As of September 2014, 21% of patients in England have been able to access their medical records online, a significant increase on 2% this time last year. The number of patients able to book their appointments and request repeat prescriptions has also jumped to 91% and 88% respectively. NHS England’s Patient Online programme team has […]

Statement by the Department of Health and NHS England Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is child abuse and the Department of Health and NHS England are committed to caring for FGM survivors, protecting our girls from FGM, and preventing future generations from having to undergo FGM. On 22 July 2014, the UK hosted the first Girl […]

NHS England has renewed its commitment to improving the quality of life for the country’s hidden army of young and adult carers. The 5.5 million unpaid carers in England make a critical contribution not only to loved ones, neighbours and friends, but to the sustainability of the NHS.  To make this contribution, carers often make […]

NHS England will today announce Health and Care Innovation Expo is to return to Manchester in 2015. More than 5,000 people from across NHS, voluntary and community sectors, including local commissioners and providers, CSUs, local authorities, industry specialists, clinicians and patient leaders will meet at Manchester Central on 2 and 3 September to take part […]

After experiencing a potentially fatal blood clot on his lung after a routine back operation last year, former England International goalkeeper, Paul Robinson, is helping NHS England raise awareness of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in a new NHS Choices video. The video which has been produced as part of the work of the National VTE Prevention […]

Patients are having a better overall experience at A&E departments a survey published today by the CQC has shown. Of the 40,000 patients who responded to the survey, relating to January to March 2014, the majority rated their overall experience as good with 80 per cent rating their visit at least seven out of ten. […]

Another thirteen trial schemes are to launch in April 2015 to place mental health professionals in police stations and courts.  These schemes aim to ensure people who come into the criminal justice system with mental health conditions, learning disabilities and other vulnerabilities are recognised and are promptly referred into health and other services to get […]

NHS England and Monitor have today published plans describing radical changes to how healthcare is paid for, which will enable the NHS to introduce new models of care. This would enable the NHS to put into practice its long-standing commitment to better integrate hospital, community and mental health care, and provide a payment system to […]

Responding to HM Treasury’s announcement of additional funding for the NHS, Simon Stevens, CEO of NHS England said: “Last month the NHS itself came together to chart a new direction for health in this country. Our NHS Forward View unleashed an amazingly wide consensus – amongst patient groups, local communities, frontline staff and NHS leaders. […]

On 1 October 2014 NHS England announced plans designed, in part, to streamline and align the functions and structures which support the organisation to work more effectively – both nationally and regionally – to minimise duplication and make more effective use of our resources. A single integrated team for each of the current regions has been […]