The High Intensity Use (HIU) Service has been designed and developed with people who have lived experience of accessing healthcare regularly. The services are commissioned and delivered at local level, regionally led and supported at national level. Research has shown a clear link between high intensity use of emergency services and wider inequalities. HIU services […]
Please note: this campaign is intended for staff in integrated care systems (ICSs) within health, local government, social care providers and the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector. A campaign has been launched called ‘working together for better heath and care’ to introduce ICSs. The campaign toolkit aims to support communication leads in ICSs, to […]
Data suggests that many healthcare support workers (HCSWs) leave the NHS because their shift patterns are not conducive to a good work-life balance. The NHS People Plan, which underpins the NHS Long Term Plan, sets out a clear ambition to have more staff working differently in a compassionate and inclusive culture. As flexibility can be […]
We strive to continuously improve emergency care. We work collaboratively to build caring, compassionate, and trusted relationships with an ambitious and pragmatic approach, focusing on doing the right thing for those that use, and provide health and social care services. We do this by supporting systems, teams and individuals to improve flow across the urgent and […]
How our campaign partners help support the NHS and improve health outcomes for everybody We’re proud to work with a range of partners to help increase the reach and impact of our national health campaigns. From saving lives by encouraging people to come forward with cancer concerns or helping people to access support with their […]
Kelly Phizacklea reflects on her experience of becoming the 200th peer leader as part of NHS England’s Peer Leadership Development programme. There has never been a more important time to help shape and influence how health and care is delivered in England. Demand for health and care services has increased in recent years, especially since […]
Every year in April, World Haemophilia Day is marked to raise awareness of haemophilia and other inherited bleeding disorders. To realise this year’s theme, ‘Access for All’, NHS England delivered a ‘smart procurement’ for treatments for haemophilia A, the most common and well-known type of the disorder. Haemophilia is a rare genetic condition that affects […]
ProCure23 (P23) is the fourth generation of NHS England’s route to market for the provision of design and construction services to NHS capital projects. NHS England have collaborated with Crown Commercial Service (CCS) to deliver P23 as part of the CWAS2 procurement framework to ensure that NHS capital works adopt the principles of the government’s […]
A Quality Account is a report about the quality of services offered by an NHS healthcare provider. The reports are published annually by each provider, including the independent sector, and are available to the public. Quality Accounts are an important way for local NHS services to report on quality and show improvements in the services […]
Paul Gavin, Deputy Director – Healthcare Inequalities Improvement Programme, reflects on the learnings from a recent online survey on Core20PLUS5. At the end of last year, we launched an online survey to collate your thoughts on Core20PLUS5; our national approach to reducing healthcare inequalities. We had a brilliant response from nearly 600 people in a […]