As NHS England publishes a new toolkit aimed at supporting carers, the Senior Fellow to the Chief Executive of NHS England looks at the vital role they provide: Since the health service was established, tensions have existed between patients, physicians and policymakers. This has partly centred on resource availability, deployment and demand. But, following a […]
NHS England has published the Integrated approach to identifying and assessing Carer health and wellbeing. Developed in collaboration with a wide range of partners and which forms part of NHS England’s ongoing Commitment to Carers. The ‘integrated approach’ provides a toolkit that clarifies the new duties on NHS organisations under the Care Act 2014 and […]
NHS England and its partners have developed a toolkit to help health and social care organisations work together in identifying, assessing and supporting the wellbeing of carers and their families. This toolkit covers new duties on NHS organisations brought about by the Care Act 2014 and the Children and Families Act 2014, and includes numerous […]
The Chair of the British Academy of Childhood Disability explains how data is making a difference in ensuring disabled children, young people and their families get the services they need: The Children and Young People’s Health Services dataset, otherwise known as the CYPHS, is helping to revolutionise the quality of data local areas have available […]
Hello, and welcome to my latest blog on the implementation of the national Congenital Heart Disease programme. It includes details on the latest National Congenital Heart Disease Audit, the self-assessment process providers of CHD services are undertaking and forthcoming implementation meeting; I’d really welcome any comments or questions you may have on these subjects or […]
With the focus on relationships in Mental Health Week, NHS England has put the spotlight on Sheffield where they are helping nurture relationships between adopters, foster carers and children to improve their adoption outcomes and mental health. Almost 50 adopted children have had a smoother transition to their new homes thanks to a fresh £85,000 scheme in […]
NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Children, Young People and Transition to Adulthood marks the start of Mental Health Awareness Week: As we start Mental Health Awareness Week, I have been thinking how it is somewhat similar to Valentine’s Day. Stay with me on this! They both happen just once a year, but both acknowledge […]
In the latest in our series of blogs about #mentalhealth, an NHS England (London) awareness campaign for mental health care across the capital, the co-chair of the London Mental Health Strategic Clinical Network talks about stigma and prevention: Hope deferred makes the heart grow sick but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. So says […]
In 2014 the All England Appraisal Network drafted a number of NHS England medical appraisal position statements to provide practical advice on matters relating to the logistics of medical appraisal which were not addressed in existing guidance. The NHS England Medical Appraisal Logistics Handbook was published in November 2015 and supersedes the medical appraisal position […]