The NHS will roll out a new centralised approach to buying energy which could help slash its energy bill nationally by up to £100 million a year, as part of a major drive to find further efficiencies and improve care. From January, the NHS will use its buying power to purchase energy nationally, driving down […]

A National Patient Safety Alert has been issued by the NHS England National Patient Safety Team on identified safety risks with the Euroking maternity information system. National Patient Safety Alert – Identified safety risks with the Euroking maternity information system About this alert This National Patient Safety Alert has been issued around identified safety risks […]

Urinal mats in public places in England will begin to carry blood in pee cancer warnings for men, as part of a major new NHS earlier diagnosis drive. The NHS and P-Wave, a leading urinal products brand, are working together to put the message “Blood in your pee? Contact your GP practice” on urinal mats […]

Babies and toddlers with a rare and fatal genetic condition can now receive a life-saving treatment on the NHS for the first time. Sebelipase alfa (Kanuma®), an enzyme replacement therapy, will become the first treatment available on the NHS for Wolman disease, a condition which presents in babies and children under two years old. Following […]

Seeing the Covid Inquiry unfold will I’m sure have been a reminder for many in this room. A reminder that… …for all the outpouring of respect and appreciation from the public. …for all the camaraderie and innovation NHS staff displayed… …it was an incredibly difficult time for so many colleagues.   Just as we will […]

Tens of thousands more women at increased risk of breast cancer could now benefit from a proven risk-reducing drug on the NHS, after it was licensed in a new use to help prevent the disease. Anastrozole, which has been used for many years as a breast cancer treatment, has today been licensed by the Medicines […]

The number of people visiting the burns advice page on the NHS website increases by a quarter (27%) during the weekend of Bonfire Night. Figures from NHS England show that the burns and scalds advice page receives an average of 8,208 visits during the firework-fuelled weekend – equivalent to one visit every 21 seconds. The increase in […]

The use of patient data has already changed the NHS and it will continue to do so. The possibilities to improve patient care are huge. However the NHS uses data from different IT systems which don’t talk to each other causing frustration for staff and delays for patients. Improving connections between IT systems so that […]

Dyslexia Awareness Week runs from 2 to 8 October 2023. Chief Nursing Officer for England, Dame Ruth May and Anthony Swan, Inpatient Unit (IPU) Charge Nurse at St Catherine’s Hospice Preston, share their reflections of being dyslexic. The theme for this year’s Dyslexia Awareness Week is Uniquely You, and I firmly believe that my dyslexia […]

Jacqui Gibson, Programme Manager at Breaking Barriers Innovations discusses the Turning the Tide, an event held in Clacton-On-Sea exploring inequalities for coastal communities and how job opportunities can boost health. Earlier this week, Breaking Barriers Innovations (BBI) delivered the Turning the Tide Summit in Clacton-On-Sea, a gathering of leaders from central and local government, NHS […]