In his second blog, carer Colin Royle, talks about how a personal health budget has improved the wellbeing of his father Malcolm. Colin will be talking first-hand about his experiences at Health and Care Innovation Expo on Tuesday 4 March in Manchester. Whenever people are asked to change the way they do something, there is […]
On the day of the release of the first Friends and Family Test feedback for maternity services, NHS England’s national clinical director for maternity and women’s health, Dr Catherine Calderwood, speaks out on the challenges being faced and actions being taken. Our staff need to become better communicators and use their own childbirth experiences to […]
In this highly personal and moving blog, carer Colin Royle, talks about his experiences of looking after his dad, Malcolm, who has suffered with dementia since 2005: Sometimes being a full-time carer for somebody, it can feel as though you have gone 12 rounds with Mike Tyson. Sleepless nights, never ending drama, extreme behaviours and […]
Jenny Hicken, a Network Delivery Team Facilitator with the Northern Clinical Networks and Senate in Newcastle, reflects on the powerful messages coming out a successful maternity network event: Last week saw the culmination of months of planning as my team hosted its first maternity event since the establishment of the Maternity and Child Health Strategic […]
Since the publication of this blog Dr Martin McShane has left NHS England. Dr Martin McShane, NHS England’s Director for Patients with Long Term Conditions, is speaking at a Call To Action Conference in Manchester: There is the apocryphal story of the janitor at NASA who, when asked by the President what his job was […]
Since the publication of this blog Dr Martin McShane has left NHS England. There is the apocryphal story of the janitor at NASA who, when asked by the President what his job was replied, “I help put people on the moon”. How would I reply to that question in my current role? By saying, “I […]
Alistair Burns, NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia, explains the importance of support for people once they have been diagnosed: The need to support people with dementia, their families and carers is the next step following a diagnosis. The aim of high quality support is to ensure that people can live well with dementia […]
Professor Keith Willett, NHS England’s Director for Acute Episodes of Care, and who is also leading Professor Sir Bruce Keogh’s Urgent and Emergency Care Review, explains how and why 7-Day Services could be made to work across the NHS. Having introduced 24/7 services with resident consultants while heading the John Radcliffe orthopaedic trauma clinic at […]