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 […]

GP access will be a touchstone for demonstrating how the NHS is doing in the future. That’s the view of Ros Roughton, Director of NHS Commissioning, who today outlined the future for seven day services and primary care. Speaking at the Health and Care Innovation Expo 2015 in Manchester, Ros explored the challenges facing GPs […]

Bringing the Future NHS Stage to a close, NHS England Chair Sir Malcolm Grant chaired a session with Life Sciences Minister George Freeman MP and Medical Director Sir Bruce Keogh discussing the imperative the NHS faces to embrace innovation, and the concerted work going on across the NHS to do so. Discussing the power that […]

Thousands of people in mental health crisis have been able to access the urgent care they need quickly and directly thanks to a flagship £1million crisis helpline in the North East. People with mental health issues, who might previously have attended A&E, have been able to use a single telephone number set up by Northumberland, […]

“Hear our voice and act on what we say” was the call today from the NHS Youth Forum. They told the Health and Care Innovation Expo 2015 in Manchester they want to do all they could to help the NHS make services better. Discussing the successes and challenges of services for children and young people […]

NHS England’s Healthy New Towns programme has been described as a ‘mouth-watering opportunity for public health’ by the President of the British Medical Association. Professor Sir Al Aynsley-Green, the former Children’s Commissioner, was speaking at the Health and Care Innovation Expo in Manchester and highlighted the potential the scheme has to help young people. “This […]

One of the world’s leading cancer doctors says avoiding disease is key to lowering healthcare costs – with patient education and data the untapped NHS tools of prevention. Dr David Agus, who is Professor of Medicine and Engineering at the University of Southern California as well as a New York Times bestselling author and CBS news contributor, […]