NHS England must continue to raise the profile of England’s carers and the vital role they play. That is the view of Dr Martin McShane, NHS England’s Director for Long Term Conditions, who has written in a blog: “England’s five and a half million carers make a critical and underappreciated contribution not only to loved […]

This article has been amended to better reflect the policy document. NHS England agrees funding for new drug treatments for Hep C In what will be the NHS’ single largest investment in new treatments this year, NHS England has today (11 June 2015) announced the budget will be increased to £190 million for new virological […]

NHS England and the Local Government Association will today (9 June) host a meeting for the nine areas pioneering blended comprehensive health and social care funding. The Integrated Personal Commissioning (IPC) programme was set out in October 2014 and went live in April 2015 with the first wave of nine demonstrator sites – enabling over […]

Dr Kate Granger is to undertake a gruelling tour to promote her #hellomynameis compassionate care campaign. Kate, 33, who has terminal cancer, will start the whirlwind roadshow on 17 June, visiting 16 healthcare organisations to meet NHS staff in just nine hectic days. She will be accompanied by her husband of 10 years, Chris Pointon, who […]

Meeting the challenges of improving care for a growing and increasingly older population is being debated by a Westminster Health Forum keynote seminar today. Professor John Young, NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Frail Elderly and Integration, will tell the Forum about the NHS Five Year Forward View and its policy priorities for older people. […]

Today marks the start of Carers’ Week which runs as an annual awareness campaign and recognises the crucial work carers do. Carers can struggle for recognition and support from health professionals. And involving carers in decision-making and recognising their role as expert partners in care serves to benefit patients, carers and the NHS alike. As well […]

Today we publish the last two blogs in a series we have been running all week dedicated to people who give up their time free as health and care volunteers. The blogs have marked Volunteers’ Week celebrations in recognition of the invaluable contributions of people up and down the country. The Week acknowledges and says […]

At the NHS Confederation conference on Thursday 4 June 2015, the seven principal national health bodies published Five Year Forward View: Time to Deliver. Time to Deliver is primarily a tool for NHS managers. It looks at the progress made to date towards delivering the Five Year Forward View, and sets out the next steps we […]

The recently established Mental Health Taskforce has received an astonishing response to its call for the views of service users, their families and professionals who work in mental health. As he talks at the NHS Confederation annual conference in Liverpool today, Paul Farmer, the independent chair of the mental health taskforce and Chief Executive of […]

One of the key challenges for the health and social care system over the next five years is how to support effectively the growing number of people who have more than one long term condition or other need. How to meet this challenge will be the subject of an address being given to the annual […]