NHS England has today published advice on how to conduct risk stratification while complying with the new legal framework that exists following the implementation of the Health and Social Care Act 2012. The document begins by setting out the role that risk stratification can play in managing the health of a population. It then explains how risk stratification […]

Today Monitor and NHS England have published three documents on our proposals for the 2014/15 National Tariff: The Tariff Engagement Document, with key information  on the 2014/15 National Tariff Proposals for local payment variations; and Proposals for enforcement of the tariff by Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority. There are three questionnaires asking for […]

NHS England today announced its roadmap for supporting the development of high quality, cost effective support services for NHS commissioners. ‘Towards commissioning excellence: a strategy for commissioning support services’  sets out the building blocks for developing a vibrant market that enables Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and other commissioners to choose from best-in-class providers from the […]

Thousands of victims of sex assault and rape in Britain every year are to get improved care and support under a new scheme being launched by NHS England. Working with the police, crime commissioners, local authorities and public health and community safety groups, NHS England will support commissioners in delivering services that secure the best […]

NHS England has today published the interim specifications it has adopted for the commissioning of specialised services. The new service specifications, along with clinical commissioning policies, were the subject of a short, public consultation which ran from mid-December 2012 to February 2013. NHS England received more than 3,500 responses from individual patients, carers, patient groups, and […]

NHS England today promised to lead a rethink of plans to improve children’s heart surgery in England following publication of an independent report on the Safe and Sustainable Review. Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, Medical Director for NHS England said: “We welcome the review and NHS England will now study its recommendations in full to learn […]

NHS England announced its vision today for an improved electronic patient referral service for the NHS, at the Commissioning Show in London. The vision for change will build on the existing Choose and Book system, aiming to transform it into an improved and expanded NHS e-Referral Service. This is part of NHS England’s commitment to […]

£150,000 dementia prize fund launched Frontline health and care professionals are being invited to bid for a share of the £150,000 NHS Innovation Challenge Prize for Dementia. The competition is open to anyone working in dementia care including GPs, specialist nurses, social workers, support workers, charities and patient support groups. £260 million technology fund to […]

The data published today on the performance of NHS 111 in April 2013 showed the service is steadily improving and is highly rated by those who use it – 92 percent were very or fairly satisfied with their NHS111 experience. Usage of the service is growing quickly.  In April, there were 566,532 calls to the […]

Compassion in Practice Update Although it is only a month since we launched the Compassion in Practice Implementation Plans, there is already a great deal of positivity, enthusiasm and momentum building around the strategy and the 6Cs, which we have seen in countless areas of England as we have visited teams and attended events. There […]