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 […]

A Patient Safety Alert has been issued by NHS England to raise awareness of the risk of death or severe harm due to inadvertent injection of skin preparation solution. The alert has been issued as a result of incidents being reported to the National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS). The alert reiterates previous guidance and […]

Thursday 28 May 2015, NHS England, Southside London, at 10.30am. View a live stream of the board meeting Copies of the board papers have also been made available

A stage one alert has been issued to raise awareness of the risk of death or severe harm due to inadvertent injection of skin preparation solution. Risk of death or severe harm due to inadvertent injection of skin preparation solution The alert has been issued as a result of incidents being reported to the National […]

NHS England produces a series of bulletins to help staff to communicate in an accessible and engaging manner. To keep them valuable and well read, we want your feedback. Let us know what you like and don’t like in this short survey and help us improve our communications with you. The survey closes at the […]

The next Board meeting will take place on 28 May 2015, Southside London, at 10.30am. If you would like to attend, please register your interest at england.boardattendance@nhs.net. and let us know if you have any additional requirements. Please note that members of the public are welcome to attend meetings of the Board – which although being […]

NHS England has today launched an updated Medicines Optimisation Dashboard to help CCGs improve and understand how well patients across the country are being supported to use their medicines. The dashboard brings together data and aligns it to various themes including patient safety, mental health, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, diabetes, antibiotic prescribing and community pharmacy. […]

Entries for the Kate Granger Compassionate Care Awards close a week today. The awards, to be staged for the second successive year at the Health and Innovation Expo 2015, close to submissions next Friday, May 29. So now is the time to make sure you get your entry or nomination in. Named after Kate Granger, […]

NHS England has published an updated Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) list following decisions, made by cancer doctors and patient representatives at the last national CDF panel meeting, that aim to deliver the maximum clinical benefit for patients. The updated CDF list reflects the outcomes of the appeals from pharmaceutical companies following the removal of drugs […]

The 2015 Heatwave Plan for England was published on 20 May 2015, and the Met Office will issue Heatwave Alerts from 1 June to 15 September 2015. The Heatwave plan for England remains a central part of the Department of Health’s support to the NHS, social care and local authorities, providing guidance on how to […]