The NHS in England today (Monday) commits to the biggest transformation of mental health care across the NHS in a generation, pledging to help more than a million extra people and investing more than a billion pounds a year by 2020/21. It is making the move in response to the final report of an independent […]

NHS England has today (12 February 2016) launched 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 […]

Current alert level: Level 2 – Alert and Readiness Issued at: 0842 on Thu 11 Feb 2016 There is a 60% probability of severe cold weather between 0900 on Thursday 11 Feb and 1200 on Monday 15 Feb in parts of England. More details about the weather alert are available on the MET Office website.

Simon Stevens, the Chief Executive of NHS England, said: “Junior doctors play a critical role in the NHS, work incredibly hard in high pressure roles, and have a range of legitimate non-pay concerns about their training. These now have to be comprehensively addressed by hospitals, the medical royal colleges, and the national training bodies. But […]

Current alert level: Level 2 – Alert and Readiness Issued at: 0937 on Tue 9 Feb 2016 There is a 70% probability of severe cold weather between 1200 on Wednesday 10 Feb and 1200 on Friday 12 Feb in parts of England. More details about the weather alert are available on the MET Office website.

NHS England has issued an update on the industrial action by junior doctors that is taking place today (Wednesday Feb 10). NHS trusts have reported today that 43 per cent [1] of junior doctors (out of a possible 26,000 working on a typical day) have reported for duty on the day shift. Combining junior doctors, other […]

Building on the agenda set out in the Five Year Forward View, NHS England is launching today a new three year programme to support social movements in health and care. Working initially with six new care model vanguards across England, this programme will develop, test and spread effective ways of mobilising people in social movements […]

A stage one alert has been issued to raise awareness of the risk of severe dehydration and death caused by an omission or delay of desmopressin in patients with cranial diabetes insipidus. Risk of severe harm or death when desmopressin is omitted or delayed in patients with cranial diabetes insipidus Cranial diabetes insipidus is a […]

A patient safety alert has been issued by NHS England to raise awareness of the risk of severe dehydration and death caused by an omission or delay of desmopressin in patients with cranial diabetes insipidus. Cranial diabetes insipidus is a rare disorder of the pituitary gland characterised by an inability to produce antidiuretic hormone (ADH), […]

NHS England has today (05 February 2016) launched 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 […]