More than 320,000 pledges have poured in for NHS Change Day. Delegates at the Health and Care Innovation Expo being staged at Manchester Central were encouraged to add their own pledges as Change Day was officially launched. They helped push the total number of pledges to improve care for people towards the target of 500,000, […]
Giles Wilmore, Director for Patient and Public Voice and Information introduces the Excellence in Participation Awards taking place at NHS Expo 2014 Monday 3 March at 4:30pm It is hard to recall a time where the NHS has undergone such significant change as it has recently. But change presents opportunity. With a relentless drive for […]
Despite the awful weather conditions, nothing was going to stop members from getting to the inaugural meeting of NHS England’s Youth Forum, ahead of its formal launch on 3 March 2014 at the Health and Care Innovation Expo 2014 at Manchester Central. Filmed by a crew from The Reporters Academy, 14 young people, aged from 14 […]
Harry Wilkinson, a Year 10 pupil at Allerton Grange High School in Leeds, has just completed a work experience placement with NHS England. On the day that Neil Churchill, director for improving patient experience, launches NHS England’s new Youth Forum at the Health and Care Innovation Expo being staged at Manchester Central, Harry explains the […]
Carer Colin Royle looks after his dad, Malcolm, who was diagnosed with dementia in 2005. In his third blog instalment Colin talks about how Malcolm’s personal health budget is spent – not quite as controversial as some headlines might suggest. 2013 was a good year for my dad, Malcolm; well as good as it can […]
Jenny Hicken, a Network Delivery Facilitator for NHS England’s Northern Clinical Networks and Senate on Tyneside, applauds NHS Change Day hitting 297,000 pledges – and that is even before it officially launches at the Health and Care Innovation Expo!! The buzz surrounding NHS Change Day is reaching fever pitch. With the big day taking place on […]
Staff engagement has been researched in detail over the last few decades and has been proven to have strong links with positive organisational and individual outcomes. Research by the Staff Experience and Engagement team at NHS England recently found that employee engagement components, in particular involvement, have a positive correlation with lower patient mortality, lower […]
In support of the government’s dementia promise announcement today NHS England has commissioned two free services on NHS Choices for people who have been diagnosed with dementia and their carers. The first is an email service. People who subscribe to this service will get six emails – one each week – giving them access to […]
Two hundred applications, nine categories, the Excellence in Participation Awards 2014 celebrate the outstanding achievements made by those who go out of their way to make positive changes to health and social care. Hosted by TV presenter, June Sarpong, the presentation ceremony will take place on Monday 3 March at 6PM as part of NHS […]
The next Board meeting will take place on Thursday 6 March at West Yorkshire Playhouse, Congreve Room, Quarry Hill, Leeds. Start time is 09.30am. If you would like to attend, please register your interest at england.boardattendance@nhs.net. and let us know if you have any additional requirements. Please note that members of the public are welcome […]