Choosing the best GP for you
Posted: 4th March 2010
Patients will have the chance to choose the best GP practice for them under new plans in a consultation published today by Health Secretary Andy Burnham. At present, GPs operate within fixed geographical boundaries that can be restrictive and severely reduce patients' choice of the practice they register with,...
Call for nurses, midwives and health service boards to restate their commitment to high quality care
Posted: 3rd March 2010
Prime Minister's Commission on the Future of Nursing and Midwifery in England sets out the way forward for the future of the professions. Nurses and midwives must renew their pledge to society to deliver high quality, compassionate care - and must be better supported to do so by their...
DH launches consultation on a strategy for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Posted: 1st March 2010
Patients, staff and stakeholders are being invited to share their views on a strategy to tackle the growing problem of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in England published by the Department of Health. COPD is thought to affect over three million people in England, but less than a million...
Let’s dance for free
Posted: 1st March 2010
People all over the country are being invited to body pop and foxtrot for free at thousands of dance classes this weekend as part of the new Let's Dance campaign. Let's Dance is the latest project from Change4Life, the nationwide movement to help us all live healthier, happier and...
Dignity Action Day is on 25th February 2010 - Give the Gift of Time
Posted: 27th January 2010
The First Dignity Action Day is taking place on 25th February 2010! On this day, health and social care workers are asked to take action in their place of work to promote dignity and members of the public to do what they can to take action to promote dignity...
NICE has published new commissioning guides and updated its existing guides
Posted: 22nd January 2010
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has published 2 further commissioning guides and updated the existing twenty-five guides to help the NHS in England effectively commission evidence-based care for patients. The two new commissioning guides are underpinned by NICE clinical guidelines and cover: Service for the treatment...
Have your say in commissioning by joining the NHS North East Essex's Clinical Roster
Posted: 14th January 2010
Are you a clinician in the East of England? Maybe a GP, Nurse, Consultant, Dentist or another Allied Health Professional? If so, NHS North East Essex are offering you the unique opportunity to further influence and shape the future of services. Those who would like to share their expertise...
Department of Health Appoints Clinical Director for Informatics
Posted: 8th January 2010
Charles Gutteridge has been appointed as the first national clinical director for informatics. Charles Gutteridge has been the Medical Director at Barts and the London Trust since 2002 and a consultant haematologist there and at Newham General Hospital. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and...
New Quit Kit helps smokers in the East of England give up for good in 2010
Posted: 8th January 2010
An innovative free Quit Kit which gives smokers the right tools to successfully stop smoking has now been launched, as new research shows that almost half of smokers (44%) in the East of England have resolved to quit this year. The NHS Stop Smoking Quit Kit, which has been...
NHS Stressline tackles New Year money blues
Posted: 8th January 2010
People who are worried about debt, housing and employment will get practical and emotional support from a new NHS helpline launched by Phil Hope, Care Services Minister. NHS Stressline callers will receive practical information and advice from trained health advisors. If they are suffering from stress, anxiety or depression,...