NHS England is today announcing plans to help GPs cope with extra demand over the winter period by reimbursing the indemnity costs for out-of-hours sessions. The increasing cost of indemnity has been raised at urgent and emergency care review roadshows, by Out of Hours providers as a barrier to delivering care. NHS England is responding […]

The national Better Care Support Team has commissioned Primary Care Commissioning (PCC) to run a series of regional events to share learning and success across the country. The events are an opportunity for regional teams to share their learning and successes, including any challenges they have overcome, and to learn from others. Through facilitated sessions, […]

Plans to ensure that everyone using the NHS can access free Wi-Fi are among recommendations made today by Martha Lane Fox. Martha Lane Fox has made the recommendations in a bid to increase take-up of internet enabled services in health and care. This follows a commission from Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt who asked the former […]

A stage one alert has been issued to raise awareness of the importance of taking, recording and responding to vital signs where restraint has been used to manage a person’s behaviour if they are at risk to themselves or others. The importance of checking vital signs during and after restrictive interventions/manual restraint Healthcare professionals should […]

NHS England is today announcing three senior appointments to lead key aspects of its work implementing the NHS Five Year Forward View. All three posts were publicly advertised and filled following open competition. Pauline Philip has been appointed as National Urgent and Emergency Care Director. Pauline will provide national leadership to ensure the delivery of […]

A patient safety alert has been issued by NHS England to raise awareness of the importance of taking, recording and responding to vital signs where restraint has been used to manage a person’s behaviour if they are at risk to themselves or others. Healthcare professionals should follow existing guidance on positive interventions to reduce the […]

Doing nothing is no longer an option when it comes to clinicians embracing digital technology and information. That was the clear message from Beverley Bryant to the Sustainable Healthcare Conference staged at the King’s Fund. NHS England’s Director of Digital Technology told delegates: “There are two jobs: to put technology into the hands of patients […]

NHS England and the Department of Education have joined forces to launch a multimillion pound joint mental health pilot scheme for hundreds of schools. The Mental Health Services and Schools Link Pilots will test a named single point of contact in 255 schools and in 22 pilot areas, meaning more joined up working between schools […]

More than three-quarters (168) of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), in partnership with 132 local authorities, have submitted 66 joint Expressions of Interest to become part of the first phase of roll-out of the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (NHS DPP). The bids were from single locations as well as clusters over larger areas. The NHS Diabetes […]

A thousand people every year in Durham will be offered a chance to change their lives and avoid developing Type 2 diabetes in a new scheme to target people at high risk. The Just Beat It programme sees people offered long term help with diet and high intensity exercise to reduce their chances of getting […]