The Chief Executive of the British Lung Foundation uses the publication of a new report to call for more action on the dangers of winter to people with acute respiratory conditions: Winter pressures in hospitals are not a new phenomenon. Every winter GP surgeries and hospitals see an influx from people with respiratory conditions. But […]
As temperatures reach below freezing, NHS England is today advising the public on ways of staying well this winter, as the number of people being admitted to A&E is likely to increase significantly due to the cold weather. NHS England warned that heart attacks increase almost immediately after a cold snap and that accounts for […]
Why volunteer in health and care? Many NHS organisations and charities need help from volunteers. This is a great way to support the NHS and get involved in your community. Local NHS Trust websites usually include details of how to get involved. Volunteers are crucial to the NHS’s vision for the future of health and […]
Issued at 8.50am on Monday 11 December 2017 There is a 90 percent probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow between 9am on Monday 11 December and 9am on Thursday 14 December in parts of England. Cold weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Find out more […]
Here are the things that the advisory group has been helping us with and what we’re doing about them: Going to the GP NHS 111 Dynamic support systems Autism diagnosis Coronavirus and lockdown Allied Health Professionals Community crisis support Research and innovation Restrictive practice Personalistion Social prescribing and primary care networks Learning from deaths Focus […]
This letter is directed primarily at Chief Nurses in NHS provider organisations, and has been jointly written by Jane Cummings, Chief Nursing Officer at NHS England and Ruth May, Executive Director of Nursing at NHS Improvement.
Request for copies of papers for the private session of the meeting of the Board of NHS Improvement on 28 September 2017 and related decision.
This definitely isn’t the first time I’ve sought to write about the error of the media-fuelled “ageing tsunami” or the misguided assumption that “the ageing population spells doom for health and social care”. I and many others have made the case repeatedly that this misguided narrative causes harm. For this blog, I will focus on […]
In the first of three blogs highlighting the experiences of children, young people and families with a learning disability or autism, David Gill looks at what has changed and what is being done to improve their quality of care, quality of health and quality of life: This feels like quite a time to be writing […]
The Yorkshire and the Humber Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Network is a dedicated forum for senior practitioners to share best practice, generate ideas and support the wider workforce towards improvements in service performance and quality of patient care.