NHS England has approved the first set of GP-led Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) that will take on responsibility for commissioning the majority of GP services from April this year. *64 CCGs across the country have been approved to take on greater ‘delegated’ commissioning responsibility for GP services with the possibility that others may follow. This […]

Sir Bruce Keogh is set to see the progress being made on the new Emergency Care Hospital being built in Northumberland – the first purpose-built hospital of its kind in England. NHS England’s National Medical Director will be given a tour of the £90million development next month – just over a year since he was […]

NHS England is set to host its biggest event of the year with the Health and Care Innovation Expo 2015 – and you can register as a delegate now! Expo 2015 will again be held at Manchester Central – on September 2 and 3 – and, as with last year’s hugely successful event, is expected […]

A stage one warning has been issued to raise awareness of unintentional interruption of non-invasive ventilation (NIV). Risk of severe harm and death from unintentional interruption of non-invasive ventilation The National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS) has identified patient safety incidents where harm has been caused when the oxygen supply was found to be disconnected. […]

A patient safety alert has been issued by NHS England to raise awareness of unintentional interruption of non-invasive ventilation (NIV). The National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS) has identified patient safety incidents where harm has been caused when the oxygen supply was found to be disconnected. Some non-invasive ventilators may not have alarms to warn […]

NHS England has today published the latest quarterly Assuring Transformation data that tracks progress on moving people with learning disabilities and/or autism from in-patient to community settings. The figures at 31 December 2014 show a reduction in the overall number of people with learning disabilities and /or autism in in-patient settings. The data also shows […]

NHS England has set out guidance for how new access and waiting time standards for mental health services are to be introduced. In October, NHS England and the Department of Health announced the measures in Improving better access to mental health services by 2020. NHS England’s guidance, out today for CCGs, explains the case for change […]

This summary offers an overview of the system and pulls together information on waiting times in A&E, ambulance response times, daily situation reports from the NHS, and information on flu rates. Winter health check – 13 February 2015

The countdown has begun to NHS Change Day 2015 on March 11. Chief Executive Simon Stevens made this year’s first pledge telling staff who gathered at Skipton House in London he would: “Help drive through change for people with learning disabilities”. He added: “I fully support this campaign which is a remarkable social movement for […]

NHS England’s Chief Executive Simon Stevens today responded to the Francis report on whistleblowing. In the report entitled ‘Freedom To Speak Up?’ Sir Robert Francis QC, who led the inquiry into Mid-Staffordshire, recommends: A “Freedom to Speak Up Guardian” to be appointed in every NHS trust to support staff, particularly junior members. A national independent […]