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 – 30 January 2015 (document is available on our archived website).

Paul Baumann, Chief Financial Officer at NHS England said:  “Monitor will shortly be announcing the results of their consultation on the 2015/16 tariff. They will report details showing that while only a minority of providers and CCGs responded negatively, the relevant response threshold by market share was reached. Since the overall NHS funding totals for […]

Research suggests satisfaction levels with the NHS are on the up – rising from 60 to 65 per cent  – while dissatisfaction levels dropped to an all-time low of 15 per cent. The British Social Attitudes survey, carried out on behalf of health charity the King’s Fund, is seen as an important temperature check on […]

This news item is also available in easy read (this document is no longer available here but can be found on the National Archives website). England’s key health and care bodies have today published a report setting out the next steps of a system-wide plan to answer the calls from individuals and their families to […]

Thursday 29 January 2015 at NHS Southside, start time will be 10.30am. View a live stream of the board meeting Copies of the board papers have also been made available

There is a 90% probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow between 1200 on Wednesday 28 Jan and 1200 on Tuesday 3 Feb in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. More details about the weather alert is available on the MET Office […]

NHS England today launches a new consultation about how it will prioritise which specialised services and treatments to invest in. Patient groups asked it to consult on changes to the principles and process by which it makes these decisions. NHS England directly commissions around 145 specialised services. In order to ensure the maximum number of […]

NHS England and its national partners have announced a new programme to focus on the acceleration of the design and implementation of new models of care in the NHS. As set out in the Five Year Forward View, rapid progress is needed to speed up the development of new care models for promoting health and […]

Health leaders have today (Monday) announced a £10 million investment to kick start a new plan to expand the general practice workforce. The money will be used to recruit new GPs, retain those that are thinking of leaving the profession and encourage doctors to return to general practice to better meet the needs of patients […]

The next Board meeting will take place on 29 January 2015 at NHS Southside, start time will be 10.30am. If you would like to attend, please register your interest at england.boardattendance@nhs.net. and let us know if you have any additional requirements. Please note that members of the public are welcome to attend meetings of the […]