A patient safety alert has been issued today (9 June 2014) by NHS England on standardising the early identification of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI). The alert has been issued to all NHS acute trusts and foundation trusts providing pathology services. A national algorithm, standardising the definition of AKI has now been agreed. This provides the […]

NHS England has issued an updated FAQ document (June 6) 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 right place at the right time – […]

Thinking like a patient, acting like a taxpayer – from NHS challenges to new solutions? We meet here in Liverpool at a defining moment in the history of our National Health Service. A time when the standards of care for the vast majority of our patients in the vast majority of our communities continues to […]

NHS England Chief Executive Simon Stevens today (Wednesday) sets out critical steps the Health Service must take to address head-on the challenges it faces over the next five years and beyond. The NHS faces a “defining moment” in its history, he will tell the NHS Confederation annual conference in Liverpool. “I know there are enormous pressures, […]

Tim Kelsey, NHS England’s National Director for Patients and Information, has today spoken about how a new, forward-thinking style of leadership is liberating patients and staff. In an article for Guardian Society online, he writes about a recent visit to the Hurley Group GP health centre based in the heart of London’s Olympic village which […]

NHS England and GovLab have today launched a blueprint – The Open Data Era in health and social care report – for accelerating the use of open data in health and care settings. The availability of open data can empower citizens and help care providers, patients and researchers make better decisions, spur new innovations and […]

In his first two interviews with the Press since becoming NHS England’s new Chief Executive, Simon Stevens has stressed the need to think creatively about improved patient outcomes. He told the Daily Telegraph and Health Service Journal magazine that tailoring care models and solutions to the needs of different audiences is vital. He explained that […]

NHS England has published the terms of reference for the independent review into children’s cardiac services in Bristol.  The review will be led by Eleanor Grey QC, an independent barrister and former Counsel to the Bristol Royal Infirmary public inquiry, and Sir Ian Kennedy, the former chairman of the Bristol public inquiry, who will act […]

NHS England’s award-winning Future of Health Conference will be staged again later this year. The conference, which recently won Best Event of the Year at the prestigious British Media Awards, will be held on 21 November in London. As with last year’s event – which attracted 1,000 delegates – a People’s Panel made up of […]

NHS Confederation brings together senior decision-makers from across the whole of the health system. With over 2,000 attendees expected to attend, the conference provides the perfect forum to discuss current health policy and share innovation and best practice. Over the course of the conference, NHS England speakers will address the issues that matter for patients […]