NHS England today welcomes the publication of a report into emergency admissions by the National Audit Office.  The report shows the number of emergency admissions to hospitals is continuing to rise, albeit at a slower rate than in the past, and more patients attending major A&E departments are now being admitted to hospital. Professor Keith […]

A National Partnership Agreement between NHS England, the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) and Public Health England (PHE) has been developed.  It sets out the shared strategic intent and joint commitment in the commissioning, enabling and delivery of healthcare services in adult prisons in England. It sets out: respective roles and objectives of each organisation […]

NHS England is to announce a raft of new measures aimed at increased public participation as part of its on-going pledge to openness and transparency. The new commitments are being made as part of the UK’s national action plan at the Open Government Partnership’s annual summit in London today (Thursday Oct 31). They include: Publishing […]

Responding to the NHS hospitals complaints system review published this week, Jane Cummings, The Chief Nursing Officer for England and NHS England said: “Our single most important purpose is to look after patients with compassionate care.  That means delivering the best possible patient experience to every single patient, every single time.  As part of this […]

NHS England has today published an Interim Gender Protocol for the purpose of addressing the significant variations in equity of access currently experienced by patients using gender identity services across England. The protocol aims to achieve national consistency in the commissioning of these services, and is the culmination of extensive work to adapt the NHS […]

Sir Bruce Keogh has praised the media for its “honest and open debate” on the issue of seven day services. NHS England’s medical director spoke out after the Sunday Times claimed victory in its campaign for seven day services to be introduced across the country. Under the headline “Seven-day NHS on the way”, the newspaper […]

Public Health England has published the Cold Weather Plan for England for 2013. The plan aims to prevent avoidable harm to health, by alerting people to the negative health effects of cold weather, and enabling them to prepare and respond appropriately. The Plan, developed in partnership with NHS England, the Local Government Association and the […]

NHS England has today [25 October 2013] welcomed regulatory intervention from the health watchdog Monitor that sees the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Trust, King’s Lynn (QEH), placed under special measures. Monitor’s findings are endorsed fully by NHS England, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and partner organisations. The findings of a Rapid Response Review, which was led […]

NHS England is committed to giving CCGs practical support in gathering data, evidence and tools to help them transform the way care is delivered for their patients and populations. Working with Public Health England and NHS Right Care, NHS England has provided every CCG with a comprehensive data pack to support effective ‘commissioning for value’. […]

The NHS 111 service is stable and improving, NHS England said today. It issued an update on the organisations that are to replace NHS Direct, currently one of the providers of NHS 111 services. NHS Direct has had some difficulties in providing these services and decided in agreement with NHS England that it would withdraw […]