NHS England sets out call to action to staff, public and politicians to help NHS  meet future demand and tackle funding gap through ‘honest and realistic’ debate. NHS England has today called on the public, NHS staff and politicians to have an open and honest debate about the future shape of the NHS in order […]

NHS England has today published an interim national policy statement outlining its position on access to Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT), a form of radiotherapy which is used in the treatment of liver cancer. Previous commissioning arrangements for this treatment varied around the country and therefore the policy statement has been developed using a rapid […]

The NHS Services, Seven Days a Week Forum set up by NHS England earlier this year has reached a crucial stage in its work as it gathers evidence into how the NHS could move towards offering  patients better, safer and high quality health care every day of the week. Five work streams established by the […]

The health secretary has announced he is seeking views on a set of proposals to radically improve care for vulnerable older people. The proposals set out improvements in primary care and urgent and emergency care. They look at establishing ways for NHS and social care services to work together more effectively for the benefit of […]

Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage and Commitment, are values essential to compassionate care.  And today Sir David Nicholson, NHS England’s Chief Executive re-enforced those core nursing values by launching the 6C’s online hub, on his visit to the Royal Wolverhampton Hospital NHS Trust to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the NHS. The 6Cs Live! Communication […]

The Mandate from Government was published in November 2012 and sets the objectives for NHS England for the period April 2013 to March 2015. It is now due for annual refresh for 2014-15 and DH has today launched a 12 week consultation on the proposed changes to the Mandate, with an aim to publish the […]

The data published today on the performance of NHS 111 in May 2013 showed the service continues to improve and is highly rated by those who use it – 92 per cent were very or fairly satisfied with their NHS111 experience.  Usage of the service continues to grow –in May there were 580,937 calls to […]

Sir David Nicholson, NHS England’s chief executive, has said the health service must adapt to survive. Writing for The Guardian as the NHS marked its 65 anniversary, Sir David describes the service as “one of the UK’s greatest achievements” but added that for Aneurin Bevan’s revolutionary vision to continue to thrive for generations to come, […]

NHS England has today launched recruitment to the latest addition to its Clinical Reference Group (CRG) structure. The Armed Forces CRG will provide clinical advice to NHS England in support of its commissioning decisions regarding serving armed forces personnel, their families, mobilised reservists and veterans. In particular, this CRG will review and support the integration […]

The week of the 65th anniversary of the National Health Service (5 July 2013), NHS England has reaffirmed its commitment to reducing the gap in life expectancy  – over 11 years for men and 10 for women – between the richest and poorest in the country. This focus on equal access and support from the […]