NHS England is pleased to announce the appointment of Sara Hurley BDS(UBrist) MFGDP(UK) MSc(UCL) MA(KCL) as Chief Dental Officer. Sara will serve as principal dental adviser and the professional head of dental staff in England. As a senior member of the Medical Directorate, Sara will work in partnership with other directorates, domain leads and other […]

Thousands of people with serious mental illness (SMI) could now be saved from an early death thanks to an innovative scheme in Bradford helping to lead the parity of esteem agenda. A new system is being used across Bradford and Airedale in 80 GP surgeries with 5,000 patients with serious mental illness; across five new […]

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A new toolkit is published today by NHS England to help commissioners reduce poor experience of in-patient care. The toolkit has been co-designed with the help of a number of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) so it could be tested for its ease and usability. Paul Jebb, Experience of Care Professional Lead at NHS England, explained: “Using […]

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 […]