Expo 2014 will see the launch of NHS Change Day as it bids to get half a million pledges to improve care for people. Last year’s Change Day initiative proved to be the biggest day of collective action for improvement in the history of the NHS. The initial goal of mobilising people to gain 65,000 […]

NHS England’s National Director for Patients and Information, Tim Kelsey,  said: “We welcome the increase in public awareness and debate about NHS data usage following the nationwide distribution of the leaflet ‘Better Information Means Better Care’, but it’s vital this debate is based on facts. “There are no ‘backdoors’ to this information.  There is absolutely no change […]

This weekly summary offers an overview of the system and pulls together information on waiting times in A&E, ambulance response times, daily situation reports from the NHS, and information on flu rates. Winter health check report 7 February 2014

The board meeting was broadcast live as part of our commitment to make information as accessible as possible. You can view separate recordings of each agenda item below: Items 1 to 3 Item 4 Item 5 Item 6 Items 7 to 10 Item 11 Board papers View the agenda and board papers

Following the NHS England Board meeting on 17 December 2013, we have now published CCG running cost allowances for 2014-15 and indicative running cost allowances for 2015/16 for planning purposes. The figures outlined here in the running costs translate to per head allowances of £24.73 (2014-2015) and £22.07 (2015-2016). A letter regarding CCG running costs […]

A patient safety alert has been issued today (6 February 2014) by NHS England on the risk of hypothermia for patients on continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). This alert has been disseminated via the Central Alerting System (CAS) to ensure NHS staff are aware that it is never safe to use CRRT equipment without a […]

In the year since the publication of the Francis Report NHS England has led many significant improvements to address the concerns raised in this landmark report. Jane Cummings, Chief Nursing Officer for England and NHS England Chief Nurse said: “The lasting legacy that NHS England can give back to the patients and families who suffered […]

NHS England has paused its plans to introduce an evaluation project for renal artery denervation, a treatment proposed for patients with hypertension which is resistant to other forms of treatment. This means that the treatment remains as not routinely commissioned by the NHS in England. James Palmer, Clinical Director, Specialised Services, said: “On 9 January it […]

NHS England has released an update to the national Cancer Drugs Fund list, further increasing access for patients to an additional three new cancer drugs. The additions to the list have been made following a review of trial data from the drugs by the Chemotherapy Clinical Reference Group (CRG), one of 74 such groups which […]

NHS England has today published the arrangements it will apply to ensure the most effective use of resources for Personal Medical Services (PMS). PMS is a locally-agreed alternative to General Medical Service (GMS) for providers of general practice. NHS England area teams will be reviewing PMS contracts over the next two years to ensure that […]