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18 April 2018 More...The Chief Nursing Officer for England previews the start of a valuable campaign
17 April 2018 More...News and presentations from today's conference.
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16 April 2018 More...Policy paper released by Parliament Street.
16 April 2018 More...New ‘one stop shops’ designed to speed-up cancer diagnosis and help save lives are being rolled out across the country
4 April 2018 More...NHS England have released the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Pathway for People with Long-term Physical Health Conditions and Medically Unexplained Symptoms.
29 March 2018 More...This NHS RightCare Scenario, produced with the NHS England-led Cross-system Sepsis Programme Board, will demonstrate the opportunities to reduce the unwarranted variation in sepsis care.......continue reading
26 March 2018 More...News ahead of the 11th Annual New Savoy Conference Psychological Therapies in the NHS.
21 March 2018 More...The British Psychological Society and New Savoy Partnership joint national survey of mental health workforce finds many services compromised by capacity and retention issues.
On 15 March the CQC published a report that explores how seven NHS mental health trusts have been able to make significant improvements in the quality of care and improve their CQC rating.
21 March 2018 More...Vulnerable patients with mental health conditions are being badly let down by the NHS, causing them and their families needless suffering and distress, according to a Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman report published today 20/3/18
21 March 2018 More...Follow the conference on Twitter #ANP2018
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19 March 2018 More...The NHS National Institute for Health Research has released a report on support for people living with SMI.
19 March 2018 More...Today we publish a report that explores how seven NHS mental health trusts have been able to make significant improvements in the quality of care and improve their CQC rating
19 March 2018 More...Follow the conference on Twitter #ParkinsonsQS
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9 March 2018 More...Conference chair: Susan Osborne CBE Chair The Safe Staffing Alliance
9 March 2018 More...Published March 2018
8 March 2018 More...REVIEW OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, Published March 2018
8 March 2018 More...For people living with severe mental illness (SMI) there is a reduced life expectancy of 15-20 years, three times the likelihood of being a smoker or having high blood pressure, double the risk of obesity and diabetes and five times the risk of lipid imbalance. Dr Phil Moore looks at how we can improve physical healthcare for people with severe mental illness following a new publication from NHS England providing guidance for CCGs.
8 March 2018 More...The 2017 NHS Staff Survey is published today showing that staff feel under pressure but say they are being better supported by their NHS managers.
7 March 2018 More...England’s top nurse will launch a drive to end ‘pyjama paralysis‘ on Wednesday (8 March) to give patients back one million days of their precious time that would otherwise be wasted in bed in a hospital or care home.
7 March 2018 More..."The 2013 Francis Inquiry highlighted the need to recognise the importance of patient complaints, and the need to create robust systems and cultures that are able to deal with and learn from them." continue reading...........
6 March 2018 More...Follow the conference on Twitter #NursingAssociate
5 March 2018 More...Follow on twitter #HipFracture2018
2 March 2018 More...Follow the conference on Twitter #NHSFalls
2 March 2018 More...Conference Chair: Sue Jenkins Treasurer The British Pain Society’s Pain Education Special Interest Group & Senior Lecturer Centre for Medical Education, School of Medicine Cardiff University
2 March 2018 More...Joint Committee on Human Rights launch inquiry into the Right to freedom and safety: Reform of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
27 February 2018 More...New data published by NHS Digital on the use of IAPT services in England.
27 February 2018 More...This year, during Eating Disorders Awareness Week, BEAT will be asking the question ‘Why Wait?’
26 February 2018 More...Conference Chair: Claire Henry, Director of Improvement and Transformation, Hospice UK
26 February 2018 More...News and updates from today’s conference.
26 February 2018 More...A new report focusing on Medication Errors makes recommendations for a programme of work to tackle medication error and improve medicine safety.
23 February 2018 More...Conference Chair: Dr Zoe Penn Medical Director & Consultant Obstetrician Chelsea & Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust
22 February 2018 More...News and updates from today’s conference looking at ensuring compliance with GDPR.
22 February 2018 More...NHS England’s Medical Director for Clinical Effectiveness looks at the progress made in recognising and treating sepsis, and the National Early Warning System that can support clinicians to spot the signs, standardise diagnosis and ultimately save lives.
22 February 2018 More...NICE has published its Quality Standard for Parkinson’s disease
Published February 2018
20 February 2018 More...#NursePrescribing2018
19 February 2018 More...News and presentations from today’s conference.
9 February 2018 More...A major audit to highlight the rehab of people after a hip fracture has been published today by The Royal College of Physicians.
9 February 2018 More...7/2/18: Improving physical healthcare for people living with severe mental illness (SMI) in primary care
8 February 2018 More...
Conference Chair: Dr Sarah Russell Head of Research and Clinical Innovation Hospice UK
5 February 2018 More...Implementing the 2017 NICE Quality standard Transition between Mental Health Settings.
5 February 2018 More...News and presentations from today’s conference.
5 February 2018 More...Place2Be launched the first ever Children’s Mental Health Week in 2015 to support children and young people’s mental health and emotional wellbeing. Now in its fourth year, they hope to encourage more people than ever to get involved and spread the word.
5 February 2018 More...A key government target for caring for people with severe mental health conditions in England is being missed due to underfunding, research suggests.
2 February 2018 More...Conference Chair: Dr Sabarigirivasan Muthukrishnan Past Clinical Director Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
29 January 2018 More...Preventing Hospital Associated Deconditioning & Improving Patient Outcomes.
29 January 2018 More...Conference Chair: Dr Jonathan Campion - Director for Public Mental Health and Consultant Psychiatrist South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Visiting Professor of Population Mental Health University College London
29 January 2018 More...Pressure Ulcers and the interface with a Safeguarding Enquiry.
26 January 2018 More...Today's conference focuses on implementing the New National Quality Standard for Sepsis published in September 2017. The New Quality Standard “urges hospital staff to treat people with life-threatening sepsis within one hour”
22 January 2018 More...Improving the Ambulance Response: Meeting the New Ambulance Service Standards.
Conference chair: Mark Docherty Director of Clinical Commissioning and Strategic Development/Executive Nurse West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
22 January 2018 More...Speaker news and updates from today's conference
19 January 2018 More...Speaker news and updates from today's conference
19 January 2018 More...News and updates from today's conference
15 January 2018 More...Exclusive: Pilot sites reveal wide variety of approaches to nursing associate training, reported 11/1/18, Nursing Times
15 January 2018 More...NHS Employers release factsheet 15/12/17
21 December 2017 More...Published December 2017 by the GMC
20 December 2017 More...The Chief Nursing Officer for England has issued a new winter framework that will help nursing staff to ensure patients do not spend any time longer than they need to in hospital, particularly over the busy winter period.
20 December 2017 More...Published 14 December 2017 From:Department of Health
18 December 2017 More...Published 12 December 2017 By National Data Guardian
18 December 2017 More...Healthcare Conferences UK is pleased to be taking part in Save the Children Christmas Jumper Day.
15 December 2017 More...Conference Chair: Jonathon Hope MBE Patient & Co-Chair ‘Realising the Value of Individuals’ NHS England
15 December 2017 More...Released by the CQC on 14 December 2017
14 December 2017 More...Released 7 December 2017
13 December 2017 More...Use this guide to encourage development of the use of discharge criteria to support patient discharge from hospital.
12 December 2017 More...The Care Quality Commission have published a guide to help mental healthcare providers give appropriate support to people whose behaviour might endanger themselves or others
12 December 2017 More...News and presentations from today’s conference.
11 December 2017 More...News and presentations from today’s conference.
8 December 2017 More...News and presentations from today's conference.
8 December 2017 More...News and updates from today's conference.
7 December 2017 More...Follow the conference on Twitter #NHSFalls
6 December 2017 More...News and updates from today’s conference.
6 December 2017 More...The government has published proposals to improve mental health support for children and young people in England. Over £300 million has been made available to fund them.
6 December 2017 More...News and updates from todays Radiology Information Systems and PACS conference.
4 December 2017 More...Over one million referrals to NHS talking therapies for depression and anxiety were made last year according to new, official data.
4 December 2017 More...Conference chair: Mr Hugh Rogers Associate Medical Director & Consultant Urologist Chelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation Trust
1 December 2017 More...The Fifteen Steps Challenge – Quality from a patient’s perspective: A toolkit for clinics and outpatient settings
1 December 2017 More...“Our results show that although there are areas of really good care, and significant improvements have been made by some hospitals, many hospitals are still not doing everything they can to prevent falls.” Dr Shelagh O’Riordan National Audit of Inpatient
29 November 2017 More...Identifying areas of good practice and opportunities for improvement in the care of women and babies in maternity services across Britain.
29 November 2017 More...National Clinical Audit Benchmarking launches: Trust-by-Trust results for six key audits
29 November 2017 More...News and presentations from today’s conference focusing on the NICE guideline for Eating Disorders and how you can ensure you are achieving compliance.
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24 November 2017 More...News and presentations from today’s conference focusing on learning from NHS Trusts that have driven and demonstrated improvement, and understand what works to turn around culture and practice.
Conference chair: Jim Symington National Advisor NCCMH (R.C.Psych) and Consultant to ‘The ‘Mental Health Crisis Concordat’
24 November 2017 More...A joint HCUK and BADS conference
23 November 2017 More...Pressure ulcers are an avoidable and costly harm. We are working to create a significant culture shift and eliminate avoidable pressure ulcers in acute, community and mental health provider settings.
23 November 2017 More...This new report from NHS Digital presents information about adults at risk for whom safeguarding concerns or enquiries were opened during the reporting period 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017
21 November 2017 More...Chaired by Dr Richard Hatchett Author Nurse Led Clinic: Practice Issues
20 November 2017 More...News and presentations from today’s conference focusing on improving adult safeguarding practice.
20 November 2017 More...A directive alert has been issued on the need to confirm intravenous (IV) lines and cannulae have been effectively flushed or removed at the end of the procedure. Released 9th Nov 2017
20 November 2017 More...Health Education England (HEE), in partnership with NHS Improvement and NHS England, has launched a new national framework that sets out a vision for the further development of Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs).
20 November 2017 More...Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) releases Expert Working Group Final Report
9 November 2017 More...News and presentations from today's conference.
6 November 2017 More...Ursula James, NHS England’s IAPT Programme Manager, explains how clinical networks have the potential to improve access to psychological therapies for older adults
2 November 2017 More...More than a quarter of CCGs have underspent their mental health budget for 2016/17, amounting to a total of £48.6m not reaching mental health services.
Source: Pulse, 13 September 2017
2 November 2017 More...NEWS: The Beyond Places of Safety fund will focus on improving urgent mental healthcare in local areas
31 October 2017 More...Conference chair: Prof Anthony Mundy Professor Of Urology Consultant Urological Surgeon & Corporate Medical Director University College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
30 October 2017 More...News and updates from today's conference.
30 October 2017 More...The Care Quality Commission has released their first report of the review of children and young people's mental health services.
