NHS England has today set out plans to curb ineffective or risky medical treatments given to hundreds of thousands of patients each year. NHS England’s board of directors will meet next week to discuss proposals to stop or reduce routine commissioning of 17 interventions, including breast reductions and snoring surgery, where less invasive, safer treatments […]
Action by NHS England has slashed the sale of sugary drinks in hospitals, new data has revealed. Last year chief executive Simon Stevens challenged trusts to reduce the sale of sugar-filled drinks to 10 per cent or less of those bought on the premises. Nine out of ten trusts have now acted, and the proportion […]
As the NHS prepares to mark its 70th anniversary, the Clinical Director at the South London Partnership, Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) programme outlines how the New Care Models are leading an ambitious transformation of mental health, aspiring to help an extra million people with high-quality care supported by £1 billion additional investment: ‘You’re […]
As the National Health Service marks its 70th anniversary, a mother explains how the ‘Ask Listen Do’ programme demonstrates new ways of learning from the experiences of families, carers, and people with a learning disability and autism, and is critical for safety and good quality care: In 2016 my beautiful 18-year-old son’s life was cut tragically […]
As the NHS celebrates its 70th anniversary and looks to the future of health care, a Senior Population Health Analytics Advisor at NHS England and Head of Business Intelligence at Imperial College Health Partners (ICHP), explains how the ICHP’s advanced work on population health helps partners truly understand their local communities: Understanding a local population […]
This document has been produced by NHS England in partnership with the General Practitioners Committee and is intended to provide an indication of the changes in income streams that may affect a General Medical Services (GMS) practice from 1 April 2018.
These enhanced service specifications outlines more specialised services and those additional services provided by all General Medical Services (GMS) practices.
As the NHS prepares to celebrate its 70th birthday, the New Care Models programme shows how NHS England is working with its partners to transform mental health services and provide equal status with physical health: The New Care Models programme teams meet at a Knowledge Exchange conference today to discuss the impact of their work […]
National celebrations at Westminster Abbey and York Minster will pay tribute to NHS staff and patients to mark the NHS’s 70th birthday on Thursday 5 July 2018. Participants in the Westminster Abbey service include Freya Lewis, a survivor of the Manchester terror attack suffering 29 separate injuries, and Dr Martin Griffiths, a leading NHS trauma […]
The agenda, minutes and meeting papers for the National Quality Board (NQB) meeting held on 1 November 2017.