Leading change The Falls Prevention Nurses at Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT) have led change by working in partnership and collaboratively on falls prevention with the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS). Where to look The Falls Prevention Team at BDCFT provides advice and support to other services and organisations across Bradford […]

The NHS is teaming up with councils to improve health through better housing through home MOTs, quick homes grants, falls help lines, stair lifts and heating systems among others. A King’s Fund and National Housing Federation Report out now on housing and health says the cost of poor housing to the NHS is £1.4 billion per […]

This case study looks at providing a reduction to avoidable harm to Inpatients and community patients, by making improvements in the way trusts work, and thereby improving the patients’ experience of what is provided.

More than 200 delegates are expected to attend the NHS111 Focus on Futures conference in Manchester today. They will hear about exciting new developments being planned for the service which already fields more than one million calls a month. Keynote speakers will include Beverley Bryant, NHS England’s Director of Digital Technology, who will focus on […]

This privacy notice provides information about the processing of personal data in the NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP). For more information about the FDP, please see the dedicated webpages about FDP and the frequently asked questions. This privacy notice provides answers to the following questions about the processing of personal data in the FDP: What is the NHS […]

This year, Rare Diseases Day falls on 29 February, the rarest day in the calendar, and presents an opportunity to raise awareness of the more than 7,000 conditions that affect over 3.5 million people in the UK. Here at NHS England, we are working to provide the most effective diagnosis and treatment services for patients […]

Hundreds of NHS patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease are set to benefit from a portable drug infusion that is gradually released around-the-clock to help better control their symptoms. The treatment, called foslevodopa–foscarbidopa, will now offer an additional option for certain patients experiencing movement-related symptoms and whose condition is no longer responding to their oral medicines. […]

The Chief Allied Health Professions Officer Awards 2023 took place on 12 October 2023, see below for details of the winners. Read this blog post to understand the changes to the awards nomination process and how we have enabled greater inclusivity. View our frequently asked questions for further information about the awards. The winners on […]

Tens of thousands of patients at risk of kidney disease will be able to get tested from the comfort of their own homes as part of a £30 million tech and AI innovation fund this winter. The Healthy.io early detection device will initially be sent to 30,000 patients who are considered most at risk for […]

Artificial intelligence (AI) will spot patients at risk of needing to go to hospital so community NHS teams can get to them first and reduce pressures on A&Es, as part of a range of tech and data solutions being rolled out across the NHS ahead of winter. Four GP practices in Somerset are trialling an […]