NHS England and NHS Improvement have today announced that Dr Simon Eccles has been appointed as the new Chief Clinical Information Officer for Health and Care to spearhead NHS use of technology and data to drive improvements in patient care. Dr Eccles is a practicing hospital consultant in Emergency Medicine at Guy’s and St Thomas’ […]
Issued at 8.20am on Monday 12 February 2018 There is a 70 per cent probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/snow between 9.00am on Monday 12 February and 9.00am on Wednesday 14 February in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Find out more […]
The new national Recovery Support Programme (RSP), provided to all trusts and systems in segment 4 of the NHS System Oversight Framework (SOF 2021/22) was launched on 13 July 2021. The RSP replaces the former quality and finance special measures programmes and further information can be found on the RSP webpage. We have placed Barking, […]
Issued at 8.38am on Friday 9 February 2018 There is a 70 per cent probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow between 9.00am on Friday 9 February and 9.00am on Tuesday 13 February in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Find out […]
An independent review into the widespread failings by a community health trust has been published today. An independent review into the widespread failings by a community health trust has been published today. The review conducted by Dr Bill Kirkup CBE, commissioned by NHS Improvement, looks into the issues at Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust from […]
Taking place on Thursday 8 February 2018, NHS England, Skipton House, London, at 11.30am. View a live stream of the Board meeting Take a look at the Board papers
A competition to celebrate the NHS’s 70th birthday will be launched in Westminster today (7 February). The NHS70 Parliamentary Awards will see English MPs put forward individuals and teams serving their constituencies for national recognition, with the winners being announced at a special awards ceremony on the House of Commons Terrace the day before the […]
The NHS has today confirmed that extra funding will be made available to improve the mental health of at least 3,000 pregnant women and those who have recently given birth. The £23 million funding is part of a major programme of improvement and investment by NHS England which will see a total of 30,000 additional […]
Issued at 9.02am on Sunday 4 February 2018 There is a 90 per cent probability of severe cold weather, icy conditions and snow between 9.00am on Sunday 4 February and 9.00am on Friday 9 February in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. […]
Issued at 9.21am on Friday 2 February 2018 There is a 80 per cent probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow between 3.00pm on Friday 2 February and 3.00pm on Tuesday 6 February in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Find out […]