James McLean MBE, Regional Chief Nurse for the North West region,, Senior Workforce Improvement Lead, share their insights from the first six months of the Enhanced Therapeutic Observations and Care ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Clinical foreword When someone is so unwell that they need inpatient mental health care, we should be confident they can ...

Whether it’s at reception, on wards or in the discharge lounge, volunteers make vital contributions to NHS services. They ...

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 ...

NHS England » Guidance to support implementation of the Mental Capacity Act in acute trusts for adults with a learning disability ...

More than 5 million patients have received help from high street pharmacies for minor illnesses, as the NHS brings care closer to people’s homes.  Around 2.4 million people received help without ...

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 ...