PHE’s national seasonal flu campaign launches this week, encouraging uptake of the flu vaccine amongst the most at-risk groups. The campaign is particularly aimed at adults (under 65) and parents of children (4-17) with long term health conditions and pregnant women. For the first time we are also targeting parents of 2-3 year olds encouraging […]

NHS England will issue its planning guidance in December. However, there is lots of critical work that needs to happen before that. Sir David Nicholson, Chief Executive, has written out to commissioners to highlight some of the challenges facing the NHS. The letter will help focus people’s attention and thinking regarding the crucial work that […]

Today, the second day of the conference, being staged at the Business Design Centre in London in conjunction with UCL Partners, was addressed by NHS England’s chairman Professor Sir Malcolm Grant who outlined the national perspective on long term conditions. Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, National Medical Director was also taking part in a panel discussion, […]

Manufacturers of radiotherapy equipment who are planning innovations that may change the shape of cancer care are to pitch to NHS England, Cancer Research UK and radiotherapy experts in a dragons-den style event to show the latest products available for carrying out innovative radiotherapies. The event, which takes place on the 8th and 9th October, […]

NHS England has today published details of its commissioning intentions for specialised services for 2014/15 and 2015/16. The document, Prescribed Specialised Services Commissioning Intentions 2014/15-2015/16, serves as notice to all providers of specialised services in England, and will be supported by other, more technical guidance, which will outline clearly which specialised services will be commissioned […]

Pregnant women and mothers are now having their say about NHS-funded maternity services. As it forges ahead with its commitment to transparency, driving up standards and listening to the voice of patients, NHS England has this week begun asking the Friends and Family Test (FFT) question in every NHS maternity unit across the country. The […]

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and The Christie NHS Foundation Trust have published details of their outline business cases (OBC’s), supporting the development of a proton beam therapy service for the UK. HM Treasury gave approval to the trusts’ OBCs in July this year, which enabled the hospitals to launch the procurement of […]

Some of NHS England’s most influential figures are to take part in a high profile conference, The Future of Health, in London. The two-day conference, being staged by NHS England and UCL Partners  and being held at the Business Design Centre in London, will also feature some of the world’s leading experts on the care […]

THE NHS Services, Seven Days A Week Forum’s Project Manager, Deborah Williams, is today addressing a major conference on 24/7 care. The conference, entitled Improving Care, Safety, Outcomes and Productivity Through Delivering a 7 Day Health Service, is being chaired by Dr Janet Williamson, NHS improving Quality’s Director of National Improvement Programmes and also a […]

The New Medicine Service (NMS) is being extended to 31 December 2013. The service provides extra support, advice and guidance through community pharmacies for patients that are newly prescribed a medicine for specific long-term conditions. The NMS was implemented as a time-limited service commissioned until March 2013 to improve medicine adherence and outcomes for patients. […]