30 October 2017 More...News and presentations from today’s conference.
30 October 2017 More...The BBC reported on 24 October 2018 that "NHS hospitals could carry out 280,000 more non-emergency operations a year by organising operating theatre schedules better, a new study suggests."
26 October 2017 More...News and updates from today’s Clinical Audit for Improvement Summit in Birmingham.
19 October 2017 More...The Children’s Commissioner has published ‘Children’s Voices: The Wellbeing of Children with Mental Health Needs in England’ and ‘Briefing: Children’s Mental Healthcare in England’
19 October 2017 More...News and updates from today’s Caldicott Guardian Leadership Summit 2017.
18 October 2017 More...Department of Health Consult on regulation of Physicians Associates
17 October 2017 More...News and updates from today's conference
16 October 2017 More...The Department of Healths Open Consultation: Regulation of nursing associates in England, Published 16/10/17
16 October 2017 More...
Article published in October 2017 by Healthy London Partnership
11 October 2017 More...20% discount at our forthcoming mental health events in recognition and support of World Mental Health Day.
10 October 2017 More...3M Health Care Academy: UK & Ireland IV Leadership Summit
Leaders Teaching Leaders
‘Reducing Infection Risk At All Access Points’
The state of health care and adult social care in England 2016/17, is the CQC’s annual assessment of health and social care in England and looks at the trends, highlights examples of good and outstanding care, and identifies factors that maintain high-quality care.
10 October 2017 More...This year’s State of Care shows that the quality of health and social care has been maintained despite very real challenges.
10 October 2017 More...We are concerned about the very wide variation between services in how frequently staff use physical restraint in response to challenging behaviour.
10 October 2017 More...News and presentations from today’s conference.
9 October 2017 More...AGE UK is joining forces with NHS England to encourage older people to seek help and is calling on GPs to spot the warning signs.
9 October 2017 More...News and presentations from today’s conference.
6 October 2017 More...House of Commons release Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards briefing document
6 October 2017 More...One in five over-65’s living in the community is affected by depression but, despite Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services being open to all adults, older people are underrepresented amongst those accessing services.
3 October 2017 More...News and updates from today's conference.
2 October 2017 More...Conference chair: Dr Jason Shannon National clinical lead for mortality case note review in Wales Consultant Histopathologist and Assistant Medical Director Pathology Cwm Taf University Health Board
2 October 2017 More...News and updates from today's conference
29 September 2017 More...Speaker news and updates from today’s Nurse/Non Medical Prescribing for Pain conference.
29 September 2017 More...Chaired by: Lisa Rodrigues Writer, coach and mental health campaigner www.LisaSaysThis.com
29 September 2017 More...News and updates from today's conference
25 September 2017 More...News and presentations form today’s conference.
25 September 2017 More...News and speaker presentations for today’s Cancer Survivorship Summit.
25 September 2017 More...Simon Stevens, Chief Executive at NHS England announces the NHS trusts set to deliver more personalised care to expectant and new mums with serious mental ill health.
25 September 2017 More...News and updates from today's conference
22 September 2017 More...News and updates from today’s CAMHS National Summit
22 September 2017 More...Conference chairs: Dr Umesh Prabhu Consultant Paediatrician, Medical Director for more than 15 years, Medical Adviser for International Recruitment Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust and Alan J Nobbs Senior Programme Lead, Programme Delivery & Frameworks NHS Leadership Academy
22 September 2017 More...New improvements to help fight sepsis - NHS Networks 14 September 2017
18 September 2017 More...Conference chair: Julia Holding Head of Patient Experience NHS Improvement
18 September 2017 More...Speaker news and updates from today’s Nurse/Non Medical Prescribing in Cardiology Conference.
18 September 2017 More...News and updates from today's conference.
15 September 2017 More...News and updates from today’s Advancisng IV Theraphy Conference.
15 September 2017 More...News and updates from today’s conference.
15 September 2017 More...On September 11th 2017, NHS England announced that "Ambulance services begin new response times- Four of England’s ambulance services have begun the roll out of new response times announced earlier this year"
15 September 2017 More...
In a world leading move, quality of life for cancer patients will be tracked as part of ambitious plans by NHS England to radically improve care and support for people once treatment ends.
14 September 2017 More...NICE - the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence - urges hospital staff to treat people with life-threatening sepsis within one hour, in its final quality standard.
13 September 2017 More...The BBC reports today that: "Figures from 104 trusts seen by BBC Panorama show 78% of patients are being screened and 63% are getting antibiotics within one hour.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said the NHS had "more to do" to stop "preventable" sepsis deaths occurring."
11 September 2017 More...NHS England blog post from Jennie Walker the Assistant Head of Patient Choice in the Personalisation and Choice Group.
18 August 2017 More...Theresa May has emphasised the need to raise mental health awareness through the new National Citizens Service and has said the new strategy will support teenagers and give them better access to help.
18 August 2017 More...Healthcare Conferences UK are currently looking to recruit a Conference Marketing Assistant.
18 August 2017 More...An update from the Chair of the NHS England Maternity Transformation Programme. Blog post by: Sarah-Jane Marsh, Chief Executive Officer, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital and Chair, NHS England Maternity Transformation Programme
17 August 2017 More...The government’s response to the Health Select Committee’s inquiry into suicide prevention responds to the committee’s recommendations for improving delivery of the cross-government suicide prevention strategy was published on the 31 July 2017.
15 August 2017 More...Results of a national survey of support to adult care homes in England: A specialist palliative care provider perspective.
8 August 2017 More...New statistics have shown Gramplan has seen the biggest drop in suicides in Scotland.
7 August 2017 More...Health Education England (HEE) has published Stepping Forward to 2020/21: Mental Health Workforce Plan for England
4 August 2017 More...NHS Improvement have released a review is based on existing evidence and data, and providing an overview of the scale of inpatient falls and the benefits to the NHS if the rate of falls was reduced in hospitals.
28 July 2017 More...The CQC are responsible for making sure that health and social care providers, and other regulators, maintain a safe environment for managing controlled drugs in England.
26 July 2017 More...The state of care in mental health services 2014 to 2017 presents findings from our programme of comprehensive inspections of specialist mental health services.
24 July 2017 More...News and updates from today's conference
17 July 2017 More...News and updates from today’s Eliminating Heel Pressure Ulcers conference.
17 July 2017 More...Speaker news an updates from today’s Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards: Towards the Liberty Protection Safeguards conference.
14 July 2017 More...Chaired by Paul Jebb Assistant Chief Nurse (Projects) University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
14 July 2017 More...Conference chair: Susan Osborne CBE Chair The Safe Staffing Alliance
14 July 2017 More...Speaker news and updates from today’s Electronic Prescribing In Hospitals: Moving Forward conference.
13 July 2017 More...Speaker news and updated from today’s Nurse/Non Medical Prescribing: Improving Practice, Confidence & Competence conference.
13 July 2017 More...NHS England has today (Thursday, 13 July) announced a new set of performance targets for the ambulance service which will apply to all 999 calls for the first time.
13 July 2017 More...Plans to strengthen NHS and social care organisations against cyber attacks and protect patient data.
13 July 2017 More...The quality of adult social care matters. It matters because people who use services should be able to expect person centred care that is safe, effective, caring and responsive. This care should be supported by good leadership and sustained by good use of resources.
13 July 2017 More...News and speaker updates from today’s Transforming End of Life Care in Acute Hospitals Conference.
12 July 2017 More...Speaker news and updated from today’s Digital Imaging 2017: Radiology Information Systems and PACS Conference.
12 July 2017 More...News and updates from today’s conference.
10 July 2017 More...Conference chair: Mr Hugh Rogers Associate Medical Director & Consultant Urologist Chelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation Trust
7 July 2017 More...Conference chairs: Prof Cameron Swift (AM Chair) Emeritus Professor and Consultant Physician King’s College London & Specialist Committee Member, Falls Prevention Quality Standard NICE, and Carrie Tyler Falls Practitioner Broomfield Hospital, Mid Essex Hospital Trust
7 July 2017 More...
Conference Chair: Jonathon Hope MBE Patient & Co-Chair, Realising the Value of Individuals - Increasing Participation in CKD UK Renal Registry
7 July 2017 More...CQC has been asked by the Secretaries of State for Health and for Communities and Local Government to undertake a programme of local system reviews of health and social care in 12 local authority areas.
5 July 2017 More...News and updates from today's conference
3 July 2017 More...News and updates from today's conference
3 July 2017 More...Following guidance on learning from deaths published by the National Quality Board in March, all providers are required to produce a policy outlining how you'll support improvement by learning from deaths that occur in your care.
27 June 2017 More...Conference Chair: Dr Colin Dale Trustee British Institute of Learning Disabilities and Chief Executive Caring Solutions (UK)
26 June 2017 More...News and updates from today’s National Data Security Standards for Health and Social Care: Information Governance Summit 2017.
26 June 2017 More...NHS England has announced new sites to redesign mental health services and cut out of area placements
26 June 2017 More...Conference chair: Pam Creaven Director of Services Age UK
19 June 2017 More...Royal College of Physicians (RCP) president Professor Jane Dacre and Jeannie Watkins, president of the Faculty of Physician Associates (FPA), comment on the Daily Mail 's 'Cut price doctor will see you now', which claims that physician associates are 'cut-price doctors'.
15 June 2017 More...Will the NHS never learn? Follow-up to PHSO report ‘Learning from Mistakes’ on the NHS in England
13 June 2017 More...Updates and speaker news from today’s Care of Dying Adults in the last days of life: Implementing the 2017 NICE National Quality Standard Conference.
12 June 2017 More...Speaker news and updates from today’s Developing the Role of the Physician Associate conference.
9 June 2017 More...Developing the role of the Nursing Associate, chaired by Dr Theresa Shaw Chief Executive Foundation of Nursing Studies
9 June 2017 More...Hospital at Night Summit: Improving Out of Hours Care in Hospitals, chaired by Dr Juliane Kause Lead Consultant Out of Hours Care University Hospital Southampton Foundation NHS Trust
9 June 2017 More...Speaker news and updates from today’s Dual Diagnosis: Implementing the NICE Guidance conference.
5 June 2017 More...Speaker news and updates from today’s Nurse/Non Medical Prescribing in Cancer Care conference.
5 June 2017 More...Improving the Ambulance Response: Moving from a focus on 8 minutes to improving outcomes for patients through a clinically appropriate response.
Conference chair: Sean Brennan Consultant in Health Informatics Clinical Matrix Ltd
22 May 2017 More...News and presentations from today’s conference.
22 May 2017 More...The NMC are committed to delivering a programme of change over the next five years.
22 May 2017 More...News and updates from today's conference.
19 May 2017 More...Speaker news and presentations from today’s Demonstrating & Improving Prescribing Competence & Practice: Implementing the New National competency framework for all prescribers Conference.
19 May 2017 More...As of 3pm yesterday, two hospitals remained on divert following the ransomware cyber attack, down from seven yesterday.
17 May 2017 More...The RCN's report 'Safe and Effective Staffing: the Real Picture' released on 14 May 2017 states that "NHS patients will be at risk of falling care standards unless all four UK countries have legislation to guarantee safe staffing levels.".
