Dr Graham Jackson, Clinical Chair Aylesbury Vale CCG and Vice Chair Buckinghamshire HWB, reflects on the first year of reforms to Health and Wellbeing Boards: Like CCGs and NHS England, Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBs) are approaching their first birthday as statutory bodies. When the reforms were introduced, HWBs were seen as a universally positive […]
Since the publication of this blog John Holden has left NHS England. Your feedback Some of you have asked about the arrangements for our different engagement events, and the demands they place on people. Most recently we’ve been asked about the Easter holiday events for children and young people. We are running these events during […]
Monday 24 March is World TB Day and to mark the occasion Public Health England (PHE) has launched a consultation on proposals for a national strategy to combat TB. NHS England welcomes the opportunity to work with PHE on the consultation. Tuberculosis, TB, is a disease that can have serious consequences. In 2012 there were […]
NHS England is supporting a campaign launched by The Sunday Times newspaper, which aims at improving cancer care. The campaign focuses on swifter diagnosis, faster and more consistent treatment across the country and more advanced radiotherapy. National Medical Director, Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, said NHS England has ambitions to raise cancer survival to match the […]
NHS England and the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) have launched a series of short films to promote the benefits of the Child Protection – Information Sharing project (CP-IS). The CP-IS will help the NHS give a higher level of protection to children who present in unscheduled care settings by enabling local authorities […]
Nine hundred cancer patients every year could benefit from three new drugs which have been added to the Cancer Drugs Fund. The drugs Albumin Bound Paclitaxel, Bevacizumab and Cabozantinib are to be used to treat pancreatic cancer, brain tumours in children and thryroid cancer respectively. Albumin Bound Paclitaxel(this document is no longer available here but […]
NHS England and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have today jointly issued two patient safety alerts to help healthcare providers increase incident reporting for medication errors and medical devices. The alerts instruct providers to take specific steps that will improve data report quality; and will see the establishment of national networks to […]
The alert recommended changes to strengthen local clinical governance arrangements and the identification of Medical Devices Safety Officers (MDSOs) and multi-professional groups to review incidents and to improve the safety of medical devices. Improving medical device incident reporting and learning Improving medical device incident reporting and learning – supporting information Patient safety alerts are shared […]
Many people already use their pharmacist for health care advice but some patients may not be aware of what advice and support a pharmacist can give so default to what they know – in most cases their GP or A&E department. Pharmacists are a valuable resource that we sometimes overlook – and it’s not surprising […]
NHS England’s mission is to secure high quality care for all – now and for future generations. Last year the Quality Working Group (QWG) was established by the NHS Commissioning Assembly to enable local commissioners and national directors to work together on the Quality agenda and to drive implementation of the NHS Outcomes Framework. Currently […]