Advice on using social media, texts and Skype to keep young people engaged in treatment for their diabetes has been published as part of wider information to help commissioners improve care transition. NHS England has produced a new service specification to help improve services for young people transferring from child to adult services or from one […]

Current alert level: Level 3 – Cold Weather Action Issued at: 0840 on Tue 19 Jan 2016 There is a 99% probability of severe cold weather between 1200 on Tuesday 19 Jan and 1200 on Friday 22 Jan in parts of England. More details about the weather alert are available on the MET Office website.

Current alert level: Level 3 – Cold Weather Action Issued at: 0905 on Thu 14 Jan 2016 There is a 99% probability of severe cold weather, icy conditions and heavy snow between 0900 on Thursday 14 Jan and 1200 on Tuesday 19 Jan in parts of England. More details about the weather alert are available […]

NHS England has issued an update on the industrial action by junior doctors that is taking place today (Tuesday 12th January). NHS trusts have reported today that 39% of junior doctors (out of a possible 26,000) have reported for duty on the day shift. Combining junior doctors, other doctors and consultants, the data shows 71% […]

NHS England says that everything possible is being done to ensure the provision of safe emergency care and to minimise the impact on patients. But it expresses regret that thousands of planned procedures would have to be rearranged and that people would have to wait longer for treatment as a result. Anne Rainsberry, the NHS […]

NHS England’s first strategy for end of life care in England, published in 2008, has succeeded in reversing the trend of increasing the proportion of deaths taking place in hospital. Although that significant achievement must be appreciated, the reality is that many people will continue to die in hospitals, sometimes by their own choice, sometimes […]

Current alert level: Level 2 – Alert and Readiness Issued at: 0926 on Fri 8 Jan 2016 There is a 60% probability of severe cold weather between 0900 on Monday 11 Jan and 0900 on Thursday 14 Jan in parts of England. More details about the weather alert are available on the MET Office website.

The board meeting was broadcast live as part of our commitment to make information as accessible as possible. You can view separate recordings of each agenda item below: Items 1 and 2 Item 3 Item 4 Item 5 Item 6 Item 7 Item 8 Board papers View the agenda and board papers

There is now an extra week to submit your entries for the Friends and Family Test Awards 2016. NHS England has extended the deadline from 8 January to Friday 15 January 2016 after requests from some providers who were prevented from preparing their entries due to the festive holidays. Full details about the Awards – […]

New information system set to improve continuity of care to population with complex health and social care needs. Patients in the Health and Justice Sector are set to benefit from improved continuous healthcare with a new contract being conditionally awarded to The Phoenix Partnership (TPP), to supply the Health and Justice Information system in places of detention. The […]