A Patient Safety Alert has been issued by NHS England to raise awareness of the introduction of new medical device connectors. The connectors are being introduced to prevent the danger of connecting the wrong types of medical devices together. All NHS providers who use medical devices affected by the change are asked to ensure that […]
A stage one warning has been issued to raise awareness of the introduction of new medical device connectors. Managing risks during the transition period to new ISO connectors for medical devices To reduce the risk of misconnections, the International Organization for Standardisation (ISO) has developed a series of new International Standards for small bore connectors […]
NHS England has published its business plan for 2015/16, summarising the headline goals and priorities for the year ahead. The plan sets out ten priorities to improve quality and access to services for patients, drive better value for money and to build the foundations for the future health and care system. The ten priorities are: […]
Public Health England along with the Department of Health and NHS England have today published the Annual Flu Plan and Letter for 2015/16. The Plan will aid the development of robust and flexible operational plans by local organisations and emergency planners within the NHS and local government. It provides the public and healthcare professionals with […]
Health and social care providers across the country will benefit from £78 million this year to invest in technology and help them move from paper-based clinical records to integrated digital care records. £43 million of Integrated Digital Care funding will be used by NHS Trusts and Local Authorities to put in place electronic information systems […]
Patients across England are set to benefit from a £350 million investment in GP services, announced today (27th March 2015). The 2015/16 funding will deliver on the promise of a new deal for primary care, as highlighted in the NHS Five Year Forward View. Prime Minister’s Challenge Fund – second wave pilots An additional 37 […]
Baroness Julia Cumberlege is to lead a major review of maternity services which is set to modernise care for women and babies across the country, NHS England announced today. The programme of work will assess current maternity care provision and consider how services should be developed to meet the changing needs of women and babies. […]
The new Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) assurance framework for 2015/16 has been published today. CCGs were established on 1 April 2013 and are clinically-led statutory bodies that commission local healthcare services. The new framework describes the assurance process which supports CCGs to commission safe, high quality and cost effective services for patients. It includes a […]
Local ‘test beds’ to trial new ways of improving care for patients as part of NHS Five Year Forward View. A worldwide call has today (Thursday 26 March) been launched for innovators to partner with local health and care systems in trialling new technologies, digital services and other innovations with the potential to deliver big […]
Seize the moment for major improvements in mental health and wellbeing says Stevens The tide of public opinion is shifting in favour of dramatically improved mental health services, Simon Stevens says as he launches a new taskforce to forge change. As signalled in the NHS Five Year Forward View, a new Taskforce is being established […]