This year has been one of the most challenging years in the NHS’ history. Last Sunday, the nation came together to reflect on the commitment, courage and sacrifice shown by so many across the country. Throughout the last few months we have seen countless examples of people doing their best and achieving amazing things to […]
The NHS Equality and Diversity Council (EDC) is currently undertaking a review of its function and working objectives and currently no formal meetings are scheduled until that review is complete. Together members continue to consider how they continue to work towards a vision of a personal, fair and diverse health and care system, where everyone […]
People with an intellectual disability are more likely to have a shorter lifespan than the general population; life expectancy is thought to be 19.7 years shorter than the general population (Glover et al. 2017). The Learning Disabilities Mortality Review (LeDeR) programme was commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) on behalf of NHS England […]
As part of the national Transforming Care agenda, the Care and Treatment Review (CTR) Policy (NHS England 2015) requested that commissioners hold a local database of people with a learning disability, autism or both who are at risk of an inpatient admission. As commissioners are tasked with holding the local database and keeping this information […]
The coronavirus pandemic has focused our health and social care system towards a common purpose – coming together to overcome coronavirus, ensuring capacity to help those who have been affected and minimising the impact on the health and well-being of the overall population. Never have we been forced to change our working patterns so radically […]
Dr Michael Brady National LGBT Health Advisor Dr Brady was appointed as the National Advisor for LGBT Health at NHS England in April 2019. In this new role Dr Brady works across NHS England and NHS Improvement, with the Government Equalities Office and a wide range of stakeholders, partner organisations and the LGBT community to […]
Supported self-management guide The supported self-management guide supports teams of healthcare professionals deliver on the Comprehensive Model for Personalised Care. This guide is designed for people and organisations leading local implementation of personalised care. It will help them: improve their understanding of what good supported self-management looks like and why it improves outcomes and experiences […]
NHS England’s Medicines Value and Access function (MVA) provides the commercial capabilities to enable the NHS in England to secure innovative treatments and the everyday medicines that people rely on, in a way that achieves value for taxpayers. What are our missions? To secure patient access to clinically effective treatments in a way that delivers […]
In this section you will find a range of links and resources to help you establish, implement or enrich your improvement approach. Please email us and let us know if you found the resources useful or know of other resources that may help people. Health Foundation Institute for Healthcare Improvement Healthcare Improvement Scotland The King’s […]
We want this framework to be the NHS’s sat nav to embedding an integrated improvement-focused approach and culture therefore, it should reflect the challenges, nuances and realities that our staff face. Below are some ways you can get involved or contact us at: nhsi.improvementframework2020@nhs.net. Tell us your thoughts This framework is being designed by NHS […]