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Watching the rising tide towards more personalised care

In this blog, Simon Chapman, newly appointed Deputy Director of Personalised Care at NHS England, looks to the growing importance of personalised care and working with local communities to secure the future of health and social care. “Watch for the big wave”, my Dad would say as we stood with our body-boards in the Atlantic […]

Why our successful pharmacy minor illness referral scheme pilot is being extended to three new areas

Andre Yeung, a pharmacist, NHS England (Cumbria and the North East) Local Professional Network Chair and the Digital Minor Illness Referral Service project manager, reflects on a new, pharmacy-led partnership project which is improving access for patients and saving GP time. In December last year, a new scheme called the Digital Minor Illness Referral Service […]

Next steps in shaping the future of specialised gender identity services

Much work continues in NHS England to shape the future of specialised gender identity services. We have convened a Programme Board for Gender Identity Services that I chair. The Board is responsible for making recommendations to the Specialised Commissioning Oversight Group, and its scope and membership can be found on the gender identity services clinical […]

Friends and Family Test data – March 2018

Friends and Family Test (FFT) gives patients the opportunity to submit feedback to providers of NHS funded care or treatment, using a simple question which asks how likely, on a scale ranging from extremely unlikely to extremely likely, they are to recommend the service to their friends and family if they needed similar care or treatment. Data on all these services is published on a monthly basis.

Employment Advisors in Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service at Let’s Talk-Wellbeing

Case study summary In autumn 2017 talking therapies service Let’s Talk-Wellbeing (LTW) Leicestershire County and Rutland (provided by Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust), with the government’s Joint Work and Health Unit, agreed to be part of a pilot to integrate Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT), healthcare and employment support. Launched in December 2017, LTW […]

International Nurses Day 2018 is a chance to celebrate 70 years of amazing achievement

The Chief Nursing Officer for England thanks all nurses for their significant contribution in providing safe, effective, compassionate care for patients and those they care for, ahead of International Nurses Day on Saturday 12 May: It fills me with pride when I see the fantastic work and world class care provided by nurses across the […]