17 May 2017 More...Latest guidance from NHS Digital for the NHS on protecting against cyber attack
16 May 2017 More...News and updates from today's conference
15 May 2017 More...News and updates from today's Caldicott Guardians: Fifth National Annual Conference
15 May 2017 More...On Friday 12 May 2017 a number of NHS organisations reported they had been affected by a ransomware cyberattack, which had affected a number of different organisations.
15 May 2017 More...News and speaker updates from today’s service user experience in mental health conference.
12 May 2017 More...The BBC reported on Thrusday 11 May 2017 around two-thirds of children and young people with eating disorders are starting urgent treatment within one week, figures from last year show.
12 May 2017 More...News and updates from today's conference.
11 May 2017 More...A Joint HCUK & BADS conference, chaired by Mary Stocker Consultant Anaesthetist South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust President The British Association of Day Surgery
11 May 2017 More...Conference chairs:
Prof Cameron Swift Emeritus Professor and Consultant Physician King’s College London & Specialist Committee Member Falls Prevention Quality Standard NICE
SM Paul Burton Elderly Prevention Lead Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service
10 May 2017 More...Mental Health Awareness Week will take place this week from Monday 8th – Monday 14th May 2017.
9 May 2017 More...News and updates from today's conference
8 May 2017 More...Conference chair: Dr Umesh Prabhu Medical Director Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust & Dr Peter Belfield Medical Director Invited Service Reviews RCP London
8 May 2017 More...Every year in May, Dying Matters and it's coalition members host an Awareness Week, which gives them an unparalleled opportunity to place the importance of talking about dying, death and bereavement firmly on the national agenda.
8 May 2017 More...News and updates from today's Digital IAPT 2017 conference
8 May 2017 More...We're celebrating International Day of the Midwife by offering a 20% discount on related events.....
5 May 2017 More...First Joint Report of the Education and Health Committees of Session 2016–17
5 May 2017 More...The UK’s first Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week will be running between 1-7 May 2017, coinciding with the International Maternal Mental Health Day on May 3rd.
4 May 2017 More...A survey released today by UK parenting website Mumsnet has revealed a variety of problems with healthcare for women who have just had babies.
4 May 2017 More...News and speaker updates from today’s Anticoagulation Therapy Services National Summit.
28 April 2017 More...Conference Chair: Jim Symington National Advisor, NCCMH (R.C.Psych) and Consultant to The ‘Mental Health Crisis Concordat’
28 April 2017 More...The CCQ has released ‘Celebrating good care, championing outstanding care’ which highlighs examples of excellent care and innovative ways of delivering services.
28 April 2017 More...News and updates from today's conference.
26 April 2017 More...News and speaker updates from today’s Effective Nurse Director National Summit.
26 April 2017 More...The Mental Health Foundation is hosting Mental Health Awareness Week from 8th-14th May 2017, this year the theme will be Surviving or Thriving?
26 April 2017 More...News and updates from today's conference
25 April 2017 More...Conference chair: Geoff Delissen Senior Policy Officer (Complaints) Department of Health
25 April 2017 More...Speaker news and updates from today’s Digital Imaging 2017: Radiology Information Systems and PACS Conference.
24 April 2017 More...The British "stiff upper lip" should not be allowed to endanger mental health, the Duke of Cambridge has said.
18 April 2017 More...Seven areas across England are set to trail-blaze digital services for mental health patients, which will include innovative apps to improve care and online access to ‘real-time’ patient records.
18 April 2017 More...Children as young as four are suffering from mental health problems such as panic attacks, anxiety and depression, says a teachers' union.
18 April 2017 More...NHS England announces the next steps in the drive to ensure children and young people don’t have to travel far from home for mental health care, funding between 150-180 new beds.
1 April 2017 More...News and updates from today’s Nurse/Non Medical Prescribing in Cardiology Conference.
31 March 2017 More...National Guidance on Learning from Deaths
A Framework for NHS Trusts and NHS Foundation Trusts on Identifying, Reporting, Investigating and Learning from Deaths in Care
31 March 2017 More...
On Wednesday 29th March, the trustee boards of both Hospice UK and the National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC) agreed to work towards the merger of the two organisations. The process of due diligence and formal merger agreement is being taken forward from today.
31 March 2017 More...News and updates from today's event chaired by Dr Clare Gerada, Medical Director, NHS Practitioner Health Programme.
29 March 2017 More...Eating disorders are among the most common mental health problems, particularly for adolescent girls and young women.
28 March 2017 More...Today's conference chair: Julie Windsor Patient Safety Clinical Lead Medical Specialties/Older People NHS Improvement
27 March 2017 More...News and updates from today's conference
27 March 2017 More...News and presentations from today’s conference.
24 March 2017 More...News and presentations from today's conference.
24 March 2017 More...The Government has published a progress report on its suicide prevention strategy but it must take tangible action to ensure effective implementation. So says the Health Committee in its final report on suicide prevention.
16 March 2017 More...This House of Commons Library briefing paper analyses recent policy and debate on the integration of NHS-provided healthcare and local authority-provided social care. This has been a key policy priority for successive Governments, with the aim of improving patient care and saving money for the NHS and local authorities.
16 March 2017 More...News and updates from today’s 10th Anniversary Conference.
15 March 2017 More...The Law Commission have today published their Report on the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
13 March 2017 More...2017 Annual Phil Richardson Memorial Lecture
Restructuring Fragility: Results of a randomised controlled trial of intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy (ISTDP) for treatment-resistant depression.
Speaker news and updates from today’s Consultant Job Planning Conference.
10 March 2017 More...Conference chair: Dr Cheryl Crocker Regional Lead Patient Safety Collaborative East Midlands Academic Health Science Network (EMAHSN)/ East Midlands Patient Safety Collaborative
10 March 2017 More...News and updates from today’s Electronic Prescribing in Mental Health Conference, Chaired by Dr Geraldine Strathdee National Mental Health Intelligence Network Clinical Lead Public Health England.
10 March 2017 More...BBC report, 9th March: "Significantly high" death rates have been recorded at 19 of England's 133 NHS trusts, a BBC investigation has established.
10 March 2017 More...Older people are losing out on Psychological Therapy – Professor Alistair Burns, February 2017
10 March 2017 More...News and updates from the 2017 Clinical Audit Summit. Supported by Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) and National Quality Improvement and Clinical Audit Network (NQICAN).
6 March 2017 More...News and updates from todays conference
Conference chair: Dr Martin Farrier Clinical Director for Quality & Consultant Paediatrician Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust
3 March 2017 More...The Care Quality Commission (CQC) today publishes a report on the findings from its first round of acute and specialist hospital trust inspections.
2 March 2017 More...NICE has published new guidance calling on healthcare professionals to ask adults in the final days of life about their religious or spiritual beliefs.
2 March 2017 More...As the new care models programme begins its third year, people working across the programme, both nationally and locally have been exploring how they can ensure the success of the new care models are spread across health and care services.
28 February 2017 More...News and updates from today’s Effective Nurse/Non Medical Prescribing in End of Life Care Conference
24 February 2017 More...Speaker news and updates from today’s Multi Agency Information Sharing & Information Governance Summit
24 February 2017 More...Speaker news and updates from today’s Psychosis & Schizophrenia: Early interventions & successful pathways Conference
24 February 2017 More...Conference chair: Dr Mary Stocker President The British Association of Day Surgery and Consultant Anaesthetist and Lead for Day Surgery Torbay.
23 February 2017 More...News and updates from today's conference.
23 February 2017 More...Professor Alistair Burns discusses Older people are losing out on Psychological Therapy
23 February 2017 More...Speaker presentations and updates from today’s Learning from Serious Incidents: Implementing the CQC Recommendations conference.
23 February 2017 More...Conference chair: Dr Martin Farrier Medical Director for Quality & Consultant Paediatrician Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust
22 February 2017 More...22 February 2017: The NMC’s Council has agreed to a request from the Department of Health to be the regulator for the new nursing associate role
22 February 2017 More...
Conference chair: Sean Brennan Independent Consultant in Healthcare Informatics Clinical Matrix
20 February 2017 More...News and updates from today’s Cancer Survivorship Summit.
20 February 2017 More..."Age UK needs to understand more about how well older people in the UK are doing. We need to know where and why people are not doing well to inform our work and gain an understanding of the policy and practical levers for improving older people’s lives. In the same vein, local Age UKs need information to target their support services."
15 February 2017 More...News and updates at today's Investigation of Deaths & Serious Incidents in Mental Health Services conference, chaired by Sean Duggan Chief Executive Mental Health Network
10 February 2017 More...News and updates from today’s Nurse/Non-Medical Prescribing for Pain conference.
10 February 2017 More...Updates from today's Ward Manager Summit: Developing your skills as an Effective Ward Manager. Chaired by Paul Rafferty Matron South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Member Professionals Strategic Advisory Group for the NMC
6 February 2017 More...News and updates from today’s conference.
News and updates from today’s conference.
6 February 2017 More...World Cancer Day 4th Feb 2017 #WorldCancerDay #WeCanICan
"It’s exciting to see how every year there is greater support for World Cancer Day. We’re delighted to back this important initiative and would encourage everyone to get involved.”Kate Allen, Executive Director of Science & Public Affairs – World Cancer Research Fund International
4 February 2017 More...News and presentations from today’s conference.
3 February 2017 More...News and updates from today's Reducing Restrictive Practice & Interventions conference, chaired by Prof Peter Tyrer Chair Guideline Development Group Violence and aggression: short-term management in mental health health and community settings NICE & Professor of Community Psychiatry Centre for Mental Health Imperial College London
3 February 2017 More...The IPC Partnership Programme supports local authorities and NHS organisations as they move through significant periods of transformation. This paper, published by the Institute of Public Care (IPC) at Oxford Brookes University, aims to capture some our learning and experience from our work on integration with IPC Partners.
31 January 2017 More...The third progress report of the suicide prevention strategy sets out what's being done to reduce deaths by suicide in England.
31 January 2017 More...NICE have released an updated quality standard which covers prevention of falls and assessment after a fall in older people (aged 65 and over) who are living in the community or staying in hospital.
31 January 2017 More...Speaker news and updates from today’s Nurse/Non Medical Prescribing Conference
30 January 2017 More...News and updates from today's conference.
30 January 2017 More...NHS GP Health Service, launched 30th January 2017
30 January 2017 More...Today's national health and social care conference will focus on the difficult issue of self neglect and adult safeguarding.
27 January 2017 More...Speaker news and updates from today’s Electronic Prescribing In Hospitals Conference
27 January 2017 More...Released January 2017:
Falls and fracture consensus statement Supporting commissioning for prevention
27 January 2017 More...
NHS England - NHS Ambulance Services, Released 26th January 2017
27 January 2017 More...The NCEPOD launched their report "Mental Health in General Hospitals: Treat as One" on 26th January 2017.
27 January 2017 More...The General Medical Council (GMC) has today (Wednesday 25 January) published revised, expanded and reorganised guidance on confidentiality for all doctors practising in the UK.
