Dena Khan Young Research Champion, NIHR Young Person’s Steering Group (NIHR Clinical Research Network West Midlands) When did you start volunteering? I started in 2014, at the age of 14. Why did you choose to volunteer? My aunt is a research nurse, who recommended I tag along to one of the meetings. I knew very […]
In August 2021, drawing on the lessons of the pandemic, new partnerships between trusts and the mental health sector, NHS England published guidance on the critical role provider collaboratives would play in helping systems deliver better care. Since then, provider collaboratives – partnerships of providers working together to tackle local challenges, improve patient outcomes, and […]
The NHS has opened two new gambling addiction clinics – one in Stoke and one in Southampton – as new figures show that the number of people seeking help increased by over two-fifths in a year. New NHS figures published today show referrals for treatment for gambling addiction were up 42% between April and September […]
Case study summary Poor feedback from staff and patients prompted Kettering General Hospital to introduce a new workplace culture: ‘Compassionism’. Securing buy-in from all areas, the trust shared information on the impact of incivility, and encouraged compassionate interactions. ‘Peer messengers’ were trained as ‘go-betweens’ to allow staff at any level to raise issues without fear […]
Classification: Official Publication reference: PR1991 To: NHS Provider organisations CEO NHS Integrated Care Board CEO Chief Accountable Officers Commissioning Support Units 11 September 2022. Dear colleague Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II We are writing to all organisations following confirmation of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the activation of arrangements relating to […]
Essential clinical system capabilities – foundation capabilities Essential clinical system capabilities – non-foundation capabilities Patient facing capabilities National digital services GP IT enabling requirements Enhanced requirements General practice business requirements Essential clinical system capabilities – foundation capabilities Six clinical digital capabilities enabled through software (and data) solutions which under the GP Contract are necessary to […]
General responsibilities General Financial Cyber and data security NHS England Set national strategic direction Provide strategic leadership for local commissioners Maintains Primary Care (GP) Digital Services Operating Mode. Delegates GP IT responsibility to CCGs GP IT assurance CCG Assurance Issues NHS England Financial Guidelines Funding Allocation Strategic direction for cyber and data security CCG […]
Clinical commissioning boards (CCGs) should exercise best practice and comply with NHS England financial guidance and local Standing Financial Instructions (SFIs) in the commissioning, procurement and contract management of GP digital services. These activities will ensure: value for money compliance with procurement legislation and internal SFIs. CCGs will ensure procurements are compliant with the standards […]
Digital capabilities necessary to enable the practice to fulfil its obligations under the GP Contract are described here. Digital solutions will be provided to meet these requirements which in turn will be supported by a GP IT Enabling Requirements for example infrastructure, equipment, service desk, training. GP IT Enabling Requirements are therefore scoped by those […]
Two new gambling clinics will open in England this year, the NHS announced today as it faces record demand for specialist support for gambling addiction. The two new clinics, based in Southampton and Stoke-On-Trent, will open from May and mean there will be seven specialist clinics in place across England. The other five NHS gambling […]