Radical new plans to improve health outcomes and the quality of patient care through digital technology and innovation have been unveiled by national health and social care organisations today. Established by the Department of Health and chaired by NHS England’s National Director for Patients and Information, Tim Kelsey, the National Information Board has set out […]
My Voice, My Wheelchair, My Life is a campaign to transform wheelchair services for users and their families. Ahead of a second wheelchair summit later this month, the NHS England lead for the improvement programme, Rosamond Roughton, Director of NHS Commissioning, talks about why it’s so important we get involved. For me, the journey started […]
The Pathways on a Page packs released today are the latest in a series of Commissioning for Value support offers for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). The first packs – published in October 2013 – contained information on a range of improvement opportunities, helping each CCG identify where it could focus its efforts, by comparing spend […]
The NHS is at a crossroads and needs to change and improve as it moves forward. That was the message from NHS England’s Chief Executive Simon Stevens today as a Five Year Forward View for the NHS was launched. As the Forward View document was published, Mr Stevens told an audience of key stakeholders: “Healthcare […]
Purpose To consider why change is needed, what success might look like, and how we might get there. The Forward View will provide: A clear vision, setting out the particular contribution that the NHS and others can make to the health of our nation, and the transformation required to meet the changing needs of current […]
Please note a number of technical amendments have been made to the Part 2 plan template that was released on 25 July. The new template is available here, and any old versions should be discarded. A macro is also available for download for areas who have already started their Part 2 plans to avoid having […]
Sir Bruce Keogh will today present an update on NHS England’s 7-Day Service programme. Speaking at an NHS Improving Quality Event, “Delivering Services, Seven Days A Week”, NHS England’s national clinical director will tell delegates: “These are early days but we are stepping up to the challenge. “We want you to be local champions, explaining […]
The launch of the new Mental Health Dementia and Neurology Intelligence Networks (MHDNIN) represents a “revolution in information”. That is the view of Dr Geraldine Strathdee, NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Mental Health, who said: “I am absolutely delighted to be part of this launch which marks the culmination of many months of partnership […]
Thinking like a patient, acting like a taxpayer – from NHS challenges to new solutions? We meet here in Liverpool at a defining moment in the history of our National Health Service. A time when the standards of care for the vast majority of our patients in the vast majority of our communities continues to […]
Registered Nurse Teresa Chinn, the driving force behind social media forum @WeNurses, reveals what she finds to be most inspirational about her profession: I was recently reading a blog Nurses are central to a transformation in care by Chief Nursing Officer Jane Cummings where she expressed how proud she is to be a nurse, adding: […]