26 January 2017 More...NHS Improvement are supporting NHS providers to reduce injurious inpatient falls and increase the reporting of patient falls.
26 January 2017 More...News and presentations from today’s conference looking at improving services, safeguarding and meeting the national reporting requirements for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
23 January 2017 More...News from today’s conference; ‘A Practical Guide to improving the Management of severe mental illness & substance misuse: Dual Diagnosis’
23 January 2017 More...News and updates from today's conference.
20 January 2017 More...News and updates from today's Diabetic Foot Problems conference chaired by Dr Matthew Young Consultant Diabetologist Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh & Editor Diabetic Foot Journal
20 January 2017 More...The HSJ has reported that; “Almost every NHS acute hospital in England is failing to meet its own nurse staffing targets.”
20 January 2017 More...As the first trainee nursing associates join the workforce, we answer the key questions about this new support role.
19 January 2017 More...The RCN has published guidance on FGM for professionals working in sexual health care and travel health services including a care pathway for each.
19 January 2017 More...PAPYRUS launches #BraveFace, a new social media campaign stressing the importance of talking openly about suicide and not being afraid to intervene and ask. Asking about suicide saves lives.
19 January 2017 More...Relesed by NHS England on16th January 2017: Why Always Events® matter, by Neil Churchill, Director for Patient Experience, NHS England
18 January 2017 More...A new joint report from the Royal College of GPs and the British Geriatrics Society has been published, showcasing how GPs and geriatricians are collaborating to design and lead innovative schemes to improve the provision of integrated care for older people with frailty.
17 January 2017 More...Through national updates, expert sessions and practical case studies, today's conference will support you to deliver the new NICE recommendations in practice.
16 January 2017 More...News and updates from today’s National Eating Disorders Summit
16 January 2017 More...The UK Caldicott Guardian Council (UKCGC) has produced A Manual for Caldicott Guardians
12 January 2017 More...The tool was developed in partnership with trusts to enable staff to access key sources of published patient experience measures all in one place.
You can get a sense of how your organisation is doing compared to others with similar characteristics. You can move the data around and generate simple graphs which show your progress.
12 January 2017 More...
There are six enhanced health in care home vanguards offering older people better, joined up health, care and rehabilitation services.
10 January 2017 More...The Prime Minister has announced a; ‘comprehensive package of measures to transform mental health support in our schools, workplaces and communities.’
9 January 2017 More...Claire Murdoch, National Director for Mental Health at NHS England explains why commissioners are vital to transforming mental health services, and how a new NHS England development programme is helping them to implement change.
6 January 2017 More...Sir Mike Richards, Chief Inspector of Hospitals, Care Quality Commission, 6th January 2017
6 January 2017 More...Is it possible to reach even a day when no one kills themselves?
A mental health trust in Liverpool - which pledged in September 2015 to bring its suicide rate down to zero among its patients - thinks so....
‘Safe staffing improvement resources: adult inpatients in acute care’ is “based on the National Quality Board’s expectations that to ensure safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led care, trusts will employ the right staff with the right skills in the right place and at the right time…."
21 December 2016 More...The Health Committee has today published an interim report to inform suicide prevention strategy.
19 December 2016 More...HQIP published New guidance on four new best practice clinical audit guides. The aim of this publication is to support healthcare providers in developing their clinical audit programme, with tools for ongoing management and annual review.
16 December 2016 More...News and updates from today's conference.
13 December 2016 More...The Care Quality Commission has released their report and recommendations into learning from deaths while in the NHS.
13 December 2016 More...Jeremy Hunt on the Care Quality Commission's report into the way NHS trusts review and investigate the deaths of patients in England.
13 December 2016 More...News and updates from today’s Digital Imaging 2016: Radiology Information Systems and PACS Conference.
12 December 2016 More...News and presentations from today's conference.
9 December 2016 More...News and updates from today's conference
9 December 2016 More...News and updates from today's Intelligent Electronic Document Management in Healthcare conference
8 December 2016 More...News and updates from today's Pressure Ulcers Summit
7 December 2016 More...News and updates from today's Learning from Serious Incidents:Implementing the CQC Recommendations conference chaired by Malcolm Alexander Vice Chair Action against Medical Accidents
7 December 2016 More...News and presentations from today’s Advancing IV Therapy conference.
7 December 2016 More...News and presentations from the PROMs Summit 2016 today.
7 December 2016 More...News and Updates from today's Improving Mental Health Crisis Care conference chaired by Jim Symington Mental Health Crisis Concordat Implementation Support Team
6 December 2016 More...News and updates from today's Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults in Hospitals : Improving Safeguarding Practice & Outcomes conference chaired by Mervyn Eastman Co Founder Practitioner Alliance for Safeguarding Adults (PASAUK) & Co-Director Change Agents Network
6 December 2016 More...News and updates from today's Falls Prevention and Management in Older People conference chaired by Prof Cameron Swift Emeritus Professor and Consultant Physician King’s College London & Carrie Tyler Falls Practitioner Broomfield Hospital, Mid Essex Hospital Trust
6 December 2016 More...News and updates from today's Complaints Handling, Investigating, Resolving and Learning Conference
2 December 2016 More...Speaker news and updates from today's National Data Security Standards for Health and Social Care Conference
2 December 2016 More...NICE has published new guidance for the management of coexisting severe mental illness and substance misuse - often termed 'dual diagnosis'.
1 December 2016 More...News and updates from today's Always Events® UK Summit chaired by Paul Jebb Experience of Care Professional Lead NHS England and Julia Holding Head of Patient Experience NHS Trust Development Authority
30 November 2016 More...News and Updates from today's Deteriorating Patient conference chaired by Dr Chris Roseveare Consultant in Acute and General Medicine Lymington New Forest Hospital.
30 November 2016 More...Joy Hibbins runs a charity Suicide Crisis, helping people who feel they can no longer cope and has released a video via the BBC on how she tries to help to prevent suicides.
30 November 2016 More...Dr Wollaston, chair of the health select committee, states "Young people told us that they wanted services to be available within schools"
30 November 2016 More...Ambulance services are struggling to reach seriously ill and injured patients quickly enough after rising demand has left the system at breaking point, a BBC investigation has found.
30 November 2016 More...Health Secretary wants more doctors and nurses to occupy positions at the most senior levels of NHS.
From: Department of Health
Published:30 November 2016
30 November 2016 More...
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt will announce new nursing degree apprenticeship, opening up a career in nursing to more people.
30 November 2016 More...News and Updates from today's Patient Experience Insight conference chaired by Paul Jebb Patient Experience Professional Lead NHS England
29 November 2016 More...News and updates at today's Improving Anticoagulation Therapy Services conference chaired by Diane Eaton Project Development Manager Anticoagulation Europe
29 November 2016 More...CYBER MONDAY SALE: 50% off NHS IT conferences for ONE DAY ONLY
28 November 2016 More...BLACK FRIDAY - HALF PRICE off ALL conferences for 1 day only
25 November 2016 More...News and Updates from today's Breast Surgery as Day Surgery conference, chaired by Dr Anna Lipp Consultant Anaesthetist Norfolk and Norwich Hospital & Past President The British Association of Day Surgery & Jo Marsden Consultant Breast Surgeon King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
24 November 2016 More...Funds allocated to mental health care for children are not being used by front-line services, a think tank has claimed.
23 November 2016 More...Jeremy Clarke CBE New Savoy Conference Chair writes an Open Letter to the Profession, its Leaders & the Government.
On behalf of psychological practitioners and their patients who depend on them to work together.
18 November 2016 More...SaveLives have released a report on why we must invest in domestic abuse services in hospital. Stating "every hospital in England and Wales to have specialist domestic abuse support onsite. Health providers must be part of the long-term solution to tackle domestic abuse.”
16 November 2016 More...News and updates from today's conference.
11 November 2016 More...News and updates from Nurse Clinics 2016 today.
9 November 2016 More...Over 200 suicide deaths per year now occur in patients under mental health crisis teams, three times as many as in-patients, according to a report by The University of Manchester’s National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness (NCISH), commissioned by HQIP as part of the Clinical Outcome Review Programmes.
9 November 2016 More...A STRATEGY FOR ENGLAND 2015-2020
ONE YEAR ON 2015 – 16
NHS England 2nd November 2016
9 November 2016 More...News and updates from today's conference.
8 November 2016 More...Whether you are currently a Clinical Director, or aspiring to be one, this CPD certified conference provided a unique opportunity to learn from the experiences of other Clinical Directors and develop your skills as an effective Clinical Director.
7 November 2016 More...News and updates from today’s conference.
21 October 2016 More...News and updates from today's Setting up and running an Effective Falls Service conference.
21 October 2016 More...Speaker news and updates from today’s Nurse/Non-Medical Prescribing in Cardiology conference
21 October 2016 More...News and updates from today’s conference held in partnership with the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust.
21 October 2016 More...News and updates from Hospital Mortality Annual Summit chaired by Dr Martin Farrier Medical Director for Quality & Consultant Paediatrician Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust
20 October 2016 More...News and presentations from today's conference.
19 October 2016 More...Speaker news and updates from today’s Setting up and running Virtual Clinics Conference
19 October 2016 More...News and updates from today's Safe Staffing Summit chaired by Nicky Hayes Consultant Nurse for Older People Staff Governor King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Clinical Lecturer King’s College London - Older People’s Nurse Fellowship
18 October 2016 More...News and updates from today's Perioperative Medicine conference chaired by Dr David Alcorn Consultant Anaesthetist NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
13 October 2016 More...The annual overview of health and social care in England
13 October 2016 More...World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October every year, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilizing efforts in support of mental health. The Day provides an opportunity for all stakeholders working on mental health issues to talk about their work, and what more needs to be done to make mental health care a reality for people worldwide.
10 October 2016 More...News and updates from today’s Caldicott Guardians: National Annual Conference.
6 October 2016 More...Dr Mike Fisher, Chief Clinical Information Officer; Consultant Cardiologist at Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust speaks at today's Electronic Prescribing In Hospitals conference.
