East Anglia: Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk; the North West: Cumbria and Lancashire; and the South West: Cornwall, Devon and […]
Next steps for improving general practice services outlined by NHS England and NHS Improvement
Planning guidance issued today gives more details on how the extra funding announced in the General Practice Forward View will be used to help transform services. Published by NHS England and NHS Improvement, Delivering the Forward View: NHS Operational Planning Guidance for 2017/18 and 2018/19 provides NHS trusts and commissioners with the tools they need […]
Two new financial incentives will improve mental healthcare for children and young people and A&E users with mental health needs
Two new financial incentives to improve mental health care for children and young people and for people with mental health needs attending A&E have been announced as part of planning guidance issued today. Published by NHS England and NHS Improvement, Delivering the Forward View: NHS Operational Planning Guidance for 2017/18 and 2018/19 provides NHS trusts and […]