With it being Diabetes Week, this is a good opportunity to mention the new NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (NDPP). The NDPP is borne from the NHS Five Year Forward View and its commitment to help us halt or delay conditions and diseases developing. The push for prevention calls for a radical upgrade within the NHS. […]
Since the publication of this blog Tim Kelsey has left NHS England. NHS England’s National Director for Patients and Information looks at how unleashing the power of technology and data can improve patient care: Published in October 2014, the Five Year Forward View sets out a clear direction for the NHS – showing why change […]
Health and social care leaders will today (17 June) unveil detailed plans to make technology work harder and faster for patients and increase transparency across more services. Building on the successes of the last 12 months which have seen 97% of GP practices offering patients the chance to book appointments, order repeat prescriptions and view […]
Since the publication of this blog Dr Martin McShane has left NHS England. As it is Carers’ Week I was reminded through social media this week of a blog I wrote about our commitment to carers last year. It led me to reflect on what progress we have made. It will be impossible, in a […]
Practices and patients frequently ask questions about the Patient Online programme. We have developed a list of these, with answers, below. What are detailed coded records? Will all registered patients automatically be able to see their coded information? Is it possible to restrict access to parts of the record for some patients? Can a practice […]
There are a wide range of support materials available to help you successfully implement and effectively promote online services. For any queries or comments, please contact the GP online services team at england.pcdt@nhs.net. Fact sheets GP online services: registering patients for online services GP online services: booking and cancelling appointments online GP online services: providing […]
What is healthcare chaplaincy? Chaplains promote pastoral, spiritual and religious wellbeing through skilled compassionate person-centred care. This is available to our patients, their families and carers, and to NHS staff, volunteers and students. They enable people to celebrate according to their religion or belief within NHS settings, and support those facing very difficult situations such […]
Scientists are on target to develop a cure for dementia within the next 10 years, Alistair Burns, NHS England’s national clinical director for dementia has said. He says he is confident there will be a cure for dementia, or at least a drug that will significantly slow down its progression, by 2025. Professor Burns, 56, who […]
An NHS ambassador aiming to help increase the diagnosis rate of people with dementia and provide the post diagnostic support is to meet 21 CCGs to help explore challenges to diagnosis. By the end of January Dr Dan Harwood, Consultant Psychiatrist at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and a Dementia Ambassador for the London area for NHS […]
Community pharmacists are able to give you advice about how to use your medicines in a way that fits in with your lifestyle and helps you get the best possible benefit from taking your medicines. They can also highlight any possible side effects and talk to you about any concerns you may have about your medicines. […]