NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Cancer, Sean Duffy, looks again at the report of the Independent Cancer Taskforce and some key areas for early progress: In my last blog I reflected on the strategic priorities laid out by the Independent Cancer Taskforce report in July, their relevance to our work, and how we need […]
NHS England’s Head of Digital Primary Care reflects on Expo 2015: “One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.” – Elbert Hubbard. Elbert Hubbard defines what it is that we, as the NHS England Digital Primary Care Team, are trying to do for […]
The Chief Pharmaceutical Officer for NHS England gave this clear message to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Annual Conference 2015: Over the years, pharmacy across all sectors has contributed much to society. From its apothecary roots enabling anyone to have access to healthcare, to scientific endeavour that underpins much of pharmaceutical discovery and development, to […]
Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson has hailed an NHS programme aimed at improving the lives of wheelchair users but warned there is still more to be done. Chairing a discussion on wheelchair services at the Health and Care Innovation Expo in Manchester, Dame Tanni said: “I got involved in improving wheelchair services as I am a wheelchair […]
NHS England has today promised rapid and sustained action to tackle the over-prescribing of psychotropic drugs to people with learning disabilities after three separate reports highlighted the need for change. Research commissioned by the health body and delivered in three reports from the Care Quality Commission, Public Health England and NHS Improving Quality has found […]
‘Hear My Voice’ is the theme of this year’s Learning Disability Week which runs from today. The week aims to give people and their families a voice in shaping services – bringing their ‘lived experience’ and perspective to NHS England’s work programme, helping to co-design new and better services. Dr Dominic Slowie, NHS England’s National […]
NHS England Chief Executive Simon Stevens today (Weds) announced in a speech at a major health conference that Devon would be one of three areas in England where local health and care organisations worked together to make improvements for patients as part of the new Success Regime. The NHS Five Year Forward View, published last […]
The announcement of the Mental Health Taskforce shows that mental health is now at the leading edge of transforming England’s health system. It also means that mental health is at the forefront of delivering the NHS Five Year Forward View modernisation. People who have experienced mental ill health, those who commission and provide services, academics […]
There are a wide range of support materials available to help you successfully implement and effectively promote online services. For any queries or comments, please contact the GP online services team at england.pcdt@nhs.net. Fact sheets GP online services: registering patients for online services GP online services: booking and cancelling appointments online GP online services: providing […]
NHS England is set to host its biggest event of the year with the Health and Care Innovation Expo 2015 – and you can register as a delegate now! Expo 2015 will again be held at Manchester Central – on September 2 and 3 – and, as with last year’s hugely successful event, is expected […]