NHS England has developed an updated version of the MAG form for use by doctors for their medical appraisal from April 2016. Why an updated MAG form? The form has been updated for a number of practical reasons: In response to feedback received since the original form was launched in 2012 – to improve the […]
NHS England is today unveiling a comprehensive package of measures aimed at clamping down on conflicts of interest and ensuring the NHS is one of the leading healthcare organisations in the world in tackling such issues. The plans are designed to bring a stronger, more consistent approach to managing potential and existing conflicts of interest […]
Today (31 March) we published our Business Plan for 2016/17 which builds on three guiding principles which will shape our work in the year ahead: Constancy of purpose and priorities Coherent national support for locally led improvement Solve today’s issues by accelerating tomorrow’s solutions There is strong continuity in our 10 business plan priorities for […]
NHS England would like to know how we can improve our digital communication channels including the NHS England website, our email bulletins and our social media accounts. We would like your feedback via a short online survey that should take no longer than two minutes to complete. Please share your views and help us improve […]
Taking place on Thursday 31 March 2016, NHS England, Southside, London, at 10.30am. View a live stream of the board meeting Take a look at the board papers
Note: this news article is not updated regularly to reflect the most up-to-date appointments in these positions. To see the current list of STP leaders, please visit our view Sustainability and Transformation Plans pages here. Senior figures from across health and care who will be leading work on Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STP) within their […]
200,000 homeless, older and vulnerable people have had ‘lessons’ to get online and contact their doctor reducing GP visits and costs to the NHS. In the first two years of the NHS England pilot scheme ‘Widening Digital Participation’ 14,000 people registered with a GP and looked online first before contacting the doctor. Half of those […]
The next Board meeting will take place on 31 March 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 […]
Action to prevent a future health crisis caused by antimicrobial resistance has seen the number of antibiotics prescribed in primary care fall substantially last year. The progress follows the introduction of financial incentives in April 2015 by NHS England working with Public Health England (PHE). Between April and December 2015, two million fewer prescriptions were […]
NHS England launched (21 March 2016) a 30 day public consultation on a number of proposed new products for specialised services (including service specifications and clinical commissioning policies). There has already been extensive engagement on these national specifications and policies. They have been developed with the support and input of lead clinicians and tested with […]