In the latest of a series of blogs on Personal Health Budgets, NHS England’s Director of Personalisation and Choice explains why the choice agenda is so important for disabled people and those with long term conditions – whether it’s the small everyday lifestyle decisions we make, or the crucial conversations when people are facing the […]
NHS England has today (11 July) set out the results of its annual process for deciding which new treatments and services it will make available to patients. Around a hundred policies were considered over the course of the year. Many of these were considered as ‘In Year Service Developments’ – policies which are cost-saving or […]
The NHS in England will today (Thursday) set out its plans to deliver world class cancer services, which includes a fund to find new ways of speeding up diagnosis with the potential to save thousands more lives every year. The National Cancer Transformation Board, led by Cally Palmer, National Cancer Director for England, will today publish […]
People with long-term conditions in 37 areas across England are next in line to receive person-centred support to manage their own care, thanks to the roll-out of an evidence-based tool over the next five years. The Patient Activation Measure (PAM) is a validated tool which captures the extent to which people feel engaged and confident in taking […]
In May 2016, West London commenced using PAM through their team of 35 Health and Social Care Assistants (HSCAs) and Case Managers (CMs). The entire approach to the patient is tailored to their PAM score, with consultation styles, care planning approaches, goal setting and self-care programme referrals based on the patients’ activation level.
In May 2016, West London commenced using PAM through their team of 35 Health and Social Care Assistants (HSCAs) and Case Managers (CMs). The entire approach to the patient is tailored to their PAM score, with consultation styles, care planning approaches, goal setting and self-care programme referrals based on the patients’ activation level.
This document was co-produced with the Health Foundation and University of Leicester to give an overview of how Patient Activation Measures (PAM) have been used.
This document provides guidance for the NHS and other interested stakeholders on how cancer drugs will be appraised and funded from 29 July 2016, including the operation of the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF).
The NHS Standard Contract is mandated by NHS England for use by commissioners for all contracts for healthcare services other than primary care. The NHS Standard Contract 2017-19 (November 2016 edition) published below must not be used to enter into contracts commencing from 1 February 2018. For contracts commencing 1 February 2018 onwards, the NHS […]
Patients with complex, sometimes life-threatening congenital heart disease will benefit from action to ensure core standards of quality and sustainability apply across all specialist services announced today (Friday 8th July) by NHS England. Congenital heart disease (CHD) services have been the subject of a number of reviews since the public inquiry at Bristol Royal Infirmary […]
As NHS England announces moves to ensure core standards of quality and sustainability apply across all specialist services, Will Huxter explains how patients with complex, sometimes life-threatening congenital heart disease, will benefit: In my recent blogs, I have provided updates on the self-assessment process which we have been undertaking with CHD providers, reviewing their compliance […]