New guidance will help health and care employers job create employment opportunities Organisations across the health service in England are today (23 September) being provided with tools to help them meet a challenge to recruit people with learning disabilities. NHS Learning Disability Employment Programme – a joint programme between NHS England and NHS Employers – […]

NHS England has today (23 September 2015) published a six-monthly data report on patient safety incidents reported to the National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS) between 1 October 2014 and 31 March 2015. Acute hospitals, mental health services, community trusts, ambulance services and primary care organisations report incidents to the NRLS where any patient could have […]

The next Board meeting will take place on 24 September 2015, Southside London, at 10.30am. If you would like to attend, please register your interest at 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 held […]

He has been appointed commercial director at Telstra Health, a division of Australia’s leading telecommunications provider where he will lead development of new digital and mobile solutions for patients, professionals and citizens around the world. Tim started at NHS England in 2012 when it was established. He has led its work on data and technology […]

Tributes were today paid to NHS volunteers who took part in the fight against the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa. The accolades came as the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Armed Forces (APPG(AF) arranged a ‘Welcome Home’ march into Parliament. The parade was in recognition of the significant contribution of the NHS and Public […]

A stage two resource alert has been issued to launch an NHS-wide programme of work based around the National Standards for Invasive Procedures (NatSSIPs) that were published on 7 September 2015. Supporting the introduction of the National Safety Standards for Invasive Procedures The alert asks NHS providers to review current clinical practice and ensure the […]

A Patient Safety Alert has been issued by NHS England to launch an NHS-wide programme of work based around the National Standards for Invasive Procedures (NatSSIPs) that were published on 7 September 2015. The alert asks NHS providers to review current clinical practice and ensure the NatSSIPs are embedded into local processes by developing their […]

NHS staff, patients and carers are being urged to support and help raise awareness of Self Care Week next month. The theme for the week, running from 16 to 22 November, is ‘Self Care for Life’ and aims to help people understand what they can do to better look after their own health and that […]

A set of new national safety standards have been published today to support NHS hospitals to provide safer surgical care. The National Safety Standards for Invasive Procedures (NatSSIPs) aim to reduce the number of patient safety incidents related to invasive procedures in which surgical Never Events could occur. These new standards set out broad principles […]

The Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) has today completed a further review of the effectiveness of treatments it funds to ensure it delivers the best outcomes for patients. Professor Peter Clark, Chair of the Cancer Drugs Fund and an oncologist, said: “There is no escaping the fact that we face a difficult set of choices, but […]