6 October 2016 More...Speaker news and updates from today’s Clinical Audit for Improvement conference.
5 October 2016 More...News and presentations from today’s conference.
5 October 2016 More...News and updates from today's Nurse Prescribing in Paediatrics and Child Health Conferene chaired by Marion Russell Medicines Management Advisor & Member The Association for Prescribers
5 October 2016 More...News and updates from today's conference.
4 October 2016 More...Speaker news and updates from today’s Consultant Job Planning Conference.
4 October 2016 More...A letter has been sent to CCG clinical leaders and accountable officers advising of an additional £25m in funding for children and young people's mental health services which has been made available for CCGs in 2016/17
3 October 2016 More...Speaker updates and news from today’s Psychosis & Schizophrenia in Adults Conference
30 September 2016 More...NHS England releases Quick Guide: Discharge to Assess and benefit for older, vulnerable people.
30 September 2016 More...NHS England guide to how to use PROMs data.
30 September 2016 More...News and speaker updates from today’s Nurse/Non Medical Prescribing in Mental Health Conference
27 September 2016 More...News and updates from today’s conference
27 September 2016 More...Updates from today's Ward Manager Summit: Developing your skills as an Effective Ward Manager. Chaired by Jonathan Willis Ward Manager Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust Leadership Fellow The Health Foundation
21 September 2016 More...Speaker news and updates from today’s Advancing IV Therapy.
21 September 2016 More...Quality Standard and background from NICE
21 September 2016 More...Face-down physical restraint is still being used in mental health wards in England, despite the government and the NHS saying it should stop
21 September 2016 More...News and updates from today's conference
20 September 2016 More...News from today’s conference on reducing the impact of sexual abuse on mental health.
20 September 2016 More...Patients should be more involved in decisions about their care, says NICE
20 September 2016 More...News and updates from today’s Pressure Ulcers Summit.
16 September 2016 More...Updates and Speaker Presentations from today’s Effective Nurse/ Non-Medical Prescribing in End of Life Care Conference
16 September 2016 More...News and updates from the speakers at today's Towards Zero Suicide conference, Chaired by Ruth Sunderland Co-Chair The National Suicide Prevention Alliance & Chief Executive Samaritans
15 September 2016 More...News and presentations from today's conference.
13 September 2016 More...NHS Digital is set to start expanding the NHS cyber security service.
12 September 2016 More...NHS England responds to Independent Review. Making IT Work: Harnessing the Power of Health Information Technology to Improve Care in England. Report of the National Advisory Group on Health Information Technology in England
8 September 2016 More...Forty-one projects awarded funding for places of safety for people in mental health crisis. Published 23rd August 2016
26 August 2016 More...The NHS is kick starting a new programme that will each year help an extra 30,000 new or expectant mums who experience serious mental ill health, offering them the right care at the right time in a bid to reduce even further the rare tragedies that can occur when it is left untreated.
23 August 2016 More...NHS London Clinical Networks releases guidance for excellence in anticoagulant care
23 August 2016 More...Twenty six of the most digitally advanced trusts have been invited by NHS England to apply for a £100m+ funding pot to become centres of global digital excellence and drive forward better use of technology in health.
5 August 2016 More...In a new report published today (2nd August), the health and social care organisation reveals that tens of thousands of people in the UK have a known 'dual diagnosis' where addiction overlaps with mental health conditions.
3 August 2016 More...Following a review looking at whether personal health and care information is being used safely and is appropriately protected in the NHS, the CQC has released Safe Data, Safe Care.
1 August 2016 More...NICE urges hospitals and local authorities to redouble their efforts to reduce delays in discharging patients from hospitals, following criticism from MPs.
27 July 2016 More...The Public Accounts Committee report challenges the Government to address the scale and cost of delays in discharging older patients from hospital, concluding: "Patients and the NHS have a right to expect better."
27 July 2016 More...Natalie Silvey, National Medical Director’s Fellow at NHS England pays tribute to her friend and colleague Dr Kate Granger who passed away on Saturday 23 July.
26 July 2016 More...NHS Improvement have issued a Patient Safety Alert to highlight a range of resources on the early identification, response and management of deterioration in both adult and child patients.
25 July 2016 More...Thousands of children and adults of all ages with conditions such as psychosis, depression and anxiety will be among the first to benefit from improved services as work starts on a major transformation programme for mental health care.
20 July 2016 More...Improving access to evidence-based care for people with first episode psychosis is a national priority. A new Access and Waiting Time Standard has been set and additional funding has been made available to deliver better services. As part of this initiative, NHS England commissioned an audit to establish a baseline position regarding services’ ability to provide timely access to NICE recommended interventions across England.
19 July 2016 More...The CQC report for 2015 highlights local and national initiatives to promote the safe use of controlled drugs and to reduce harm from their misuse. Report updated 14th July 2016
15 July 2016 More...NICE publishes new and updated Competency Framework to support healthcare professionals to prescribe effectively.
15 July 2016 More...NICE Guidelines: Sepsis: recognition, diagnosis and early management Published. This guideline covers the recognition, diagnosis and early management of sepsis for all populations.
15 July 2016 More...CQC has published the findings of its review of how acute NHS trusts report on investigations into serious incidents, and the extent to which they identify learning that can be used to improve practice when things go wrong.
12 July 2016 More...Chaired by Professor Matt Griffiths Independent Consultant Nurse, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Visiting Professor of Prescribing & Medicines Management and Member The Association for Prescribers this important national conference provided an essential update for current and aspiring nurse/non-medical prescribers on prescribing for pain.
8 July 2016 More...This one day CPD accredited conference focuses on developing your skills as a nurse appraiser, and improving the quality of nursing appraisal in your service in line with revalidation requirements.
7 July 2016 More...Speaker news and updates from today’s Eating Disorders: Developing a Gold Standard Service Conference.
6 July 2016 More...News and presentations from today's conference.
Dame Fiona Caldicott, the National Data Guardian for Health and Care (NDG), today publishes recommendations to strengthen the security of health and care information secure and to help the public make informed choices about how their data is used.
6 July 2016 More...Paul Jebb, Patient Experience Professional Lead at NHS England discusses Improving Patient Experience and Experiences of Care at today's Patient Experience insight conference.
5 July 2016 More...Amanda Attwood, Senior Project Manager at Picker Institute Europe discusses developing effective feedback mechanisms at today's Patient Experience insight conference.
5 July 2016 More...News and updates from today's conference focusing on effective consent practice following the Supreme Court judgement in March 2015 in the case of Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board.
5 July 2016 More...Speaker News and Updates from today’s Digital Imaging 2016: Radiology Information Systems and PACS Conference
5 July 2016 More...News and presentations from today's conference.
5 July 2016 More...News and presentations from today's conference.
5 July 2016 More...Helen Young Chief Nurse & Interim Chief Operating Officer at Birmingham Women’s NHS Foundation Trust discusses improving adult safeguarding practice at today's Improving Safeguarding Practice in Hospitals conference.
4 July 2016 More...DC Maria Gray Detective Constable, Safeguarding Adults Portfolio at the Metropolitan Police discusses working in partnership with the police on serious safeguarding concerns and criminal offences at today's Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults in Hospitals conference.
4 July 2016 More...Speaker news and updates from today’s Self Neglect and Adult Safeguarding conference.
4 July 2016 More...News and updates from today's conference
1 July 2016 More...We are pleased to increase our group booking discount to 30% off group bookings of two or more people across all events booked in July 2016.
29 June 2016 More...
News and presentations from today’s conference looking at moving from a focus on an 8 minute ambulance response to improving outcomes for patients through a clinical appropriate response.
28 June 2016 More...News and updates from today's conference held with The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust and with guest speaker Prof George Viallant internationally renowned Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and former Programme Director of the longitudinal Harvard Study of Adult Development.
23 June 2016 More...Louise Maunick Associate Chief Pharmacist: Quality Governance and Training at Kent Surrey Sussex Academic Health Science Network (KSS AHSN) discusses the development of the National Medication Safety Network at today’s Reducing Medication Errors National Summit.
22 June 2016 More...Nicola Davey Trustee at the Clinical Human Factors Group discusses learning from patients and involving patients to reduce medication errors at today’s Reducing Medication Errors National Summit.
22 June 2016 More...News and updates from today’s Improving Mental Health Crisis Care: Maintaining Momentum Conference
22 June 2016 More...News and updates from today's conference
21 June 2016 More...News and updated from today’s Improving Mental Health Services for Young Adults Conference
21 June 2016 More...Dr David Fearnley, Medical Director at Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust looks at the Zero Suicide Policy introduced at the Trust in 2015 and the impact that deaths from suicide are having. Released 20th June 2016
20 June 2016 More...News, Presentations & Updates from Today's Conference
15 June 2016 More...Dr Barbara Stuttle CBE Chair of The Association for Prescribers discusses national developments at today’s Nurse / Non Medical Prescribing conference.
14 June 2016 More...Dr Richard Hatchett Independent Healthcare Education Consultant discusses Prescribing, Advanced Practice and Revalidation at today’s Nurse / Non Medical Prescribing conference.
14 June 2016 More...News, Presentations and updates from today’s Developing Effective Cancer Survivorship conference.
14 June 2016 More...NHS England has produced a practical toolkit for mental health trusts and commissioners, designed to help them improve the physical health of patients with serious mental illness. May 2016
13 June 2016 More...News and presentations from today's conference held in partnership with The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust
8 June 2016 More...Public Accounts Committee Hearing on Discharging Older People from Acute Hospitals took place on Monday 6 June 2016
8 June 2016 More...Tina Chambers Immediate Past Chair Tissue Viability Society and Tissue Viability Consultant, Educator and Advisor at today’s Eliminating Heel Pressure Ulcers conference.
7 June 2016 More...News, presentations and updates from today's conference
7 June 2016 More...News and presentations from today's conference.
6 June 2016 More...The health and social care system’s management of discharging older patients from hospital does not represent value for money, according to the National Audit Office. The spending watchdog estimates that the gross annual cost to the NHS of treating older patients in hospital who no longer need to receive acute clinical care is in the region of £820 million.
1 June 2016 More...News, presentations and updates from today's conference
26 May 2016 More...Breast Surgery as Day Surgery, A Joint HCUK & BADS conference - News from today's conference
19 May 2016 More...News from today's Care of the Dying Adult conference
19 May 2016 More...Susan Bowler Professional Advisor, Pressure Ulcers at NHS England will deliver an update from NHS England on Stop the Pressure at today’s conference.
19 May 2016 More...Claire Crawley Senior Policy Maker, Adult Safeguarding at the Department of Health gives a National Update on pressure ulcers and safeguarding at today’s conference.
19 May 2016 More...Heidi Sandoz Chair of the Tissue Viability Society discusses risk assesment of Pressure Ulcers at today’s conference.
19 May 2016 More...News, updates and presentations from today's conference.
19 May 2016 More...News and updates from today’s Effective Ward Manager Conference.
18 May 2016 More...News and updates from today’s Reducing Inpatient Falls & Harm from Inpatient Falls conference.
18 May 2016 More...Leading Change, Adding Value is a framework aligned to the Five Year Forward View that nursing, midwifery and care staff, whatever their role or place of work, can use to lead on delivering better outcomes, better experiences for patients and staff, in addition to making better use of resources.
18 May 2016 More...News and updates from today's Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults: Improving Adult Safeguarding Practice, Decision Making & Outcomes conference.
17 May 2016 More...Mental Health Awareness Week 2016 takes place from 16-22 May, with the theme of relationships.
16 May 2016 More...Complaints Handling, Investigating, Resolving and Learning: News from today's conference
13 May 2016 More...News and presentations from today's conference looking at Improving Services & Outcomes for People who Self Harm
13 May 2016 More...On the 12th May 2016 NHS England set out its plans to deliver world class cancer services designed to increase prevention, speed up diagnosis, improve the experience of patients and help people living with and beyond cancer.
13 May 2016 More...Healthcare Conferences UK is pleased to support the RCN's Happy Nurses' Day! campaign with a 25% discount off our nursing events.
