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Introduction

The last version of the guidelines, The Good Practice Guidelines for GP electronic patient records – version 4 (GPGv4), was published in 2011 by the Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC).  These revised Guidelines (GPGv5) have been updated in accordance with a review and recommendations provided by Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP). Each […]

Data Saves Lives – one year on

A year ago, we signalled the start of a journey on data with the publication of Data Saves Lives, our data strategy for health and social care. The pandemic showed us the power of data to transform health and care, and due to the urgency, we learned to work differently. Our transformation vision is for […]

Allied Health Professionals from the Windrush era: a celebration of their achievements

Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) are the unsung heroes and heroines of the NHS. They work alongside doctors, nurses, and other staff to provide a wide range of healthcare services, from diagnosis and treatment to rehabilitation and prevention. AHPs play a vital role in health and care sectors.  The unique skills of each of the 14 […]

The ‘soft stuff’ is the hard stuff: one year into the People Promise Exemplars programme

When talking about the People Promise, retention, and culture, I often hear ‘Oh, you do the soft stuff’. On the contrary, there’s a hard business edge evidenced through the correlation between staff engagement, productivity, and retention. It’s also genuinely hard work to create lasting improvements to working culture. As part of my role as National […]

Retired specialists set to help with tackling Covid backlog

Retired doctors will have an option to “keep caring” and re-join the NHS to carry out outpatient appointments in a new initiative to help reduce waiting lists. From autumn, newly-retired doctors will be able to sign up to a new digital platform where they will be able to offer their availability to trusts across England […]

Evergreen Sustainable Supplier Assessment

The Evergreen Sustainable Supplier Assessment is an online tool which enables suppliers to engage with the NHS on their sustainability journey and understand how to align with the NHS net zero and sustainability ambitions, including those set out in the NHS net zero supplier roadmap. Introduction to Evergreen The Evergreen Sustainable Supplier Assessment is a […]

National Improvement Board

National clinical director for NHS improvement NHS England is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Amar Shah as National Clinical Director for NHS Improvement. Amar will join the newly established National Improvement Board and play a key role in the delivery of NHS IMPACT (Improving Patient Care Together), providing expert clinical leadership and advice. […]

Future developments in NHS volunteering

Volunteers have supported the NHS since its inception. An estimated 100,000 volunteers contribute to NHS organisations and thousands more support through the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector. During the pandemic more than 400,000 people also took part in the NHS Volunteer Responders programme, with many of these still volunteering today. Volunteers’ support makes […]

Integrated care boards, integrated care systems and Freedom to Speak Up

Freedom to Speak Up is one way of ensuring our NHS people have a voice that counts, which is central to our NHS People Promise. The following information clarifies the expectations of integrated care boards (ICBs) and integrated care systems (ICSs) in relation to Freedom to Speak Up. Context In June 2022, NHS England and […]