NHS England is inviting individuals and organisations to provide written submissions to help inform the development of its five-year strategy for specialised services. The development of the strategy is one of a number of workstreams supporting the Call to Action, which was launched in July 2013, opening a public debate about the future shape of […]
NHS England has today published an Interim Gender Protocol for the purpose of addressing the significant variations in equity of access currently experienced by patients using gender identity services across England. The protocol aims to achieve national consistency in the commissioning of these services, and is the culmination of extensive work to adapt the NHS […]
Since the publication of this blog Dr Martin McShane has left NHS England. Dr Martin McShane, NHS England’s Director for Patients with Long Term Conditions, opened the two-day Future of Health Conference with this welcome: “First of all I would like to thank Ed Wagner for coming and sharing his thoughts and insights. It is […]
In 2012 the Secretary of State asked Monitor to undertake an independent review of matters that may be affecting the ability of different providers of NHS services to participate fully in improving patient care. NHS England worked closely with Monitor as they undertook their review. In March 2013 Monitor published their findings with recommendations to […]
I welcome the opportunity to appear before the Health Select Committee to lay out the evidence behind NHS England’s Review of Urgent and Emergency Care. Together with senior colleagues Professor Sir Bruce Keogh and Dame Barbara Hakin, we are not only taking our message to Parliament and talking to MPs, but this is also a chance […]
NHS England is today asking patients, public and NHS staff to help shape the future of urgent and emergency care services. Professor Sir Bruce Keogh’s Urgent and Emergency Care Review was announced in January this year. Its aim is to develop a national framework to build a safe, more efficient system, 24 hours a day, […]
NHS England today announced its roadmap for supporting the development of high quality, cost effective support services for NHS commissioners. ‘Towards commissioning excellence: a strategy for commissioning support services’ sets out the building blocks for developing a vibrant market that enables Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and other commissioners to choose from best-in-class providers from the […]
The Care.Data Programme closed in 2016 NHS England has today published guidance for GP practices explaining how better use of anonymised patient information from general practice will help commissioners improve the quality, efficiency, and equity of health care services. The GP Technical Specification and its associated guidance was developed in partnership with the British Medical […]
Epilepsy Action, in association with NHS England, has developed new guidelines (new guidelines for children’s epilepsy surgery) to help more children with epilepsy benefit from surgical procedures. The guidance has been developed for paediatricians and will help to increase the number of children referred for epilepsy surgery. The guidelines have been produced following the introduction […]
To make it easier for people living on or near the England-Wales border to understand how they can use health services, the governments and NHS bodies on either side of the border have made some agreements summarised in a Statement of Values and Principles. This Statement sets out the arrangements for delivering healthcare between the […]