12 May 2016 More...Measuring, Understanding and Acting on Patient Reported Experience Measures (PREMS): news from today’s conference.
11 May 2016 More...Vulnerable patients and their families suffering harrowing ordeals due to poor hospital discharge.
11 May 2016 More...News and presentations from today's conference looking at improving Services, Safeguarding and Meeting the National Reporting Requirement for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
10 May 2016 More...New framework to improve care for patients with diabetic foot disease published, May 2016
10 May 2016 More...Every year in May, Dying Matters and their coalition members host an Awareness Week, which gives them an unparalleled opportunity to place the importance of talking about dying, death and bereavement firmly on the national agenda.
9 May 2016 More...England's Chief Inspector of Hospitals has found Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to be Outstanding after an inspection by the Care Quality Commission.
5 May 2016 More...Elaine Hanzak, Survivor of Postnatal Depression and Author, 'Eyes without Sparkle' and ‘Another Twinkle in the Eye' discusses her personal journey and improving maternal mental health.
4 May 2016 More...News and updates from today's Effective Discharge Planning and Practice conference in London.
4 May 2016 More...Professor Louise Howard, Section of Women’s Mental Health at King’s College London updates delegates on meeting the NICE Guideline for Postnatal Mental Health.
4 May 2016 More...News and updates from today's Second National Annual Caldicott Guardians Conference chaired by Christopher Fincken, Chair, UK Caldicott Guardian Council.
3 May 2016 More...The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published the findings of a short-notice, focussed inspection of Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, conducted over four days in January 2016.
3 May 2016 More...Developing the role of the Physician Associate at The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to be presented at National Conference
29 April 2016 More...
The Royal College of Nursing has released updated guidance for Female Genital Mutilation
28 April 2016 More...News and updates from today's conference in London chaired by Julie Windsor Patient Safety Lead, Older People & Falls NHS England and focusing on setting up and running effective falls services and falls clinics through national updates, practical case studies and extended in depth sessions.
26 April 2016 More...The first World Maternal Mental Health Day - 4th May 2016
25 April 2016 More...News and updates from today's conference in London focusing on smoking cessation in mental health including; ensuring your service effectively supports people with mental illness to stop smoking and does so within a smoke free environment, which is key to the government ambition for parity of esteem and reducing the lower life expectancy of people with mental health disorders.
22 April 2016 More...Paul Downes Director of Governance and Quality Improvement Salford Royal Foundation Trust is confirmed to speak at the forthcoming national CPD certified conference ‘Outstanding CQC Inspections in Hospitals: Learning Lessons and Sharing Good Practice’
21 April 2016 More...News and updates from today's conference.
20 April 2016 More...Paul Scates Peer Specialist, Campaigner & Ambassador discussed control and restraint in the NHS at today’s Reducing the use of restrictive interventions conference.
19 April 2016 More...Professor Peter Tyrer Chair Guideline Development Group, Violence and aggression at NICE discusses Violence and Aggression: Implementing the May 2015 NICE Guideline a year on at today’s Reducing the use of restrictive interventions conference.
19 April 2016 More...This guideline covers systems and processes for using and managing controlled drugs safely in all NHS settings except care homes. It aims to improve working practices to comply with legislation and have robust governance arrangements. It also aims to reduce the safety risks associated with controlled drugs.
18 April 2016 More...Chaired by Claire Henry, Chief Executive at the National Council for Palliative Care today’s important national conference focused on the important issue of Nurse/Non Medical Prescribing in End of Life Care.
15 April 2016 More...Syena Skinner, Recovery College Manager and Amanda Bailey, Recovery College Deputy Manager at Central and North West London Mental Health NHS Trust confirmed to speak.
15 April 2016 More...Chaired by Jackie Nicholson, Chair, National Infusion and Vascular Access Society (NIVAS) and Nurse Consultant Vascular Access, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust today’s one day conference focussed on advancing IV Therapy including implementing the NICE Guideline and Quality Standards for IV Therapy.
14 April 2016 More...Linda Nazarko OBE Consultant Nurse Physical Healthcare West London Mental Health NHS Trust discussed Setting up and running effective OPAT Services including competence and skills at today’s IV Therapy conference.
14 April 2016 More...The CQC will implement recommendations following the scandal at Southern Health by investigating how all acute, community and mental health trusts learn from the deaths of patients.
13 April 2016 More...Chaired by Dr David Scott Assessment Advisor NCAS & GMC Associate & former Chairman BMA Medical Managers Committee & Consultant Paediatrician East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust, today's Consultant Job Planning conference focuses on delivering successful job planning in practice, lessons, challenges, objectives and solutions and promoting supporting professional activities (SPAs).
12 April 2016 More...The newly appointed National Clinical Director for Mental Health Professor Tim Kendall looks at what he sees as his main challenges.
11 April 2016 More...An under-fire health trust, criticised after a teenager drowned in a bath, has been told to significantly improve protection of mental health patients.
7 April 2016 More...Dr Mike Durkin, NHS England's Director of Patient Safety, writes about the work to establish the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch. 18th March 2016
21 March 2016 More...NHS England announces new action to cut stillbirths released today 21st March 2016
21 March 2016 More...News and updates from todays conference.
15 March 2016 More...Ann Slee ePrescribing Lead NHS England discussed Delivering a Paperless NHS at today’s Electronic Prescribing In Hospitals: Moving Forward Conference.
15 March 2016 More...Dr Malcolm Finlay, Consultant Cardiologist (Locum) and Hon. Lecturer (QMUL), Barts Health NHS Trust Discussed Monitoring Progress against the 2015 NICE Quality Standard on Atrial Fibrillation at today’s conference.
15 March 2016 More...Following NHS England’s commitment to a paperless NHS, today's one day conference focused on a practical guide to delivering intelligent electronic document management in organisations.
14 March 2016 More...Dr Deborah Robertson Consultant Editor, The Journal of Nurse Prescribing Senior Lecturer & Programme Lead University of Chester, and Susan Aitkenhead Head of Nursing NHS England speak at today's Nursing Competence Conference.
11 March 2016 More...Department of Health: Safeguarding, social workers and other revisions in Care and Support statutory guidance update. The new edition supersedes the version issued in October 2014 and takes into account the regulatory changes, feedback from stakeholders and care sector developments following the postponement of social care funding reforms to 2020.
11 March 2016 More...We are delighted to announce Professor George Vaillant, internationally renowned Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School who was for 32 years the Programme Director of the longitudinal Harvard Study of Adult Development. Professor Vaillant will give the keynote address at the ‘Mental Health, Ill Health and Personality Disorder’ national conference, which is aimed at all professionals interested in psychotherapeutic interventions for adults with particular underlying patterns of emotional regulation, expression of distress and interpersonal relating.
10 March 2016 More...Through a series of national updates, practical case studies, masterclasses and poster presentations, this One day Healthcare Conferences UK Clinical Audit for Improvement 2016 conference brought together an exceptional gathering of leading practitioners, clinicians, policy makers and academics to set out the major developments, promote innovative areas of clinical audit, and debate the key challenges affecting clinical audit practice.
8 March 2016 More...Donna Covey CBE, Director at AVA - Against Violence and Abuse gives an important update on early identification of domestic violence high risk victims and preventing repeat victimisation.
2 March 2016 More...Professor Gene Feder Advisory Group Member Domestic Violence Quality Standard at NICE updates delegates on the NICE Quality Standard for Domestic Violence.
2 March 2016 More...Diana Barran Chief Executive at SafeLives gives a keynote opening address on supporting victims of domestic violence.
2 March 2016 More...HQIP’s new Using root cause analysis techniques in clinical audit guide has been co-written in partnership with the Clinical Audit Support Centre (CASC), who ran a series of workshops for HQIP at the beginning of 2015 and are currently running masterclasses with Healthcare Conferences UK.
2 March 2016 More...Teresa Dowsing Physician Associate & President at The Faculty of Physician Associates speaks on developing the role of the Physician Associate.
1 March 2016 More...Jeannie Watkins Physician Associate & Director for Regulation and Legislation at the Faculty of Physician Associates speaks on regulation challenges for Physician Associates.
1 March 2016 More...News and updates from today’s Hip Fracture conference: Meeting the NICE Quality Standard and Learning from the NHFD Findings.
In support of National Thrombosis Week (NTW), running from 2nd – 6th May, Thrombosis UK invite you to join them in their mission.
29 February 2016 More...Vanessa Lodge Chair of the National FGM Steering Group at NHS England is confirmed to speak at the forthcoming ‘Improving Services Safeguarding & Meeting the National Reporting Requirement for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)’ conference being held in London on 10th May 2016.
26 February 2016 More...Neil Churchill Director of Patient Experience at NHS England is confirmed to speak at the national ‘Patient Reported Experience Measures (PREMS)’ CPD certified conference due to take place in London on 11th May 2016.
25 February 2016 More...Seamus Watson, National Programme Manager - Mental Health at Public Health England gives a national overview of the health of people living with mental health problems.
23 February 2016 More...Jacqueline Dyer Vice Chair of England’s Mental Health Task Force gives an update on improving physical health for people with mental health conditions.
23 February 2016 More..."NHS commits to major transformation of mental health care with help for a million more people"
15 February 2016 More...Today’s conference on Radiology Information Systems and PACS examined how to work with digital imaging, radiology information systems and PACS to deliver the national ambition of a paperless and filmless NHS.
11 February 2016 More...Dr Frances Connan Chair of the Quality Network for Eating Disorders gives an update on meeting quality standards for eating disorder services.
10 February 2016 More...James Downs gives an update at today’s conference on the lived experience of having an eating disorder.
10 February 2016 More...Anne O’Herlihy Child and Adolescent Mental Health Project Manager, NHS England at today’s conference.
10 February 2016 More...Today’s Eliminating Avoidable Heel Pressure Ulcers conference, chaired by Tina Chambers Immediate Past Tissue Viability Society & Tissue Viability Consultant Educator and Advisor Tina Chambers Ltd, focused on a practical guide to eliminating heel pressure ulcers.
10 February 2016 More...News and updates from today's conference focusing on effective consent practice following the Supreme Court judgement in March 2015 in the case of Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board.
9 February 2016 More...Dr Umesh Prabhu Medical Director at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust gives an update at today’s conference on achieving a culture of candour.
8 February 2016 More...Dedicated FGM prevention week aims to raise awareness of ongoing need to protect girls and women from this harmful and illegal practice.
8 February 2016 More...The Times today reports; Half of all NHS psychologists should be on the couch themselves, according to a study that found high rates of depression in the profession.
4 February 2016 More...Dr Amar Shah Associate Medical Director for Quality Improvement East London NHS Foundation Trust & IHI Improvement Advisor speaks at today's Clinical Quality conference
3 February 2016 More...Findings from the British Psychological Society and New Savoy staff wellbeing surveys in 2014 and 2015 have shown that psychological professionals are working under stress.....
3 February 2016 More...Dr Geraldine Strathdee National Clinical Director for Mental Health NHS England at today’s conference.
