NHS England Chief Executive Simon Stevens today (Wednesday) has launched a new initiative together with Public Health England, to put health at the heart of new neighbourhoods and towns across the country. Speaking at the Local Government Association annual conference today in Harrogate, Mr Stevens backed a renewed focus on new affordable housing by offering […]

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt will tell Expo 2015 how technology is going to change the face of health care over the next decade. The Minister’s keynote address at the Health and Care Innovation Expo 2015, to be staged in Manchester on September 2 and 3, will be delivered at a significant time, coming four months […]

NHS111 today refuted suggestions that it refuses to send ambulances to patients who are seriously ill. In a rebuttal of claims made in a national newspaper, the helpline service said it had an exemplary safety record while dealing with around 38,000 calls a day across the country. And NHS England defended the service saying it […]

The first ever survey seeking the views of children and young people on the health services they receive has been published today. Children and young people aged eight to 15 years have been asked to give their views as part of the survey conducted by the Care Quality Commission. Children aged nought to seven years […]

NHS England has launched a new practical guide to help ensure the right people with the right skills are recruited into the right inpatient mental health settings. The Mental Health Staffing Framework, which focuses on inpatient care, was commissioned as part of the NHS England’s ‘Compassion in Practice programme’. It was developed by an independent […]

Health leaders urged to work together to tackle issues faced by transgender and non-binary people across NHS services. NHS England is spearheading a collective drive to improve the experience of transgender and non-binary people when accessing health and care services. The body has called an urgent symposium for 30 June, bringing partners from across the […]

The Five Year Forward View and its ambitions for delivering integrated and new models of care are the focus of the Commissioning Show 2015. The two-day event, as part of Health+Care at Excel in London starting today, features a list of distinguished speakers, including Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, and Shadow Health Secretary, Andy Burnham. The […]

Allied Health Professionals have been urged to support the Five Year Forward View. The call came from Sir Malcolm Grant, NHS England’s Chairman, as he opened the first Chief Allied Health Professions Officer’s Conference. Sir Malcolm told delegates who met at The Oval cricket ground in London: “I beg you to help deliver the Five […]

NHS England hosted its first event last week at St Thomas’ Hospital in celebration of the passengers of the SS Empire Windrush and their contribution and legacy to the NHS workforce that we have today. Sam King, survivor of the Windrush, was guest of honour in the celebrations. Sam was joined by six current and […]

Independent project to help NHS reduce premature mortality for people with learning disabilities. NHS England, the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) and the University of Bristol have today (18 June) announced the world’s first national programme to review – and ultimately reduce – premature deaths of people with learning disabilities. The three-year project will be the […]