NHS England has paused its plans to introduce an evaluation project for renal artery denervation, a treatment proposed for patients with hypertension which is resistant to other forms of treatment. This means that the treatment remains as not routinely commissioned by the NHS in England. James Palmer, Clinical Director, Specialised Services, said: “On 9 January it […]
Improving Outcomes: Strategy for Cancer was published in January 2011 with the ambition to save an additional 5000 lives a year by 2014/15 and halve the gap between England and the best in Europe for survival rates. Today (10 December) the third annual report on the progress of implementation of the strategy is published. This […]
Sharon Howard, an administrative support officer with NHS England, explains why she is proud of the service she works for. The NHS, 65 glorious years of free health care for all – it’s something to be proud of. Working within the NHS, we are always reminded the patient is at the centre of all we […]
NHS England is inviting specialist hospitals to take part in a new, innovative commissioning approach, aimed at increasing access to services or treatments which are not currently routinely funded by the NHS. The first treatment to benefit, as part of the Commissioning through Evaluation programme, will be Selective Internal Radiotherapy (SIRT), a form of radiotherapy […]
NHS England has today published the following clinical commissioning policies and policy statements, in support of its role as the direct commissioner of specialised services: D05/P/f Clinical commissioning policy: Stereotactic radiosurgery/radiotherapy for glomus tumours D05/P/g Clinical commissioning policy: Radiosurgery/radiotherapy for cavernous venous malformations D05/PS/a Clinical commissioning policy statement: Stereotactic radiosurgery, radiotherapy for ocular melanoma and […]
NHS England has today published an interim national policy statement outlining its position on access to Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT), a form of radiotherapy which is used in the treatment of liver cancer. Previous commissioning arrangements for this treatment varied around the country and therefore the policy statement has been developed using a rapid […]
NHS England has opened the second wave of recruitment for patient and carer members of its Clinical Reference Groups for 2013/14. For a full list of CRGs who are still recruiting members please follow the link below. CRGs are responsible for providing NHS England with clinical advice regarding specialised services, and for promoting equity of […]
Sir Bruce Keogh, National Medical Director for the NHS Commissioning Board: “The publication of the Single Operating Framework for Strategic Clinical Networks is a positive step towards strengthening continuity of care across a wider spectrum of health conditions. The new model set to be in place by April 2013 brings together management support and clinical […]