3 February 2016 More...Kate Chartres Nurse Consultant Sunderland PLT and Senior Nurse Community Access Services at Sunderland Royal Hospital speaks on transforming urgent access to mental health services across 7 days & interfacing with the wider system.
3 February 2016 More...News and updates from today's conference focusing on; getting the balance right between access targets and high quality evidence based therapy, and staff wellbeing - with the launch of a new charter.
3 February 2016 More...Professor Gillian Leng Member National Quality Board Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Health and Social Care NICE chairs and speaks at today's Clinical Quality conference on Measuring and Monitoring the Quality of your service.
3 February 2016 More...Kate Lettin Revalidation Officer at the Nursing and Midwifery Council gives an update on Nursing Appraisal and Revalidation.
2 February 2016 More...Christine McKenzie Facilitator, Clinical Leadership Programme at the Royal College of Nursing gives an update on decision making in revalidation: The confirmers role.
2 February 2016 More...News and updates from our Self Neglect and Adult Safeguarding conference today.
2 February 2016 More...Kath Evans Head of Patient Experience NHS England opens today conference with a focus on Innovative approaches to Patient Experience insight and demonstrating responsiveness to feedback at a local level
29 January 2016 More...Neil Churchill Director for Patient Experience NHS England discusses patient experience at the heart of the NHS Forward View at today's Patient Experience insight conference
29 January 2016 More...Christopher Fincken, Chair, The UK Council of Caldicott Guardians chaired today’s conference on Information Governance: Improving the Sharing, Management and Confidentiality of Patient Information. The conference provided a practical guide to moving forward with Caldicott2 and the new code of practice in line with the recommendations from the Independent Information Governance Oversight Panel and the Information Governance Alliance in organisations.
29 January 2016 More...Tommy Whitelaw speaks at Patient Experience Insight from the perspective of carer. Tommy cares for his mother who had dementia.
29 January 2016 More...News and presentations from today's conference chaired by Sarah Brennan, Chief Executive of Young Minds.
28 January 2016 More...The Infection Protection Society and the Royal College of Nursing have launched a revised toolkit to support professionals involved in the commissioning or assurance of health and social care services.
28 January 2016 More...Chaired by Pete Morgan Chair of the Board of Trustees PASAUK this conference provided a practical guide to safeguarding vulnerable adults through improving process, policy and practice in safeguarding concerns and alerts in line with the NHS England 2015 Guidance and the Care Act 2014.
27 January 2016 More...Chaired by Christopher Fincken, Chair, The UK Council of Caldicott Guardians this conference took a practical approach to managing difficult decisions in clinical practice through applying the principles of clinical ethics.
27 January 2016 More...Ellen Armistead, Deputy Chief Inspector of Hospitals at the Care Quality Commission discusses what well-led means at ward level at today’s Ward Manager conference.
26 January 2016 More...Chaired by Claire Henry Chief Executive of The National Council for Palliative Care this conference provided delegates with support for their service to ensure the clinical guideline is implemented effectively in organisations to improve end of life care, outcomes and experience for dying people and their families.
26 January 2016 More...Paul Jebb NHS England speaks on improving patient experience on your ward including ‘Always Events’.
26 January 2016 More...Jo Odell Practice Development Facilitator, Patients First Programme at the Foundation of Nursing Studies gives an update on preparing for the revalidation process.
26 January 2016 More...Paul Jebb, Patient Experience Professional Lead, NHS England discussed ‘Improving Patient Experience in Outpatient Services’ at today’s conference.
22 January 2016 More...Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) measure health gain in patients, and have been collected nationally in England, since 2009. Patients are asked to complete questionnaires before and after their operations to assess the improvement in their health as they perceive it.
22 January 2016 More...Todays news and updates from The Larrey Society conference looking at the future for Emergency Medical Services and the role of Paramedics.
21 January 2016 More...Julie Hamilton Head of Nursing Revalidation and Regulation at Guys and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust gives an update on the revalidation pilot sites.
20 January 2016 More...Anne Trotter Assistant Director, Education and Standards at the Nursing and Midwifery Council gives an update on Nursing Appraisal and Revalidation.
20 January 2016 More...Today’s conference focused on managing and reducing bank and agency staffing in nursing through delivering tailored and flexible workforce strategy.
19 January 2016 More...Today’s national conference provided an essential update for current and aspiring nurse/non-medical prescribers on prescribing for wound care.
19 January 2016 More...The Prime Minister will announce almost a billion pounds of investment to enhance mental health services across the country.
Released 11th January 2016
11 January 2016 More...The NHS is seen as a world class service in respect of the way we have transformed evidence-based talking therapies since 2007. We are about to see the launch of the Mental Health Task Force report, led by Paul Farmer CBE and Jacqui Dyer. This will set out an expanded scope and clear ambitions for what NHS psychological therapy services are expected to achieve by 2020. Paul and Jacqui will open the 2-day National Annual New Savoy Conference ‘Psychological Therapies 2016’ to set this out in detail with Karen Turner, National Director for Mental Health and Dr. Matthew Patrick, Chief Executive, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
8 January 2016 More...Dr Pauline Milne MBE Head of Clinical Workforce Development and Planning at Health Education England is confirmed to speak at the National Safe Staffing Summit to be held on 12th April 2016 in London.
6 January 2016 More...Dr Nivi Singh Consultant Orthogeriatrician will be speaking at a national Hip Fracture conference taking place on 1st March 2016 in London.
6 January 2016 More...Claire Crawley Senior Policy Manager, Adult Safeguarding at the Department of Health is confirmed to speak at the national ‘Adult Safeguarding Enquiries and Safeguarding Adults Reviews’ conference to be held in London on 23rd February 2016.
6 January 2016 More...Professor Gillian Leng Member National Quality Board Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Health and Social Care NICE chairs and speaks at today's Clinical Quality conference
3 January 2016 More...NICE today released new guidelines to improve care for people at the end of life.
16 December 2015 More...
News and presentations from today’s Delivering Excellence in Recovery Oriented Services in Mental Health
14 December 2015 More...Dr Richard Roope, Clinical Champion for Cancer, The Royal College of General Practitioners discussed Transforming support for people Living With and Beyond Cancer at today’s Developing Effective Cancer Survivorship Services Conference.
10 December 2015 More...News and updates from today’s conference.
9 December 2015 More...News and presentations from today’s conference.
7 December 2015 More...Chaired by Margaret Berry OBE Director of Nursing NHS England East, today's Nursing Metrics conference is opened with a National Update on on measuring quality in nursing and progree against the 6Cs.
7 December 2015 More...Katie Scales Consultant Nurse Critical Care Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Member of NICE CG 174 Guideline Development Group & Advisory Committee member for NICE Quality Standard 66 speaks at today’s IV Therapy conference on the NICE guideline and quality standards for IV fluid therapy in adults in hospital.
3 December 2015 More...Jackie Nicholson Chair of the National Infusion and Vascular Access Society (NIVAS) opens today’s IV Therapy conference with a national update on IV Therapy and the care of vascular access devices.
3 December 2015 More...Julie Gray Lead Nurse – Quality and Standards and Suzanne Frank Trust Lead – Non-medical prescribing, The Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust discussed Why are not all qualified prescribers prescribing? And Supporting nurses prescribers post qualification to make use of prescribing in their everyday practice at today’s conference.
3 December 2015 More...Dr Andy Spencer, National Clinical Lead for Hospital Specialties, The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) at today’s Data Quality and Clinical Coding for Improvement conference.
3 December 2015 More...Alison Unsworth, Senior Coder and Lead Coder for Division of Medicine, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust at today’s Data Quality and Clinical Coding conference.
3 December 2015 More...Lorraine Jones, Tissue Viability Lead Nurse, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust discussed Implementing Stop the Pressure on the wards at today’s conference.
2 December 2015 More...Professor Gerard Stansby, Chair, Guideline Development Group, Prevention and Management of Pressure Ulcers Guideline and Quality Standard, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence discussed Implementing the NICE Quality Standard for Pressure Ulcers and Implementing NICE Guidance for Pressure Ulcers at today’s conference.
2 December 2015 More...Ben Whur, Senior Strategic Engagement Lead, Nursing and Midwifery Council, gives National Update on Nursing Appraisal and Revalidation at today’s conference.
2 December 2015 More...Katie Joyce, Practice Development and Education Lead and Trixie McAree, Head of Midwifery, Birmingham Women’s NHS Foundation Trust discussed Getting Specialist Revalidation and Appraisal Right at today’s conference.
2 December 2015 More...Professor John Young National Clinical Director for Integration and Frail & Elderly Care at NHS England at today’s Falls Prevention and Management in Older People conference.
2 December 2015 More...Julie Whitney, Senior Academic Physio, Kings College Hospital at today’s Falls Prevention and Management in Older People conference.
2 December 2015 More...Claire Crawley Senior Policy Maker, Adult Safeguarding at the Department of Health gives a National Update on Improving Adult Safeguarding Practice at today’s conference.
1 December 2015 More...Prof Vivette Glover, Professor of Perinatal Psychobiology, Imperial College London at today’s improving the quality of perinatal mental health services conference.
1 December 2015 More...News and presentations from today's PROMs Summit in Birmingham.
1 December 2015 More...Mark Williams Fathers Reaching Out discusses supporting men whose wives or partners are suffering from post natal depression
1 December 2015 More...Helen Gordon, Chief Executive, Royal Pharmaceutical Society opened today’s reducing medication errors conference with a national up.
27 November 2015 More...Professor Liz Kay, Clinical Director of Pharmacy, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Council Member, General Pharmaceutical Council discussed reducing medication errors in practice and improving reporting and learning systems at today’s conference.
27 November 2015 More...Professor Brian Littlechild, Lead for Research and CPD, Department of Nursing (Children’s, Learning Disabilities and Mental Health) and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire discussed implementing the May 2015 NICE Guideline for Violence and Aggression at today’s conference.
27 November 2015 More...BLACK FRIDAY SALE: 50% off ALL Conferences for one day ONLY
27 November 2015 More...Dr Mark Skues Past President British Association of Day Surgery and Consultant Anaesthetist, Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust at today’s Innovation and Quality in Day Surgery conference.
26 November 2015 More...Madhu Ahuja Consultant Anaesthetist & Lead in Day Surgery & Pre Assessment, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton at today’s Innovation and Quality in Day Surgery conference.
26 November 2015 More...Jackie Smith, Chief Executive, Nursing and Midwifery Council at Nurse Clinics 2015 today.
19 November 2015 More...Howard Catton, Head of Policy, The Royal College of Nursing at Nurse Clinics 2015.
19 November 2015 More...Judith Graham Advanced Nurse Consultant at Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust at Nurse Clinics 2015.
19 November 2015 More...Ali Richards, Director, GTR Coaching LTD, and Associate, Nurse First at today’s Nurse Clinics 2015 conference.
19 November 2015 More...Linda Nazarko OBE, Consultant Nurse, Ealing Community Services & Service Lead IV therapy and Dementia at London North West Healthcare NHS Trust, at Nurse Clinics 2015.
