NHS England is inviting specialist hospitals to take part in a new, innovative commissioning approach, aimed at increasing access to services or treatments which are not currently routinely funded by the NHS. The first treatment to benefit, as part of the Commissioning through Evaluation programme, will be Selective Internal Radiotherapy (SIRT), a form of radiotherapy […]

Professor Keith Willett is today taking part in a live online debate about seven day services. The question and answer session will take place on the HSJ’s website and is part of its on-going coverage of the seven day services debate. It recently ran an online “conversation” about 24/7 care and received more than 6,000 […]

NHS England today welcomes the publication of 6-monthly data on patient safety incidents. Acute hospitals, mental health services, community trusts, ambulance services and primary care organisations all report incidents in which any patient could have been harmed or has suffered any level of harm, to the National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS). Incident reporting enables […]

The Health and Social Care Act 2012 introduced significant amendments to the NHS Act 2006. This guidance supports two legal duties, requiring clinical commissioning groups and commissioners in NHS England to enable: patients and carers to participate in planning, managing and making decisions about their care and treatment through the services they commission the effective […]

NHS England has today sanctioned a faster, more comfortable method for giving Trastuzumab (Herceptin) to breast cancer patients. From the 24th September a new sub cutaneous (SC) form of the drug will be commissioned.  Herceptin SC will primarily be used to treat women with early breast cancer who currently get the drug with chemotherapy before […]

NHS England launched the recruitment for Chair positions for both its Clinical Priorities Advisory Group (CPAG) and Rare Diseases Advisory Group (RDAG) on 6 September 2013. The deadline for applicants has been extended to 9am on 7 October 2013. CPAG is responsible for making recommendations regarding those services which NHS England is directly responsible for […]

The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges has thrown its weight behind a campaign for the introduction of seven day services across the NHS. Britain’s most senior doctors, represented by the AoMRC, which supports the Royal Colleges, say treating patients in inadequately staffed hospitals at weekends is “ethically unjustifiable” and must end urgently. The decision for […]

Today (Monday 23September) marks the start of NHS England’s 6Cs Live! Commissioning Week of Action so we are calling all nurses, midwives and care staff delivering the 6Cs – care, compassion, competence, communication, courage and commitment – to get involved. This is a great opportunity to learn, share and connect with others, such as through […]

NHS England’s National Medical Director, Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, has warned patients and health care professionals the introduction of seven day services will be “difficult and radical.” Sir Bruce also issued a challenge calling them to “be up for it” as he addressed a 7-Days Services workshop staged before NHS England’s inaugural Annual General Meeting […]

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 – 3 Items 4 – 5 Item 6 Item 7 Item 8 Part 1 Items 8 Part 2 – 10 Board papers View the agenda and board papers