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To: NHS providers: chief executives chairs Integrated care boards: chief executives chairs cc: Chief finance officers Chief people officers Chief nursing officers Dear colleagues, The Secretary of ...
Around 3 in 4 patients find it easy to contact a GP, up more than 10% since last summer as the NHS drives to improve access. Almost every (99%) GP practice in England now has a digital telephone ...
Whether it’s at reception, on wards or in the discharge lounge, volunteers make vital contributions to NHS services. They ...
Tens of thousands of patients with lung and breast cancer are to benefit from a “revolutionary” blood test on the NHS across England which can speed up access to targeted therapy. The new ‘liquid ...
This toolkit will help commissioners, service managers, health play practitioners and clinical leaders to design, plan and deliver high-quality health play services for babies, children and young ...
Tens of thousands of people have volunteered to help the NHS over the last year, according to new figures. From people in their late teens to those in their late eights volunteers have helped with ...
Dear all, We would like to thank you for all that you have done to reduce agency spending in recent years. The introduction of the agency rules and your actions have had a significant impact. For ...
Millions of patients can now track their prescriptions thanks to the rollout of a new feature in the NHS App helping to reduce unnecessary calls and visits to pharmacies. NHS England today announced ...
Clinical foreword When someone is so unwell that they need inpatient mental health care, we should be confident they can ...
4. The draft Model ICB Blueprint affirms that ICBs are essential to the future success of the NHS, delivering the ...
Introduction What services do these standards apply to? They are designed to be used by health play services providing therapeutic play to babies, children and young people in England – and by the ...
Thousands of gonorrhoea cases could be prevented over the next decade thanks to the NHS’ world-first vaccination programme against the infection. Eligible patients, which includes gay and bisexual men ...