NHS England is supporting a campaign led by Tinder Foundation to help the 9.5 million people currently lacking basic digital skills in the UK to get online to improve their health. Get Online Week takes place this year from 12-18 October and aims to show tens of thousands of people how being online can benefit their […]

NHS England Chief Executive Simon Stevens has today announced the appointment of three frontline NHS leaders to strengthen NHS England’s work on primary care, drive improved cancer services, and lead the commissioning of specialised hospital services. Announcing these appointments in a speech at the Kings Fund, Simon Stevens said: “These exceptionally high calibre new appointments […]

The theme for this year’s Chief Nursing Officer’s Summit will be ‘Leading Change and Creating Value’. The Summit, to be staged in Birmingham on 1 and 2 December 2015, will be attended by up to 500 senior nurses, patient representatives, academics and other Arm’s Length Bodies involved in shaping the future of health and care. […]

NHS England has today published new guidance to help ensure patients receive excellent nutrition and hydration care. The guidance has been produced to address the issues raised within ‘Hard Truths’ and the Francis Report; and to the concerns of patient, carers and the public with regard to malnutrition and dehydration. Malnutrition is still a concern […]

NHS England and NHS Employers have launched a pledge to employ more people with learning disabilities which local NHS organisations are being encouraged to sign up to. The pledge was opened for signatures at a workshop event held for employers in Bristol yesterday. The pledge is split into three stages: Step one – commitment. Organisations are […]

NHS England Chief Executive Simon Stevens spoke at the Institute of Directors Annual Convention today (6 October) at the Albert Hall in London. On the challenges facing the NHS, Simon said: “Our National Health Service is what the public say makes them proudest to be British. And the good news is that over the past […]

New report aims to cut bureaucracy and ease pressure on GPs A new report published today argues that perhaps 27% of GP appointments could potentially be avoided if there was more coordinated working between GPs and hospitals, wider use of other primary care staff, better use of technology to streamline administrative burdens, and wider system […]

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Firefighters have joined forces with the NHS in a new health partnership to tackle health and social problems and reduce winter pressures. Today, five organisations will sign a new ‘Consensus’ – NHS England, Public Health England, the Fire and Rescue Service, Age UK and the Local Government Association – promising to work together to make […]

Three leading models of how to care for people with dementia are being flagged up to the NHS in a bid to improve patient services by sharing learning. Thousands of people are benefiting from the thriving schemes at Gnosall, Northumberland, and Rotherham and Doncaster and are highlighted in a new report out today. Patient benefits include: […]