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An NHS ‘friends and family’ test to improve patient care and identify the best performing hospitals in England has been announced by Prime Minister…
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
The Nursing and Care Quality Forum’s initial recommendations to the Prime Minister have been published today.
Shared Lives schemes (formerly known as adult placement schemes) offer people aged 18 and older the opportunity to live an ordinary domestic…
The Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) payment framework enables commissioners to reward excellence by linking a proportion of…
The Prime Minister today issued a call to action for frontline nurses across the country to search out best practice and share it across the NHS.
The Department has published a report on a two year independent study of integrated care pilots. The evaluation which commenced in 2009 looked…
Andrew Lansley, Secretary of State for Health, has announced the seven adult and one children’s consortium pilot sites which will collect vital…
The Department of Health has published guidance on time limits for requesting a review of a decision on NHS Continuing Healthcare funding.
Sir David Nicholson has written to NHS colleagues to inform them of the introduction of deadlines for individuals or their families and representatives.
Closing the NHS Continuing Healthcare assessment process for cases during 2004-2012.
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has today announced the formation of a new independent expert panel which will contribute to a Government report on the NHS Constitution.
Independent expert panel to contribute to report on the NHS Constitution.
An updated NHS Constitution has been published today. The new version of the Constitution, which applies to England, replaces the previous version…
Paul Burstow takes a stand against the worrying trend in safeguarding saying that its definition has been widened to a ridiculous degree
The Department has today published the NHS Patient Experience Framework, which outline the areas most important to patients’ experience of NHS…
Research results published today show that more patients are being treated with respect and dignity
A BBC Panorama programme on 31 May 2011 featured systemic abuse of patients within Winterbourne View, an independent hospital run by Castlebeck…
Letter from David Flory, Deputy NHS Chief Executive.
The Department has published a discussion paper which explores personal health budgets for people receiving NHS Continuing Healthcare.
Data on people receiving continuing care has been published for quarter 2 for the financial year 2011/12.
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