On 10 December 2012, the Prime Minister announced that the Government intended to achieve a paradigm shift in the way that genomics is used across the NHS. To provide the catalyst for this change and to accelerate the benefits to NHS patients stemming from innovations in genomics, the Government committed to sequencing 100,000 whole human […]

NHS England CEO Simon Stevens is today announcing a number of senior appointments to the organisation. Dr Mahiben Maruthappu has been appointed to the chief executive’s office, as the first member of a new programme providing opportunities for early and mid-career clinicians and managers to work on national strategy and operations. Dr Maruthappu is an […]

Thursday 3 July 2014, at The Nicolson Building, Birmingham.  Board meeting will start at 10.30am Watch the live stream of the Board meeting.

Today NHS England launched a survey on the uptake and use of the NHS Number as the primary patient identifier aimed at Trusts across all services. The survey – the first of its kind – will enable NHS England to create a comprehensive picture by Trusts across England of use of the NHS Number in […]

NHS England Chief Executive Simon Stevens will today (July 1) applaud “a major NHS success story” as new figures show about 600 more patients are surviving major trauma since changes to services in April 2012. The 16,000 life-threatening major traumas are the biggest cause of death in children and adults under the age of 40 annually.  In all, some 37,000 are seriously injured in England […]

NHS England has issued an updated FAQ document (11 July – new FAQs are G19, G20, D1 and D29) further to the guidance letter issued on 16 May concerning Trusts submitting staffing data. More details on NQB staffing guidance can be found in the following document: How to ensure the right people, with the right skills, are in […]

The next Board meeting will take place on 3 July in Birmingham in The Nicolson Building, 58 Edgbaston Park Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2RT starting at 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 […]

NHS England has announced the decisions made by its Directly Commissioned Services Committee (DCSC) in relation to specialised services. The decisions of the committee, which met in May, will, in future, be communicated via a new stakeholder newsletter, which is currently being developed, and which will be accessible both via direct mail, and through the […]

NHS England is pleased to announce the appointment of Suzanne Rastrick as Chief Allied Health Professions Officer. Suzanne will take up the pivotal role in September, taking the lead in developing the vital contribution from the 12 allied health professions (AHPs) to further improve the commissioning and services provided by AHPs to achieve better outcomes for patients […]

NHS England has today published a more detailed analysis of the quarterly ‘Assuring Transformation’ data published on 16 May 2014. This data informs on progress on the NHS commitments in the Winterbourne View Concordat as of 31 March 2014. The Winterbourne View Concordat is an action plan, published by the Department of Health in December […]