NHS England has picked up the top award at the Digital Leaders 100 Awards 2015, which celebrated innovation and leadership in the digital world. The award for best health and social care product or service went to the Widening Digital Participation programme for their work, along with partners the Tinder Foundation, on improving the digital […]

The latest GP Patient Survey (GPPS), which seeks the views of over two and a half million people every year about their experience of GP services and NHS dentistry, is published today. The data included in this publication was collected in two waves during July to September 2014 and January to March 2015. Dr. David […]

Professor Chris Moran, NHS England National Clinical Director for Trauma Care and the senior doctor who coordinated the medical repatriation from Tunisian hospitals of the of those British casualties with the most severe injuries says: “Having now spoken to my surgical and critical care colleagues in the major trauma centres across England who have received […]

NHS England Chief Executive Simon Stevens today (Wednesday) has launched a new initiative together with Public Health England, to put health at the heart of new neighbourhoods and towns across the country. Speaking at the Local Government Association annual conference today in Harrogate, Mr Stevens backed a renewed focus on new affordable housing by offering […]

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt will tell Expo 2015 how technology is going to change the face of health care over the next decade. The Minister’s keynote address at the Health and Care Innovation Expo 2015, to be staged in Manchester on September 2 and 3, will be delivered at a significant time, coming four months […]

NHS111 today refuted suggestions that it refuses to send ambulances to patients who are seriously ill. In a rebuttal of claims made in a national newspaper, the helpline service said it had an exemplary safety record while dealing with around 38,000 calls a day across the country. And NHS England defended the service saying it […]

The first ever survey seeking the views of children and young people on the health services they receive has been published today. Children and young people aged eight to 15 years have been asked to give their views as part of the survey conducted by the Care Quality Commission. Children aged nought to seven years […]

NHS England has launched a new practical guide to help ensure the right people with the right skills are recruited into the right inpatient mental health settings. The Mental Health Staffing Framework, which focuses on inpatient care, was commissioned as part of the NHS England’s ‘Compassion in Practice programme’. It was developed by an independent […]

Health leaders urged to work together to tackle issues faced by transgender and non-binary people across NHS services. NHS England is spearheading a collective drive to improve the experience of transgender and non-binary people when accessing health and care services. The body has called an urgent symposium for 30 June, bringing partners from across the […]

The Five Year Forward View and its ambitions for delivering integrated and new models of care are the focus of the Commissioning Show 2015. The two-day event, as part of Health+Care at Excel in London starting today, features a list of distinguished speakers, including Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, and Shadow Health Secretary, Andy Burnham. The […]