Suggested result
Death and dying are inevitable. The quality and accessibility of this care will affect all of us. The needs of people of all ages who are living with dying, death and bereavement, their families, carers and communities, must be addressed, taking into account their priorities, preferences and wishes.
Since the publication of this blog Dr Mike Durkin has left NHS England. NHS England has kicked off a year of action for patient safety. A ‘design day’ event has seen work begin in earnest to create a countrywide network to improve patient safety across England. The event saw 120 leaders and experts in patient […]
Patients with schizophrenia will on average die 14.6 years earlier, bipolar 10.1 and patients with schizoaffective disorder eight years earlier than the general population. They are dying of the same conditions as the general population but have the life expectancy of people living in the 1950s. As the Department of Health launches its Mental Health […]
Jenny Hicken, a Network Delivery Team Facilitator with the Northern Clinical Networks and Senate in Newcastle, gives her own call to action for NHS Change Day: One of my first appointments for 2014 was a meeting with some enthusiastic colleagues about NHS Change Day, happening this year on March 3. I thought this would be […]
The proportion of people with dementia seems to have declined. That’s good, but there could be a downside, says Alistair Burns, NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia: Forty years ago, people did not talk about dementia. Memory loss and growing incapacity were seen as inevitable consequences of ageing for which nothing could – or […]
Dr Kate Granger, a Specialist Registrar in Geriatric Medicine currently working at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, is terminally ill with cancer. Here, in another intensely personal blog, she explains why trust in the people caring for you is so vital: I am blessed to be looked after by some of the kindest, most dedicated doctors […]
An innovative team helping prisoners with long term lung conditions breathe better and feel better have won a Nursing Times Award for their flag ship project. The group of six, who all work at Maidstone Prison, scooped the Respiratory Award 2013 prize after diagnosing more prisoners with conditions like Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), helping […]
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 […]
I first started work in a community pharmacy when I was 16 years old. I worked in an independent pharmacy in the heart of a fairly deprived area. I learned two important lessons from that first job. Firstly how for some people following a strict medicine regime on top of a chaotic and often challenging […]
Seven new sites have been set up to look at rolling out personal health budgets to people who use mental health services. Devon Partnership NHS Trust and Positive Opportunities for Wellbeing CIC Dorset CCG South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Addictions Clinical Academic Group Stockport CCG and Stockport Local Authority Southwark CCG and Southwark […]
The Department of Health has today published a new interactive online map, bringing together existing information on dementia services in England. Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia at NHS England, said: “The publication of this interactive map, using existing available information, builds a clear transparent picture of dementia services across the country. “We know […]