On World Mental Health Day (October 10), Dr Ilan Ben-Zion, a Clinical Psychologist in London, blogs about the #ihavementalhealth awareness campaign he launched on the @NHS account earlier this year. I’m not brave. I’m not speaking out. I’m just a human, talking about being human. Having worked in mental health services for around 10 years, […]
The spread of technology across all areas of life means patients increasingly expect to be able to interact with healthcare through digital channels, providing them with more choice and control over their care, and greater access to NHS services. In England, the NHS e-Referral Service (e-RS) is a national digital platform used to refer patients […]
Jon Rouse, Chief Officer for Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership, the body overseeing the region’s £6bn devolved health and social care budget – on getting out and about in communities and the pledge to stop any divide between mental and physical health. Here, he speaks just ahead of World Mental Health Day on […]
This supplementary guidance provides clarification on the criteria set out in the indicator specifications for the 2017-19 Health and Wellbeing CQUIN and supports implementation of each CQUIN indicator by providing tools and resources.
‘If your GP refers you, you can choose to..’ – GP referral images that have been designed to be displayed on screens in GP waiting areas and surgeries, to help clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and GPs to encourage patient choice.
NHS England’s National Clinical Director for End of Life Care marks the start of Hospice Care Week: This is Hospice Care Week and it’s a great opportunity to raise awareness of the contribution that hospices make to patient care and experiences. It’s also a chance to join the conversation taking place nationally about dying, death […]
Updated GP IT Operating Model – Securing Excellence in Primary Care (GP) Digital Services: The Primary Care (GP) Digital Services Operating Model 2019-21 In May 2016, NHS England published Securing Excellence in GP IT Services: Operating Model 3rd edition (2016-18) which updates and revises the operating model published in April 2014. The revised operating model describes […]
Changes are being made to the list of elective surgeries covered by the national Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) programme – which provides information on how patients feel they benefited from their operation. Richard Ashworth explains what’s happening and why: Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) measure health-related quality of life as reported by patients themselves. […]
The NHS Standard Contract 2017-19 (January 2018 edition) published below must not be used to enter into contracts commencing from 25 May 2018. For contracts commencing 25 May 2018 onwards, the NHS Standard Contract 2017-19 (May 2018 edition) must be used. The NHS Standard Contract is mandated by NHS England for use by commissioners for […]
This document contains details of the application process and checklist for CCGs to apply for delegated commissioning of primary medical services.