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Cold weather alert: level 1 – winter preparedness and action

Issued at 9.00am Saturday 2 December 2017 Temperatures or weather conditions are not expected to exceed Cold Weather Alert threshold criteria in any region from 9.00am Saturday 2 December 2017 until further notice. Cold weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Find out more about staying well this […]

1.4 million people referred to NHS mental health therapy in the past year

Over one million referrals to NHS talking therapies for depression and anxiety were made last year according to new, official data. Of the 1.4 million new referrals for talking therapies as part of NHS England’s Increasing Access to Talking Therapies (IAPT) programme, 965,000 people began treatment, a 32,000 rise on patient numbers from the year […]

NHS England launches consultation to simplify and strengthen arrangements for research in the NHS

A consultation has been launched to simplify and standardise the process for getting research projects up and running in the NHS. Cuts to bureaucracy and faster access to new and innovative treatments, are at the heart of 12 actions also agreed by the NHS England Board to support research and its application in the NHS. […]

12 Actions to Support and Apply Research in the NHS

This report brings together activities within NHS England to support and apply health research, working with national partners, notably National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The report contains 12 actions which include specific new plans to simplify two different aspects of research bureaucracy: excess treatment costs and trial set-up.

Helping people get the right medicines in Bury

Note: Some sections of this case study refer to clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). On 1st July 2022, integrated care systems (ICSs) took over statutory commissioning responsibilities in England, and CCGs were closed down. You can learn more about integrated care systems (ICSs) here. Case study summary A group of pharmacists from Bury Clinical Commissioning Group […]