Based on a two year data collection from 11 sites covering both adults’ and children’s services, NHS England is developing a currency for palliative care which focusses on patient need. The aim of the work is to provide a transparent basis for palliative care commissioning NHS England’s initial thoughts on the currency model have been published […]

The NHS is at a crossroads and needs to change and improve as it moves forward. That was the message from NHS England’s Chief Executive Simon Stevens today as a Five Year Forward View for the NHS was launched. As the Forward View document was published, Mr Stevens told an audience of key stakeholders: “Healthcare […]

NHS England is pleased to announce the appointment of a new National Clinical Director for Innovation, Professor Tony Young PhD, FRCS (Urol). As National Clinical Director (NCD), Professor Young’s role will provide clinical leadership and support in delivering improved health outcomes across the five domains of the NHS Outcomes Framework. In particular Tony will focus […]

A series of  posters to inform NHS staff about Ebola are being distributed to all GP surgeries, A & E departments and pharmacies. Posters will also be available  in NHS premises to inform the public. Here is the public facing poster: A3 poster for the public electronic version  

NHS England has established an Executive Innovation Programme to promote the development of innovation across the healthcare system. The programme aims to identify, train and mentor senior innovation leaders, empowering them to implement and disseminate innovation in their organisation and the wider NHS. With the NHS facing many pressures, including widening demographic changes, increased prevalence […]

The Department of Health and NHS England have opportunities for placement students to work for 9 to 12 months in our analytical teams. In NHS England and the Department of Health analysts play an instrumental part in tackling some of the nation’s most challenging and high profile health problems. Our analytical teams cover a broad […]

Seven new ‘ambassadors’ are to begin spreading the word about the importance of diagnosing more patients with dementia in a bid to help improve patients’ and their carers’ quality of life. The seven, who are based in London, the south, the north, the midlands, and Scotland, will be helping local GPs in England to use […]

This invitation to tender is the second stage of a procurement exercise for the selection of NHS Genomic Medicine Centres (GMC). ITT Stage 2 builds on ITT Stage 1 and is a detailed extension of that document. This document is only of relevance to the 15 Trust who pre-qualified for ITT Stage 2 as a result […]

Yesterday the Care Quality Commission published the Chief Inspector of Hospitals’ report on the inspection at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust. Sir Mike Richards concluded that services were safe, but raised questions about staffing levels. He noted that the maternity service is going through a period of transition. Responding to the CQC report, NHS England […]

NHS England has welcomed the announcement that easy to access ratings for mental health hospitals will be published on MyNHS from today. Dr Geraldine Strathdee, NHS England National Clinical Director for Mental Health, said it was “excellent news the public would now be able to see key information on their local service in a central […]