The remaining three of ten specialist surgical societies will publish outcomes data for individual hospital consultants, including mortality rates, from today. This completes the staged ‘pilot’ publication of this data that started in June this year. It is part of NHS England’s drive for greater transparency and a commitment to providing patients with more information […]

Professor Keith Willett, NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Acute Episodes of Care, has welcomed a report by the Royal College of Physicians’ Future Hospital Commission. The report, entitled Future Hospital: Caring For Medical Patients, sets out the Commission’s vision for hospital services structured around the needs of patients, both now and in the future. […]

NHS England is pleased to announce the recruitment of four respective patient and public voice (PPV) representatives to its Clinical Priorities Advisory Group (CPAG) and Rare Disease Advisory Group (RDAG). Susie Gear, Alistair Kent, Nick Sireau and Christine Collins will join RDAG with Linn Phipps, Sally Brearley, Madeline Wang, Barry Silverman joining CPAG. All representatives […]

As part of our commitment to make information as accessible as possible, you can watch NHS England’s Annual General Meeting, held at the Queen Elizabeth II conference centre, London, live from approximately 18:00 on 12 September 2013. We will be tweeting throughout the day from @NHSEngland and you can comment on Twitter using #NHSAGM or contribute […]

NHS England has today published the following clinical commissioning policies and policy statements, in support of its role as the direct commissioner of specialised services: D05/P/f Clinical commissioning policy: Stereotactic radiosurgery/radiotherapy for glomus tumours D05/P/g Clinical commissioning policy: Radiosurgery/radiotherapy for cavernous venous malformations D05/PS/a Clinical commissioning policy statement: Stereotactic radiosurgery, radiotherapy for ocular melanoma and […]

NHS England has today supported the Secretary of State for Health as he set out his plans for ensuring the safety and sustainability of urgent and emergency care services this winter and into the future. NHS England’s Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Dame Barbara Hakin, and Medical Director Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, set […]

A workshop drawing together clinicians and experts in suicide prevention across Thames Valley and Wessex will be hosted by NHS England and NHS Mental Health Service providers* on World Suicide Day on Tuesday 10 September. During the workshop, attendees will hear from family members who will talk about the loss of a loved one who […]

The next Board meeting will take place on Friday 13 September at 10:00am – at NHS England Southside, 105 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6QT If you would like to attend, please register your interest by lunchtime on 11th September as places are limited. Please contact england.boardattendance@nhs.net. Please note that members of the public are welcome […]

In 2012 the Secretary of State asked Monitor to undertake an independent review of matters that may be affecting the ability of different providers of NHS services to participate fully in improving patient care. NHS England worked closely with Monitor as they undertook their review. In March 2013 Monitor published their findings with recommendations to […]

NHS England has launched the recruitment for Chair positions for both its Clinical Priorities Advisory Group (CPAG) and its Rare Diseases Advisory Group (RDAG). CPAG is responsible for making recommendations regarding those services which NHS England is directly responsible for commissioning, whilst RDAG will make recommendations about which highly specialised services or technologies should be […]