The NHS Friends and Family Test has reached a memorable milestone by gathering its five millionth piece of feedback from patients. Launched less than two years ago in April 2013, FFT has allowed millions of patients to give invaluable feedback on their experiences of care and treatment in services throughout the NHS. It has quickly […]

Current alert level: Level 1 – Winter preparedness and action Issued at: 0835 on Sun 8 Feb 2015 Temperatures/weather conditions are not expected to exceed Cold Weather Alert threshold criteria in any region from 08/02/2015 09:00:00 until further notice. More details about the weather alert is 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 to 4 Item 5 Item 6 Items 7 to 8 Items 9 to 11 Board papers View the agenda and board papers

NHS England is working with the Department of Health to showcase some of our health visiting development work and the difference improved services are making to new parents and children. Health visitors play a crucial role in ensuring children have the best possible start in life and provide a vital link between individual and community […]

A stage one warning has been issued to raise awareness of the need for proper storage and management of thickening powder used as part of the treatment of people with dysphagia (swallowing problems). Risk of death from asphyxiation by accidental ingestion of fluid/food thickening powder The thickening powder is added to foods and liquids to […]

A patient safety alert has been issued by NHS England to raise awareness of the need for proper storage and management of thickening powder used as part of the treatment of people with dysphagia (swallowing problems). The thickening powder is added to foods and liquids to bring them to the right consistency/texture so they can […]

This summary offers an overview of the system and pulls together information on waiting times in A&E, ambulance response times, daily situation reports from the NHS, and information on flu rates. Winter health check – 6 February 2015 (document available on our archived website)

Issued at: 0827 on Fri 06 Feb 2015 There is a 70% probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow between 0900 on Friday 06 Feb and 0900 on Sunday 08 Feb in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. More details about the weather […]

NHS England has today (Thursday) announced the organisations that have been approved to join the new Commissioning Support Lead Provider Framework, following a rigorous procurement process. The organisations from across the NHS and private sector have successfully met the tough quality and value for money tests to deliver the best support services to Clinical Commissioning […]

A TV presenter whose dad died from dementia has urged people with symptoms to heed the advice of medics and come forward as early as possible. Journalist Sarah Travers (40), who has worked for a variety of media outlets including ITV and the BBC, was devastated when her dad Ian died of the disease in […]