NHS England Chief Executive Simon Stevens today (Weds) announced in a speech at a major health conference that Devon would be one of three areas in England where local health and care organisations worked together to make improvements for patients as part of the new Success Regime. The NHS Five Year Forward View, published last […]
The head of NHS England today (Wednesday) issued a clarion call to health care leaders to redesign the care of patients across the NHS so that it is sustainable for the future and better able to meet the needs of patients. Speaking to delegates at the NHS Annual Conference in Liverpool, Simon Stevens set out […]
All this week we are running a series of blogs from dedicated people who give up their time free as health and care volunteers. The blogs mark the Volunteers’ Week celebrations in recognition of the invaluable contributions of people up and down the country. The week acknowledges and says “Thank you” to the millions of […]
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There are almost 100 entries for this year’s Kate Granger Compassionate Care Awards. The awards, to be staged for the second successive year at the Health and Innovation Expo 2015, will see 98 nominees fighting it out for the prizes – up from 80 entries last year. Judges are already saying the leap in the […]
The UK is celebrating Volunteers’ Week in recognition of the invaluable contributions of people who offer up their time. The week acknowledges and says “Thank you” to the millions of people who give freely of their time, skills and expertise to volunteer in our health and care services, as well their own communities, to help […]
A £30,000 international challenge prize – the first of its kind – is up for grabs to innovators or organisations who can publish or present data on obesity in a new, exciting and useful way. The challenge, to promote innovation in open data, is being carried out in both England and the US and will […]
The UK celebrates Volunteers’ Week from today until 7 June in recognition of the invaluable contributions of people across all sectors who offer up their time. The week acknowledges and says “Thank you” to the millions of people who give freely of their time, skills and expertise to volunteer in our health and care services, […]
Simplifying the patient journey and improving the patient experience are among the key priorities for NHS111. Dr Ossie Rawstorne, National Medical Adviser to NHS111, said as well as these aims, the ambition was for “the patient experience to be consistently good across the entire system”. Speaking at the NHS111 Focus on Futures event held in […]
More than 200 delegates are expected to attend the NHS111 Focus on Futures conference in Manchester today. They will hear about exciting new developments being planned for the service which already fields more than one million calls a month. Keynote speakers will include Beverley Bryant, NHS England’s Director of Digital Technology, who will focus on […]