Smoking remains one of the biggest killers in this country. 64,000 people die from smoking related illnesses in England every year and it’s estimated that for every person who dies due to a smoking related illness, there are another 30 who will suffer from serious smoking related diseases. While smoking is most commonly associated with […]
Tobacco dependence identification and treatment in secondary care Weight management services for people with diabetes and/or hypertension Alcohol care teams Download these high impact interventions as a table (PDF). Tobacco dependence identification and treatment in secondary care Identification of smokers in inpatient hospital settings and maternity services, providing advice and treatment (behavioural and/or pharmacological). Support […]
Safety culture is one of the two key foundations of the NHS patient safety strategy. We define a positive safety culture as one where the environment is collaboratively crafted, created, and nurtured so that everybody (individual staff, teams, patients, service users, families, and carers) can flourish to ensure brilliant, safe care by: Continuous learning and […]
In accordance with the NHS England Medical Appraisal Policy, NHS England will accept appraisals completed in any format which is demonstrably in keeping with the Medical Appraisal Guide. NHS England seeks to maintain dialogue with providers of medical appraisal software in England, through the Medical Appraisal Providers Forum. Members of the forum are invited to […]
Chief Allied Health Professions Officer (CAHPO) Suzanne Rastrick hosted the sixth annual CAHPO Awards virtually on 13 October 2022. The evening offered a unique opportunity for Allied Health Professionals (AHPs), either nominated by their peers or by themselves, to receive recognition for their personal contributions towards the delivery of exceptional care for patients. The winners […]
The Central Commercial Function (CCF) is a team of commercial experts within the NHS England Commercial Directorate that delivers 7 services for the wider NHS commercial community. These services are at different stages of maturity with some being new or in development. The NHS England Board paper outlines what the CCF will deliver and how, […]
NHS England has a role in supporting and assuring certain types of complex change, as set out below. Where proposals for complex change are reportable to us, we will assess the level of risk to determine the extent of any assurance work required. Where proposals for service change do not meet the thresholds for review, […]
Video series: Developing inclusive and accessible Freedom to Speak Up arrangements Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust and East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust took part in a pilot project to understand how organisations can embed inclusive and accessible Freedom to Speak Up approaches across their organisation. They engaged with staff […]
Genomics Clinical Reference Group The Genomics Clinical Reference Group (CRG) has been convened to support implementation of the NHS Genomic Medicine Service (GMS). Through its professional, patient and public representation, the Genomics CRG carries out the following functions: Advise on clinical policy and strategy for genomics, including implementation of NHS Long Term Plan commitments and […]
Dave Roscoe, a retired Company Director, decided to take control of his condition after living with type 2 diabetes for 30 years. The 76-year-old from Liverpool completed the Healthy Living programme a year ago and since joining has lost a significant amount of weight. Dave was first diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 1992 and, […]