The National Medical Director of NHS England today proposes a fundamental shift in provision of urgent care, with more extensive services outside hospital and patients with more serious or life threatening conditions receiving treatment in centres with the best clinical teams, expertise and equipment. Sir Bruce Keogh is publishing a report on the first stage […]
Since the publication of this blog Tim Kelsey has left NHS England. Tim Kelsey, NHS England’s National Director for Patients and Information, tells the EHealthInsider Live conference why transparency is the key to sustainable high quality services: Sir Bruce Keogh is a hero of our time. He chose to be a heart surgeon when, in […]
The National Clinical Directors and National Specialty Advisers are practising clinicians from across England who work part-time at NHS England, providing clinical leadership, advice, input and support across distinct areas of NHS conditions and services ranging from cancer and cardiovascular disease to urgent and emergency care and major trauma in line with the NHS Long […]
Fourteen areas leading the way in delivering better joined up care In May 2013, national partners announced the ‘pioneers’ programme, inviting local areas to demonstrate the use of ambitious and innovative approaches to deliver person-centred, co-ordinated care and support. Over 100 expressions of interest were received, with the final selection of the pioneers being made […]
The Care.Data Programme closed in 2016 NHS England and the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) today set out the next steps to raise public awareness about care.data – a programme that will use information to improve the safety and care of patients. NHS England, together with the Health and Social Care Information Centre, […]
Dr Geraldine Strathdee, NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Mental Health, lays down a marker for World Mental Health Day. It is exciting to be in this role at a time when we have the national strategy of “No health without mental health”, and an NHS Mandate that makes an historic commitment to deliver “parity” […]
Dr Janet Williamson, NHS Improving Quality’s Director of National Improvement Programmes, outlines six key messages for commissioners and providers. NHS England’s Everyone Counts has given a commitment to the NHS moving towards routine services being available seven days a week. Professor Sir Bruce Keogh at the inaugural NHS England AGM said of seven day services: […]
Simon Bennett, NHS England’s Deputy Director Quality Framework Team, examines the issues surrounding 24/7 care: I want to focus on two things in this latest blog – the NHS Services, Seven Days a Week Forum as it prepares to publish its initial insight and evidence later in the autumn, and NHS England’s recent AGM. The […]
Today sees the official launch of the website www.infostandards.org. The site has been developed by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) working in partnership with NHS England, the Department of Health and other commissioning partners. The site is aimed at information standards professionals across health and social care. It provides a single place […]
We have seven regions who support local systems to provide more joined up and sustainable care for patients. Our regional teams are responsible for the quality, financial and operational performance of all NHS organisations in their region, drawing on the expertise and support of our corporate teams to improve services for patients and support local […]