NHS England has developed some bite-size guides to support patient and public participation in the NHS. These guides are linked to the Transforming participation in Health and Social Care guidance (published September 2013). The guides have been developed with partners and by reviewing good practice in each area. They aim to support Clinical Commissioning Groups […]
We have a strong track record in developing and using new medical technologies to revolutionise the way we care for and treat patients – the thermometer, diagnostic ultrasound, the MRI scan, the ophthalmoscope used to examine our eyes – to name but a few. All developed or invented by British innovators and used across the […]
NHS England will today (13 March 2014) publish a report into the children’s heart services provided at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The Leeds review investigated issues raised about the safety and quality of care at the trust. A significant amount of work has been undertaken to establish an accurate picture of the services provided, […]
NHS England is supporting a national campaign to raise awareness of the importance of good nutrition and hydration in all health and social care settings. Nutrition and Hydration Week, which starts on Monday March 17, is a week of action to improve awareness and understanding of the significance of good nutrition and hydration in health […]
Following the initial submission of draft Better Care Fund (BCF) plans, a number of common issues arose that we wanted to address and/or clarify. We have updated a number of documents to help clarify these issues, including: Better Care Fund technical guidance (this document is no longer available here but can be found on the […]
By Alistair Burns, national clinical director for dementia, NHS England: For too long dementia had been an illness that went unnoticed until it was too late, and there is an unacceptable variation in dementia services across the country. In 2013 NHS England, building on previous work, and making a commitment that two thirds of people […]
NHS England has published our emerging findings report on a future strategy for commissioning general practice services. Building on the outcome of engagement with stakeholders in 2013 under Improving General Practice – a Call to Action, the report focuses on the central role NHS England wants general practice to play in wider systems of primary […]
Following publication of NHS England’s Planning Guidance in December, four CCG leaders have agreed to give their perspectives on the planning process in their local health economies, providing insight with a series of blogs on the process of developing, and delivering, the two year and five plans in their area. In his latest blog Dr […]
Since the publication of this blog John Holden has left NHS England. Your feedback Thank you to everyone who has submitted documents and references in response to our call for evidence. We have passed these on to the team at ScHARR who are conducting a literature review for us. The deadline for submissions has now […]
These are just a few of my personal reflections from two days at the Health and Care Innovation Expo 2014 – apologies if I go on a bit it’s because the richness and depth of the experience was so powerful for me. In previous years the suited and booted ‘cognoscenti’ have gathered and convened to […]