This NHS Improvement guide is intended as a flexible resource for local teams to refer to as they implement a package of care for those living with and beyond cancer.
BI4: Improving Haemoglobinopathy Pathways through ODNs for Blood and Infection Programme of Care Schemes, which forms part of the 2016/17 Prescribed Specialised Services Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) schemes.
BI1 Improving HCV Treatment Pathways through ODNs for Blood and Infection Programme of Care Schemes, which forms part of the 2016/17 Prescribed Specialised Services Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) schemes.
On Friday 27 February, the latest Commissioning for Value packs were published – Integrated Care Pathways packs – to add to the ‘Pathway on a Page’ data packs published for CCGs in November 2014. The new packs focus on integrated care pathways and complex patients. These packs are designed to support you with local discussions […]
The NHS has a huge footprint, with an estate spanning 25 million m2 – that’s equivalent to over 3500 football pitches. We have over 10,000 buildings, including 1,140 hospitals and 7,500 primary care sites. Much of the NHS estate in England consists of world-leading facilities that enable the NHS to deliver outstanding care for patients. […]
The NHS exceeded its faster diagnosis cancer target for the first time in February amid record demand, according to new figures. Thanks to the hard work of NHS staff, almost four fifths (78.1%) of people received a definitive cancer diagnosis or all clear within four weeks – with almost 200,000 (199,659) patients getting the answer […]
Name of Product Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) Aggregated Data Dashboard– Pseudonymised / De- identified Data. Broad Description of Product This Product produces dashboards on: hospital admission trends for patients with a bacterial infection and/or sepsis, prescribing trends in primary care, and patients prescribed multiple antibiotics. This is part of the NHS England’s Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Programme. […]
NHS England will launch a new attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) taskforce alongside government to improve care for people living with the condition. The new taskforce will bring together expertise from across a broad range of sectors, including the NHS, education and justice, to better understand the challenges affecting those with ADHD and help provide a joined up approach in response to concerns […]
A blood test which could help thousands of people receive earlier, more targeted, lung cancer treatments is being trialled by the NHS. The circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) test, which will be offered to 10,000 patients by next March, can identify genetic variants in a tumour through a simple blood sample. Patients that receive CT scan […]
The NHS is set to roll out artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce the number of missed appointments and free up staff time to help bring down the waiting list for elective care. The expansion to ten more NHS Trusts follows a successful pilot in Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, which has seen the […]