Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest providers of ophthalmology services in Europe. Between 2018 and 2019, the trust handled early 800,000 patient encounters, resulting in around 100,000 patients attending its main accident and emergency (A&E) department or an emergency satellite clinic. The COVID-19 pandemic […]

How we use personal data to support the national vaccination programmes NHS England has been given responsibility by the Secretary of State, for the delivery of a number of vaccination programmes provided by the NHS for England. Information about the types of vaccinations that are available in the UK, those provided by the NHS and […]

This page sets out guidance and links to further resources to support implementation of changes to General Medical Services (GMS) contractual arrangements that will apply in England. A short summary of key parts of the contract Core general practice funding will increase by £978 million per year by 2023/24. A PCN contract will be introduced […]

Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT) is a structured clinical vocabulary for use in an electronic health record. It is the most comprehensive and precise clinical health terminology product in the world, forming an integral part of the electronic care record. It represents care information in a clear, consistent, and comprehensive manner. Benefits […]

Leading change Nurse leaders in the Greater Nottinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Partnership Commissioning Group’s Quality Team worked with the Lead Pharmacist and Medicines Management Team. This partnership was led in collaboration with Nottingham North and East (NNE), Nottingham West (NW) and Rushcliffe Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) to conduct an audit and subsequently improve the immunisation care […]

Case study summary Parkview Surgery in Cleckheaton has three GPs and one nurse practitioner, serving over 7000 registered patients.  Document management was taking up a huge amount of clinicians’ time at the surgery.  Struggling to recruit new GPs and relying on locums who were reluctant to deal with post, the practice team recognised it had […]

Routine frailty identification in the GP contract webinar – Dawn Moody This webinar formed as an introduction to help with implementation of routine identification of frailty in the GP contract for 2017/18 and discussed the reasons for the change and sought to answer any questions about the implementation. The webinar was hosted by Dawn Moody, […]

What is an Information Standard? What is a Fundamental Information Standard? What is the scope of this Information Standard for Sexual Orientation Monitoring? What question will be used to monitor sexual orientation? When will the standard come into effect? Is the Fundamental Information Standard for Sexual Orientation Monitoring mandatory? In the SOM specification it says: […]

Shared decision making requires: shifts in culture and systems strong executive and clinical leadership appropriate training programmes with clinicians demonstrating they are putting learning into practice prepared and supported individuals commissioners understanding what shared decision making is and demonstrating how it is included in local incentives, delivery and improvement plans, pathway redesign and assurance. In […]

There are a number of key drivers for shared decision making, which are relevant to anyone looking for levers to improve their services, whether they are healthcare professionals encouraging their team to make improvements or commissioners working for better care across their area. The NHS Long Term Plan says personalised care will become business as usual across […]