Since the publication of this blog John Holden has left NHS England. Your feedback We had a lively discussion at our Patient & Public Group Meeting on 13 June 2014, which began with a robust challenge from some attendees about current quality in surgical units, the accessibility of public & patient meetings, and the nature […]

Emily Carter, Regional Head of Patient and Public Voice (South), NHS England. We are opening the doors of NHS England’s Patients and Information Directorate to the public (and anybody else who wants to find out more about what we are doing) on 17 June, with four simultaneous and web-linked events across the country. In the […]

Since the publication of this blog John Holden has left NHS England. Your feedback In response to interest expressed by all three of our engagement and advisory groups (Providers, Clinicians and Patient & Public), we are planning to organise a joint meeting of these groups and the review team are currently working to find an […]

Since the publication of this blog John Holden has left NHS England. Your feedback Thank you to everyone who has submitted documents and references in response to our call for evidence. We have passed these on to the team at ScHARR who are conducting a literature review for us. The deadline for submissions has now […]

Since the publication of this blog John Holden has left NHS England. Your feedback I am often asked whether NHS England can accelerate work on the new review. With this in mind, we are always looking at ways to do several tasks at the same time. This could really help, so long as we avoid […]

Since the publication of this blog John Holden has left NHS England. Your feedback The main topic you’ve been commenting on has been the scope of the review, which was discussed by our Board’s Task and Finish Group on 29 October 2013.  They considered a recommendation from our Clinical Advisory Panel, who in turn had […]

Since the publication of this blog John Holden has left NHS England. Your feedback Thank you for your continued feedback, on the blog and elsewhere (our email address is england.congenitalheart@nhs.net).  Amongst other things, you have reminded us we need to listen to the views of Healthwatch (local and national); expressed concern about the tight deadlines […]