Our advice for clinicians on the coronavirus is here.
If you are a member of the public looking for information and advice about coronavirus (COVID-19), including information about the COVID-19 vaccine, go to the NHS website. You can also find guidance and support on the GOV.UK website.
News
New approach needed to frail elderly care
Professor John Young, NHS England’s Director for Integration and Frail Elderly Care, today told a high-powered Westminster Health Forum that a new “Frailty Index” is needed to help improve services for older people. Professor Young told the seminar that better recognition of frailty as a long term condition is key to the future care of […]
NHS England’s Future of Health Conference has attracted no fewer than 1,000 delegates
Today, the second day of the conference, being staged at the Business Design Centre in London in conjunction with UCL Partners, was addressed by NHS England’s chairman Professor Sir Malcolm Grant who outlined the national perspective on long term conditions. Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, National Medical Director was also taking part in a panel discussion, […]
Patients’ jury features at Future of Health Conference
Some of NHS England’s most influential figures are to take part in a high profile conference, The Future of Health, in London. The two-day conference, being staged by NHS England and UCL Partners and being held at the Business Design Centre in London, will also feature some of the world’s leading experts on the care […]
New Medicine Service extended
The New Medicine Service (NMS) is being extended to 31 December 2013. The service provides extra support, advice and guidance through community pharmacies for patients that are newly prescribed a medicine for specific long-term conditions. The NMS was implemented as a time-limited service commissioned until March 2013 to improve medicine adherence and outcomes for patients. […]
Future of Healthcare International Conference: The challenge of maintaining long term conditions
Taking place from 3-4 October 2013 in London, this jointly run event between NHS England and UCL partners will set the pace of change for long term conditions, multimorbidity and integrated care. The Future of Health conference will act as a national platform for policy debate and sharing of successful practice. It will be the […]