We are committed to providing regular updates on progress with the implementation of the Digital Clinical Safety Strategy to show how we capture insights about digital clinical safety, how we are training our workforce to support safety in this area and how we use technology to drive safer care. October 2023 update Since the publication […]
October is Cholesterol Awareness Month. In this blog, Helen Williams, National Specialty Advisor for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, and Shahed Ahmad, National Clinical Director for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, outline why managing cholesterol is key to reducing cardiovascular disease and the steps the NHS is taking to improve lipid management. Why cholesterol? Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the […]
The Change Model is a framework for any project or programme that is seeking to achieve transformational, sustainable change. The model, originally developed in 2012, provides a useful organising framework for sustainable change and transformation that delivers real benefits for patients and the public. It was created to support health and care to adopt a […]
Guidelines for preventing and managing denture loss in hospitals and community residential settings These guidelines have been developed to set the standards which hospital trusts and community residential settings should follow in order to reduce and manage denture loss experienced by patients and residents. These guidelines are available on the mouth care matters e-learning for […]
As the NHS turns 75, we are shining a light on some of the individuals whose incredible research feeds into the work of the NHS. From cleaners and porters to doctors, midwives, paramedics and researchers, it is our staff who make the health service what it is. Diya Vaid is a first year PhD student […]
As a GP, I know that most patients affected by conditions such as schizophrenia and psychosis are cared for within primary care, by people like my colleagues and me. It is our responsibility to ensure we improve both mental and physical health care for these patients – and resources such as the updated Lester Tool […]
Please choose from the following options for giving feedback or making a complaint. Feedback or complaints about NHS England NHS England commissions some services such as specialised services, health and justice healthcare services and military healthcare. NHS England is also responsible for all activities previously undertaken by Health Education England (HEE). This includes more than […]
Expanding acute capacity Through additional funding the NHS has already increased the number of staffed hospital beds, with more to come. As we know there is a well-established link between high bed occupancy rates in hospitals and worse A&E performance. So there will be 5,000 more staffed, sustainable beds in 2023/24 in the places that […]
Step by step rental guide NHS England in the South West created a short document which provides practical and easy to understand advice on finding and renting a property in England. It includes an overview of your rights as a tenant and what you should expect from your landlord when you rent a property, as […]
The last version of the guidelines, The Good Practice Guidelines for GP electronic patient records – version 4 (GPGv4), was published in 2011 by the Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC). These revised Guidelines (GPGv5) have been updated in accordance with a review and recommendations provided by Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP). Each […]