NHS England

How does lack of anonymity facilitate shared learning in error reporting?

Why Joy Wingfield is concerned about the decision to abolish anonymity for community pharmacies in reporting errors before the decriminalisation of dispensing errors has become a reality.…

Embrace opportunities under five-year NHS plan, pharmacists urged

Pharmacy organisations have identified opportunities to integrate more with other services and have a real impact on improving patient care within the five-year NHS plan.…

Pharmacists could carry out medication reviews in GP practices, says RCGP chair

The Royal College of General Practitioners has spoken out about the increased role that community pharmacy could play in primary care. …

Medication errors cost the NHS up to £2.5bn a year

The NHS wastes at least £1bn – and possibly as much as £2.5bn – on preventable errors, many of which are related to improper use of medication, according to a report commissioned by the Department of Health.…

All NHS patients will be assigned an ‘accountable GP’ under 2015 contract

All patients in England will have a named GP responsible for co-ordinating their care under changes to the national contract announced on 30 September 2014.…

NHS England plans new five-year strategy

The NHS Five Year Forward View is a five-year strategy for the NHS that is being developed by NHS England.…

Cancer drug fund top-up highlights value and price of innovation

Extra money for the Cancer Drugs Fund is welcome, giving treatment options to patients with cancers previously considered untreatable, while NICE must be in a position to influence future decisions.…

How a pharmacy-led lung cancer awareness campaign met NHS aims

How a “Lung cancer awareness month” campaign demonstrated pharmacy’s crucial live-saving role in detecting the disease…

Confused about the shape of the NHS in England?

To complement our simplified diagram of the reformed NHS, Francesca Rivers takes a look at the various structures.…