Realising the value: ten actions to put people and communities at the heart of health and wellbeing

Realising the value: ten actions to put people and communities at the heart of health and wellbeing

The final report of the Realising the Value programme sets out ten key actions on what should be done and how people need to work differently to put people and communities at the heart of health and wellbeing. NHS Networks

Health Education England launches leadership framework

Health Education England launches leadership framework

Health Education England (HEE) has developed a framework for leadership and development in health and social care. NHS Networks

Flu fighters urged to roll up their sleeves

Flu fighters urged to roll up their sleeves

The Chief Nursing Officer for England has today called on NHS staff to back the week-long #jabathon flu campaign. Professor Jane Cummings explained that as well as protecting themselves against flu, NHS staff would also be helping to protect the patients they come into contact with on a daily basis against the potentially deadly virus. […] NHS Commissioning

New hub provides invaluable learning – Nicola Spencer

New hub provides invaluable learning – Nicola Spencer

Nicola Spencer introduces the enhanced Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care website which will be the new go-to place for resources and learning: Struggling to keep up to date and informed on changes impacting on Palliative and End of Life care? Not sure where to find the latest resources and improvement examples? Then […] NHS Commissioning

Nurses don't want to be doctors, Royal College of Nursing tells Hunt

Nurses don't want to be doctors, Royal College of Nursing tells Hunt

Nurses have no desire to become doctors, the profession's leaders have warned in an apparent rejection of government proposals to create a fast-track conversion course. GP Online

Social networking sites and mental health: friend or foe?

Social networking sites and mental health: friend or foe?

Una Foye and Josefien Breedvelt from the Mental Health Foundation publish their debut elf blog on a recent systematic narrative review that aimed to identify and summarise research examining depression and anxiety in the context of social networking websites. The Mental Elf

NHS spends more than £1 billion on just 4 common drugs, latest figures show

NHS spends more than £1 billion on just 4 common drugs, latest figures show

Of its depleted £116 billion budget, the health service now spends 15 per cent on medications and treatments. This is 30 per cent higher than it was five years ago, figures from NHS Digital reveal. Daily Mail