A Sustainability and transformation partnerships (STP) progress dashboard gives an initial baseline view of STPs’ work, showing the starting point from which they will drive improvements in care. It tracks the combined achievements of local services through 17 performance indicators across nine priority areas, each falling into three core themes of hospital performance, patient-focused change and transformation.

NHS England intends to update the dashboard annually to enable progress to be tracked. Its methodology may also evolve over time.

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt and NHS England boss Simon Stevens have today (Wednesday July 19) announced £325m of capital investment for local projects that will help the NHS to modernise and transform care for patients. Speaking at the King’s Fund, Mr Hunt and Mr Stevens gave the green light to local capital investment schemes in […]

Guidance for CCGs on how to submit recommendations for the Estates and Technology Transformation Fund.

Research led by nurses and the contributions they make as members of multidisciplinary research teams can drive change. Evidence from research influences and shapes the nursing profession, and informs and underpins policy, professional decision-making and nursing actions. It is the cornerstone of high-quality, evidence-based nursing. Making research matter – The Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) for […]

NHS England’s Estates and Technology Transformation Fund (ETTF) is a multi-million pound investment (revenue and capital funding) in general practice facilities and technology across England (between 2015/16 and 2019/20). It is part of the General Practice Forward View commitment for more modernised buildings and better use of technology to help improve general practices services for […]

This is what we call the information we collect about people with a learning disability, autism or both who are getting care in hospitals for their mental health or because they have had behaviour that can be challenging. This information tells us: how many people are in hospital how long they have been in hospital […]

The purpose of Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs) is to help ensure health and social care services in England are built around the needs of local populations. In this blog, NHS England’s Director of Primary Care, Dr Arvind Madan, explains how they have the potential to completely transform the care patients receive through GP services. As […]

The transformation of children and young people’s mental health is led locally.  This means local professionals from across the NHS, public health, children’s services in local authorities, education and youth justice working together with children, young people and their families to design and provide the best possible services for their locality. To support this local […]