The next Board meeting will take place on 28 July 2016, Southside London at 10.30am. If you would like to attend, please register your interest by emailing england.boardattendance@nhs.net and let us know if you have any additional requirements. Please note that members of the public are welcome to attend meetings of the Board – which although being […]

A stage two alert has been issued to support providers of NHS-funded care to prevent the risk of severe harm or death caused by the misplacement of nasogastric tubes (NG tubes). Nasogastric tube misplacement: continuing risk of death and severe harm This alert highlights patient safety incidents involving the misplacement of nasogastric and orogastric tubes. […]

The NHS today (Thursday) takes action to dramatically cut the annual trust deficit, and sharpen the direct accountability of trusts and CCGs to live within the public resources made available by Parliament and the Government in 2016/17. In a comprehensive seven-point set of actions, NHS Improvement and NHS England, with support from the Department of […]

NHS England’s Annual Report and Accounts, laid before Parliament today, show that the organisation met each of the financial duties placed on it by Parliament in 2015/16, including once again balancing its budget of just over £100 billion. NHS England also contributed a £599 million managed underspend to help offset overspends elsewhere. Commenting on NHS […]

NHS England has today (21 July) laid out new plans to improve maternity services and is calling on local areas to road test new ways of working. The Maternity Transformation Programme has now identified nine working areas to take forward implementation of the recommendations set out in the report of the national maternity review, Better […]

Attendees to this year’s Health and Care Innovation Expo will have access to an exclusive app to enhance their visit. The interactive app will help delegates to plan their visit, network with other app users and keep up-to-date with the latest Expo 2016 news. The app can be used on a range of devices and will be invaluable […]

National and international healthcare innovators have two weeks left to apply for the NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA), with the deadline for applications at 5pm on Monday 1 August 2016. The NIA, now in its second year, is seeking evidence-based innovations which improve health outcomes and give patients access to the latest products, services and technology […]

This vacancy is no longer available. NHS England is committed to ensuring that public and patient voices are at the centre of shaping our healthcare services. Every level of our commissioning system needs to be informed by insightful methods of listening to those who use and care about our services to inform service development. There […]

A report published yesterday (18 July) shows an NHS programme to train vulnerable people to use the internet has led to over half feeling more confident to manage their health, 21% making fewer calls or visits to their GP and 6% making fewer trips to A&E.  This behaviour change is estimated to have saved the […]

A new guide to help organisations responsible for planning and commissioning local hearing services for deaf people and those with diminishing hearing is launched by NHS England today (19 July). The Commissioning Services for People with Hearing Loss – a Framework for Clinical Commissioning Groups, will be presented by the Chief Scientific Officer for England, […]