Comedian Michael Palin and England footballer Jordan Henderson are some of the famous faces appearing alongside NHS staff, patients, and volunteers in a new exhibition from Rankin and NHS Charities Together, celebrating 75 years of NHS charities. Ahead of the NHS’s 75th anniversary on 5 July, ‘Love and Charity: A History of Giving in the […]
The NHS is today publishing new clinical guidance which could reduce waiting times for eye care services for patients in England. As part of a wide-ranging list of evidence-based interventions designed to improve the quality of care, the guidance proposes patients get access to more sophisticated diagnostic imaging before they are referred to a consultant. […]
Hospitals are being asked to work towards a 10-day turnaround when delivering diagnostic test results to patients who have received an urgent referral for suspected cancer, as part of new plans to see and treat people for cancer as early as possible. This means hundreds of patients waiting to have cancer ruled out or diagnosed […]
In May, Hydrate the Nation will be bringing people together to take part in a 30 day hydration challenge. To mark 75 years of the NHS, Hydrate The Nation is offering this challenge for free to all NHS staff. Last summer Hydrate the Nation ran a pilot to assess the true benefits from being […]
Mental health practitioners contribute to the NHS Long Term Plan ambition to develop new and integrated models of primary and community mental health care, to support adults and older adults with severe mental illnesses to live well in their communities. Community mental health transformation defines those severely affected by mental illness, including but not limited […]
As a registered mental health nurse of 17 years, I was used to working in a community mental health team. But I knew I had more to give. Taking the opportunity to work as a mental health practitioner (MHP) in a GP practice in September 2020 was very new to me, but also very important. […]
Every year on Mother’s Day we tell mums that they are the best, our modern times superheroes. We celebrate the incredible job they do every day to care and provide for their family. And we say things like ‘I don’t know how you do it all!’. This year we want to reflect on the pressure […]
Overview Digitally Enabled Therapy (DET) products deliver a substantial portion of therapy online but are designed to be used with therapist assistance. The DET Assessment Criteria have been developed to provide assurance that DETs are suitable for use in NHS Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression services. The assessment criteria are now being piloted, with […]
Many people are now looking to access and engage with NHS Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression digitally, from booking appointments online to accessing psychological therapy via video-calls or choosing to complete high-quality online therapy programmes with the support of a trained and qualified therapist. NHS England is committed to supporting services to use technology […]
People experiencing homelessness, looked after children and vulnerable migrants are among those groups being supported by initiatives to improve access to dental services for underserved communities in Yorkshire and Humber. Following publication of the paper “Inclusion Health: applying all our health”, which calls on health and care professionals to take action to reduce healthcare inequalities, […]