Sponsorship from organisations across the health and social care sector ensures Health and Care Innovation Expo is a high-quality event, with free-of-charge tickets available to public sector colleagues, while remaining cost-neutral to the NHS. Manchester Central is the perfect venue for Expo. Flooded with natural light, the main hall contains two speaker stages, feature zones […]
Hilary Garratt, National Director of Nursing for Nurse Commissioning and Health Improvement for NHS England. Hilary is a registered nurse with a clinical career in Intensive Care, Nursing and Health Visiting. Hilary has held a variety of managerial and leadership positions ranging from a Director of operations, chief operating officer, Director of Commissioning and Deputy […]
This series of guides has been produced to help deliver more of the recommendations in the Action Plan on Hearing Loss.
Karen Breach from Hampshire says she “burst into tears” after being told the news that she had achieved remission of her Type 2 diabetes at the end of last year. The 67 year old retired medical secretary was diagnosed with the condition over ten years ago and prescribed the diabetes medication, Metformin. Karen says she […]
The NHS Commissioning Board (NHS CB) today announces plans to help up to 100,000 more people to use the internet to improve their health. The Board is forming a new partnership with the Online Centres Foundation to fund existing UK Online Centres to train and support people to help their health and wellbeing through the […]
NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia and the Chief Executive of Action on Hearing Loss examine the latest research linking dementia with deafness: There is a lot of interest at the moment on prevention – also known as risk reduction – of dementia. The prestigious Lancet Commission reported in July 2017, drawing together a […]
When 65-year-old Peter Bell from Keynsham in Somerset discovered he was at risk of getting Type 2 diabetes, he decided he had to do something about it. A routine blood test by his GP showed raised blood sugar readings, warning signs that he was at risk of developing the condition. Peter’s GP referred him to […]
New framework set to simplify care information for disabled patients and their carers. Disabled patients are set to benefit from improved healthcare after a new law comes into force to ensure information they receive is clear, consistent and easy to understand. The Accessible Information Standard will be implemented on 31 July 2016 and aims to […]
The Head of Programmes for the Chief Allied Health Professions (AHPs) Officer highlights the importance of the AHPs contributing to the National Audit of Dementia: With increasing technology in my life I confess the time I devote to reading a good book has become increasingly pressurised. So, as I packed for a holiday last month, […]
Leading Change General Practice Nurses at The Old Forge Surgery successfully redesigned their weight management programmes to better meet the needs of their patients and rural local population. Where to look The Old Forge Surgery serves approximately 2,700 patients and has two GPs and three part-time practice nurses. In preparing for a CQC visit, the […]