NHS England has partnered with youth social mobility charity Speakers for Schools to celebrate the NHS’s 75th birthday in 2023. The partnership will see over 150 senior leaders and executives from across the NHS speak to young people at state secondary schools all over the country, either in person or online. The partnership follows a […]
Modern general practice General practice is the bed rock of the NHS. In response to the twin challenges of rising volume and increasing complexity of need, a wide range of general practices across England have innovated and have created the principles of ‘modern general practice’. These elements have been set out in NHS England’s Delivery […]
On Friday 10 March, the eve of the third anniversary of the pandemic, NHS Charities Together hosted an event, including a minute’s silence, to honour 75 years of service and sacrifice in the health and care workforce. NHS Charities Together is a national charity and is a member of the national steering group which is helping […]
There is no doubt that the NHS is one of the UK’s most treasured institutions, having cared for us from the cradle to the grave for 75 years. When it was founded in 1948, the NHS was the first universal health system to be available to all, free at the point of delivery. Those principles […]
To help mark the NHS’s 75th anniversary in July, NHS England and Inspiring the Future have teamed up to inspire children and young people to consider a career in the NHS. The ‘NHS Ambassadors’ programme connects NHS staff with schools to give talks about the wide and stimulating range of careers across the Service – […]
NHS England is delighted that a new project, ‘Untold Stories of the NHS’ led by Manchester Metropolitan University and funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), will support health workers to tell their NHS stories in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the NHS this year. ‘Untold Stories of the NHS’, aims to […]
The NHS in England is delighted to have teamed up with parkrun UK and the NHS in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to mark the NHS’s 75th anniversary this July. NHS staff and volunteers, as well as local communities, will be encouraged to ‘parkrun for the NHS’ at parkrun events on Saturday 8 July or […]
To help mark the NHS’s 75th anniversary, The Royal Mint has launched a specially designed 50p coin. The coin, which is part of a commemorative collection, will raise money for NHS Charities Together which helps the NHS go further for staff and patients. The artwork for the coin was created by The Royal Mint’s Alice […]
England’s top mental health nurse is urging students starting or returning to university to seek mental health support as soon as they need it, as new data show record numbers of young people are accessing support. Access to NHS mental health services for 18 to 25-year-olds was almost a fifth higher in 2021/22 than pre-pandemic, […]
NHS England has confirmed that Donna Ockenden has been appointed as Chair of the new independent review into maternity services at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. In a letter to families affected today, NHS Chief Operating Officer Sir David Sloman confirmed that Donna Ockenden has accepted the role of chair of the rapid review. The […]