In the first ever system-wide ‘shared commitment’, NHS England as one of the key national partners in the National Collaboration for Integrated Care and Support has signed up to a series of commitments on how we will help local areas integrate services. Minister of State for Care Services, Norman Lamb, said: “People don’t want health […]

Health sector regulator Monitor and NHS England are working together to reform the way NHS services are paid for. Hospitals are currently paid through the Payment by Results system, which has been in operation for nearly a decade and has delivered benefits. However feedback from the health sector is that the current system is not […]

Plans to strengthen performance in urgent and emergency care are being put in place across the country to help hospital A&E departments meet demand and tackle waiting time pressures. Read the A&E improvement plan and accompanying letter to staff. (these documents are no longer available here but can be found on the National Archives website) […]

Following on from my last blog where I talked about the backdrop to participation and how we are beginning to see more widespread enthusiasm and commitment for taking collective participation forward, I would like also to share with you how the NHS Commissioning Board (NHS CB) is beginning to understand its role in the context […]

This page was last updated 18 April 2024. This accessibility statement applies to www.england.nhs.uk This website is run by NHS England. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to: use your web browser to change colours, contrast levels and fonts […]