Faster Diagnosis Framework and the Faster Diagnostic Standard Faster Diagnosis is fundamental to achieving the Long Term Plan (LTP) ambitions for cancer. The NHS Cancer Programme has developed a Faster Diagnosis Framework, which sets out NHS England and Improvement’s strategic approach to speed up cancer diagnosis and improve patient experience. Previously, a range of objectives […]
Video tutorials Two week wait modelling webinar This video is a walkthrough of the Demand and Capacity Excel model for those working within the Two Week Wait elective care pathway. Diagnostics modelling webinar This video is a walkthrough of the Demand and Capacity Excel model for those working within the Diagnostics elective care pathway. Endoscopy […]
Letter from Professor Sir Stephen Powis setting out next steps in transitioning to routine access for COVID treatments.
Leading change District nurses at East Coast Community CIC, a social enterprise providing community care across Norfolk and Waveney, flagged high numbers of referrals for suspected skin tears in local care homes. The Tissue Viability team, including a specialist tissue viability nurse and three Assistant Practitioners (APs), then led a structured change to address the […]
NHS England welcomes the report of the independent review headed by Baroness Julia Neuberger into end of life model of care – the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) published today. Jane Cummings, Chief Nurse, NHS England and Chief Nursing Officer for England said: “I would like to reassure everyone, particularly patients on the LCP and their […]
This quick guide aims to help local health and social care systems to develop effective and efficient arrangements for Hospital Transfer Pathways (more commonly known as Sutton’s Red Bag initiative).
In this scenario – using a fictional patient, Tom – we examine a dementia care pathway.
NHS IMPACT Operational Improvement Training Programme is a catalyst for positive change. An investment in clinical and operational leaders and managers, and the future of the NHS. The programme aims to equip frontline staff at bands 6 to 8a (or equivalent) with the practical tools and strategic thinking needed to become a driving force in […]
The OPD pathway is a set of psychologically-informed services operating across criminal justice and health, underpinned by a set of principles and quality standards. Using evidence-based relational and environmental approaches, it aims to reduce risk associated with serious reoffending and improve mental health within a high-risk, high-harm cohort likely to meet the clinical threshold for a diagnosis of ‘personality disorder’.
The OPD pathway is a jointly funded partnership between His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service and NHS England.
Leading change The ward manager at Harplands Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent led on the development and implementation of an Acute Care Pathway (ACP) programme of work to foster new ways of working, standardise good practice and improve experiences for both staff and patients within the Trust. This programme of work has led to both improvements in outcomes […]