Today NHS England has published an update on the Urgent and Emergency Care Review, which builds on NHS England’s future vision for urgent and emergency care in Transforming urgent and emergency care services in England. Urgent and Emergency Care Review End of Phase 1 Report. This work will make it easier  for patients to get […]

Purpose To consider why change is needed, what success might look like, and how we might get there. The Forward View will provide: A clear vision, setting out the particular contribution that the NHS and others can make to the health of our nation, and the transformation required to meet the changing needs of current […]

From today (13 August), NHS England will be consulting on improving access to information formats such as ‘easy read’ and braille and to British Sign Language interpreters. Making sure hospitals, GP practices and other NHS and adult social service providers give people information in the best format for their needs, is the aim of NHS […]

NHS England has today (Saturday) announced that a team of NHS doctors and nurses are on their way to help the hundreds of people affected by the deepening crisis in Gaza. The first 14-strong team will be made up of surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses and paramedics from the specialities of emergency medicine, orthopaedic trauma and plastic […]

NHS England has today announced up to eight voluntary sector organisations will share £2m to provide extra help over the busy winter months. The groups, including Age UK, British Red Cross and Royal Voluntary Service, will run local projects that target those people most at risk of admission to hospital and who need extra support […]

More than half of patients (51 per cent) were aware of their legal right to choose a hospital or clinic for an outpatient appointment, and a similar proportion (53 per cent) referred for an outpatient appointment first had a discussion with their GP about where to receive treatment. Fewer than two fifths of patients, however, […]

Please note a number of technical amendments have been made to the Part 2 plan template that was released on 25 July. The new template is available here, and any old versions should be discarded. A macro is also available for download for areas who have already started their Part 2 plans to avoid having […]

Simon Stevens, NHS England Chief Executive, said: “The NHS has made huge progress over the past decade in slashing long waits, so the median wait for patients having an operation is now under 10 weeks. To lock-in that achievement – and go further in eliminating the longest waits – CCGs are now using earmarked extra […]

NHS England has asked Sir Stephen Bubb, the Chief Executive of charity leaders network ACEVO, to chair a steering group to develop recommendations for the development of a national framework for local commissioning of community based support for people with learning disabilities. This will specifically respond to the pledge set out in the Winterbourne View […]

Simon Stevens, NHS England’s Chief executive, today welcomed the announcement by David Cameron of the 100,000 Genome Project. The Prime Minister unveiled plans for a £300million investment into the project which involves ground-breaking genetic research into cancer and rare diseases, that will transform how diseases are diagnosed and treated The four year project will allow […]