Today we are announcing the introduction of Operational Delivery Networks which will complement the newly created Strategic Clinical Networks. Operational Delivery Networks (ODNs) will cover areas such as neonatal intensive care, adult critical care, burns and trauma and are focussed on coordinating patient pathways between providers over a wide area to ensure access to specialist […]

Communications assistant at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Lee Rayner created a video to raise awareness about the importance of flu vaccinations and encourage all staff to get the inoculation to help protect patients and visitors and help to ensure services run smoothly and efficiently throughout the winter months. But what he did was […]

In November 2012, the NHS Equality and Diversity Council (EDC) announced that it was to change its name to the Personal, Fair and Diverse Council in response to the Council’s new responsibilities for health inequalities and human rights as part of the Health and Social Care Act 2012. Feedback is important to us and we […]

You can see the agenda and papers for the meeting. The board meeting was broadcast live as part of our commitment to make information as accessible as possible. You can view a recording of each agenda items below: Parts one and three Part four Part five Part six Part seven Part eight Part nine Parts ten […]

The next steps and outputs from the launch event of the NHS Commissioning Assembly are being made available today. The NHS Commissioning Assembly is the community of leaders for NHS commissioning; the ‘one team’ which will deliver better outcomes for patients. It has been set up to create shared leadership nationally and locally; co-produce national […]

NHS Medical Director Sir Bruce Keogh has announced a review of quality assurance arrangements for NHS pathology services.  Led by National Clinical Director for Pathology, Dr Ian Barnes, the review will scrutinise NHS arrangements for the oversight and safeguards of laboratory testing.  The review will bring together experts in the field to explore how Quality […]

The NHS Commissioning Board (NHS CB) today pledges to drive a revolution for patients, offering the public more information about quality of care and giving them greater control of their health. Publishing its planning guidance for 2013/14, the NHS CB aims to help local clinicians deliver more responsive health services, focused on improving outcomes for […]

The Department of Health’s response to the consultation on local authority health scrutiny is now available. The report provides an overview and analysis of the responses received, the Department’s comments and the action the Department intends to take to address the points raised. This response will inform the development of a new statutory instrument (regulations) […]

Eight inspirational leaders and two ground breaking organisations have been named as the best in their field at this year’s prestigious NHS Leadership Recognition Awards. Three doctors, two nurses and a health trainer are among the individuals who have been honoured for their work. Organised by the NHS Leadership Academy, the national awards recognise and […]

All patients requiring treatment from a specialised service, are to have access to the same standard of service and the same clinical policy wherever they live.  The nature and extent of this specialised care are subject to a consultation, launched today by the NHS Commissioning Board. The six week consultation running from 12 December 2012 […]