Today (4 August) we launched details of our upcoming clinical summits for those involved in setting up or expanding virtual wards. This innovative approach to delivering hospital care at home is already benefiting thousands of people across England. Dr Shelagh O’Riordan, Consultant Community Geriatrician and Professional Advisor at NHS England shares her tips on how […]
Since its inception, NHS England has been committed to the principle of co-designing national health strategies with voluntary sector and patient groups, citizens and community partners. The voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector is an important partner for statutory health and social care agencies and plays a key role in improving health, well-being and […]
What are the benefits of reusing walking aids? Walking aids, such as walking sticks, frames, rollators and crutches, can be safely refurbished and reused repeatedly. As identified in the Delivering a net zero National Health Service report, reusing crutches, frames and walking sticks provide an excellent opportunity for carbon savings due to the high greenhouse […]
The global race to eliminate hepatitis C is picking up pace and urgency. In England, we stand a strong chance of winning ‘gold’ due to the wide-ranging reach of NHS England’s Hepatitis C (HCV) Elimination Programme. Since 2015, the programme has worked tirelessly with partners in the government, charitable and pharmaceutical sectors to deliver a […]
Launch of cohort three: Free access to a half day, virtual training opportunity NHS England is pleased to announce that a final cohort of the award nominated ‘Handling difficult situations – Caring for yourself and others with compassion’ is now available to colleagues in frontline, patient facing roles. This training programme, which is available for […]
Please click on a section to take you to the related questions: The Service Contracting Commissioners Subcontracting Finance Digital services Support offer Skill mix Miscellaneous 1. The service 1.1 Why is a new enhanced access service approach needed? The new arrangements aim to remove variability across the country by putting in place a more standardised […]
Decision support tools, also called patient decision aids, support shared decision making by making treatment, care and support options explicit. They provide evidence-based information about the associated benefits/harms and help patients to consider what matters most to them in relation to the possible outcomes, including doing nothing. Decision support tools: making a decision about a […]
Following a successful launch event for professionals on the 18 July, National Clinical Director Nick Linker outlines an innovative approach supporting people to manage heart failure at home, using remote monitoring and self-management tools. Living with heart failure is becoming increasingly common due to our ageing population and improving medical care. In 2018, 920,000 people were […]
Choice is one of the six components of the Comprehensive model of personalised Ccare. The NHS in England has offered patients choices on where they receive healthcare services since it was established, and these choices have been extended over time in legislation. Choice is also highlighted as a key consideration in other priorities for the […]
Essential clinical system capabilities – foundation capabilities Essential clinical system capabilities – non-foundation capabilities Patient facing capabilities National digital services GP IT enabling requirements Enhanced requirements General practice business requirements Essential clinical system capabilities – foundation capabilities Six clinical digital capabilities enabled through software (and data) solutions which under the GP Contract are necessary to […]