19 November 2015 More...The New Savoy Conference and The British Psychological Society staff well being survey
19 November 2015 More...
Dr Mike Greenberg, Divisional Director of Women’s & Children at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust updates delegates on delivering annualised job plans & job plan reviews.
17 November 2015 More...Dr Ian Starke Medical Director for Revalidation at The Royal College of Physicians, London updates delegates on Job Planning, Appraisal and Revalidation.
17 November 2015 More...Niall Fry, MCA and DoLS Lead, Department of Health opened today’s Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards conference with a presentation on Ensuring effective use and compliance in practice.
17 November 2015 More...Farah Islam-Barrett and Sue Burn Care Quality Commission gave an updated on Monitoring the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards at today"s DoLs conference.
17 November 2015 More...Suzanne Jacob Director of Programmes and Innovation at SafeLives gives a keynote opening address on supporting victims of domestic violence.
16 November 2015 More...Davina James-Hanman Advisory Group Member of the Domestic Violence Quality Standard at NICE gives an important update on looking ahead to the new Domestic Violence NICE draft quality standard (due February 2016).
16 November 2015 More...Donna Covey CBE, Director at AVA - Against Violence and Abuse gives an important update on early identification of domestic violence high risk victims and preventing repeat victimisation.
16 November 2015 More...Sandra Crawford, Associate Director of Nursing, Quality and Patient Experience, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust at today’s Safe Nursing Staffing in Mental Health conference.
16 November 2015 More...Vanessa Ford, National Professional Advisor CQC, & Director of Nursing Standards and Governance & Nursing Development/Education Team at West London Mental Health NHS Trust at today’s Safe Nurse Staffing in Mental Health conference.
16 November 2015 More...The programme for the 9th Annual New Savoy Conference Psychological Therapies 2016 has been announced.
12 November 2015 More...Dr Andrew Gibson Deputy Medical Director at Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust on ‘working in partnership to deliver 7 day services: lessons from a 7 day early adopter site’ at today’s conference.
9 November 2015 More...Delivering Standard 2: time to first consultant review, and implementing the standards for 7 day Consultant present care in practice by Dr Chris Roseveare Chair of the Academy’s Project Sub-Group on 7 Day Provision and Past President of the Society of Acute Medicine, The Academy for Medical Royal Colleges, & Consultant, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
9 November 2015 More...National update by Deborah Williams 7 Days Programme Manager at NHS England at today’s conference.
9 November 2015 More...Two leading specialists in emergency medical services highlighted this week the pivotal role ambulance providers will have in the nation’s 21st century healthcare services.
9 November 2015 More...Dr Umesh Prabhu Medical Director at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust discusses what makes an excellent Clinical Director?
3 November 2015 More...Jan Sobieraj Managing Director at the NHS Leadership Academy presents an extended session on developing and fine tuning your clinical leadership skills.
3 November 2015 More...Gabriel Sayer Divisional Director for Surgery and Consultant General and Vascular Surgeon at Barking Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust discusses difficult issues for Clinical Directors.
3 November 2015 More...Mr Bibhas Roy Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon to speak on the future of PROMS including ‘how can PROMS be used to make decisions about individual patients?’ at the 2015 National PROMS Summit which he has helped produce.
29 October 2015 More...National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) could give major boost to UroLift® System adoption
on the NHS across the UK with guidance finding the treatment is less costly than other treatments, is minimally invasive and preserves sexual function.
Tommy Whitelaw Carer & Project Officer at The Alliance Scotland discusses Always Events®: Learning from what matters to patients.
22 October 2015 More...Pedro Delgado Executive Director at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement leads an extended interactive session on ‘Always Events® Methodology’.
22 October 2015 More...Neil Churchill Director of Patient Experience and Paul Jebb Patient Experience Professional Lead at NHS England discuss measuring and understanding how people really feel about the care they receive and demonstrating responsiveness to feedback at today's conference.
22 October 2015 More...Gregor Smith, Medical Director, NHS Lanarkshire and Senior Medical Officer Primary Care, Scottish Government gives a case study presentation on Always Events® in Primary Care at today’s conference.
22 October 2015 More...Deborah Arnott Chief Executive Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) & Specialist Advisory Committee Member, Smoking: Harm Reduction Quality Standard, NICE discusses implementing the July 2015 NICE Quality Standard to reduce harm from smoking.
20 October 2015 More...Dave Jones Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco Division, Health and Wellbeing Directorate at Public Health England discusses NICE guidance PH48 and the benefits of self-assessment.
20 October 2015 More...Guy Cross Mental Health Act Approvals Manager, Policy Lead Positive and Safe at the Department of Health at today’s Reducing Seclusion conference.
20 October 2015 More...Prof Peter Tyrer Professor of Community Psychiatry, Centre for Mental Health at Imperial College London at today’s Reducing Seclusion conference.
20 October 2015 More...Paul Scates, Peer Specialist, Campaigner and Ambassador discusses the Service user perspectives on smoking cessation at today’s conference.
20 October 2015 More...Dr Jacqueline Cornish OBE NHS England's National Clinical Director for Children, Young People and Transition to Adulthood to speak at national conference on Improving Mental Health Services for Young Adults Supporting the Transition to Adulthood.
20 October 2015 More...YoungMinds Chief Executive Sarah Brennan to chair national conference on; ‘Improving Mental Health Services for Young Adults Supporting the Transition to Adulthood.’
20 October 2015 More...Dr Arvind Madan, Partner & CEO, The Hurley Group discusses the role of virtual clinics in managing demand and reducing unnecessary appointments at today’s Virtual Clinics Conference.
19 October 2015 More...Dr Stephen Radley, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust discusses where to start with understanding service virtualization using a case study on Virtual clinics from Urogynaecology to Pre Operative Assessment at today’s conference.
19 October 2015 More...Katerina Kolyva, Director of Continued Practice at the Nursing and Midwifery Council gave an update at today’s Nursing Appraisal and Revalidation conference.
19 October 2015 More...Dr Carolyn Middleton Project Manager at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board spoke at today’s Nursing Appraisal and Revalidation conference.
19 October 2015 More...Linda Nazarko OBE Consultant Nurse, Ealing Community Services & Service Lead IV therapy and Dementia at London North West Healthcare NHS Trust spoke at today’s Nursing Appraisal and Revalidation conference.
19 October 2015 More...Miles Rinaldi, Head of Recovery and Social Inclusion, South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust discusses what makes a good crisis plan? positive risk taking and collaborative crisis planning at today’s conference.
15 October 2015 More...Sarah Khan Deputy Head of Mental Health & Adult MH Programme Lead MH Clinical Policy & Strategy Team NHS England gives an update on progress against NHS England’s commitments for Improving Mental Health Crisis Care at today’s conference.
15 October 2015 More...Dr Alys Cole-King, Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist and Royal College of Psychiatrists spokesperson on suicide and self-harm/Clinical Director, Connecting with People discusses Suicide Mitigation and early intervention and averting crisis at today’s conference.
15 October 2015 More...Fiona Venner, Director, Leeds Survivor Led Crisis Service discusses Quality care and treatment in crisis and elements of 24/7 effective support at today’s Improving Mental Health Crisis Care conference.
15 October 2015 More...A cap on charges for agency staff will reduce NHS spend by £1 billion over 3 years, and agency staff will be no better off than NHS colleagues.
14 October 2015 More...Claire Crawley Senior Policy Maker, Adult Safeguarding at the Department of Health gives a National Update on Adult Safeguarding Enquires and Safeguarding Adults Reviews including Implications of the Care Act 2014 at today’s conference.
12 October 2015 More...Liz Bruce Co-Chair, Safeguarding Policy Network at The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) & Tri-Borough Executive Director of Adult Social Care City of Westminster gives An update on making the safeguarding enquiry person centred and personalised at today’s conference.
12 October 2015 More...Neil Betteridge Enhanced Recovery, Patient and Public Adviser at NHS Improving Quality at today’s Improving and Enhancing Perioperative Care conference.
12 October 2015 More...Dr David Alcorn Consultant Anaesthetist at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde at today’s Improving and Enhancing Perioperative Care conference.
12 October 2015 More...Anne McDermott Transplant Nurse Consultant and Alison Pottle Nurse Consultant, Cardiology Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust will be presenting an extended session on ‘Working autonomously and running services: identifying skills and competence needed for practice, and safely expanding skills and competence’ at the National Nursing Revalidation for Specialist Practice and Advanced Roles Conference on Wednesday 2 December 2015 at the ICO Conference Centre, London.
9 October 2015 More...Beverley Bryant, Director of Digital Technology, NHS England, will give a national update at the National Information Sharing in Mental Health conference on Friday 27 November 2015 at the Hallam Conference Centre in London.
9 October 2015 More...Dr Helen Hogan Clinical Lecturer in UK Public Health/Course Director London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine delivers a presentation on mortality monitoring: where are we now? at today’s conference.
8 October 2015 More...Peter Walsh, CEO, Action against Medical Accidents gives an update on the Patient Voice as an Early Warning System.
8 October 2015 More...Chris Dew Head of Clinical indicator Development at The Health and Social Care Information Centre delivers a presentation on Estimating the risk of mortality in hospital patients at today’s conference.
8 October 2015 More...The National Director at Hospice UK explains how hospices are ready to play their role in delivering the very best end of life care
8 October 2015 More...Matthew Fay, Member, Guideline Development Group on Atrial Fibriallation, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence & General Practitioner Principal, Westcliffe Medical Centre, West Yorkshire discussed monitoring adherence against the updated NICE guidance on Atrial Fibrillation a year on at today’s Anticoagulation conference.
7 October 2015 More...Professor Pauline Ong, Member, National Advisory Group on Clinical Audit and Enquiries (NAGCAE), Emerita Professor of Health Services Research, Keele University discusses Monitoring and Improving Quality through Clinical Audit at today’s conference.
7 October 2015 More...Cathy Hassell, Deputy Director Quality Programmes, NHS England discusses national clinical audit for quality and patient outcomes improvement at today’s Clinical Audit for Improvement conference.
7 October 2015 More...Kat Young, Chair National Quality Improvement & Clinical Audit Network (NQICAN) & Senior Quality Improvement Lead, Royal Berkshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust discusses developing an effective local quality improvement programme and supporting staff to deliver quality care at today’s Clinical Audit for Improvement conference.
7 October 2015 More...Jeremy Hunt's speech to the 2015 Conservative party conference.
7 October 2015 More...Dame Fiona Caldicott National Data Guardian speaks at today's Caldicott Guardian National Annual Conference.
6 October 2015 More...Phil Walker Senior Information Governance Expert gives an update from the Information Governance Alliance at today’s conference
6 October 2015 More...Dawn Monaghan Group Manager of Public Services Team at The Information Commissioners Office spoke at today’s conference on managing information governance breaches/untoward incidents and the role of the Information Commissioner.
6 October 2015 More...Ann Slee, ePrescribing Lead, NHS England will discuss Delivering a Paperless NHS at today’s Electronic Prescribing conference.
6 October 2015 More...Brian Power, Lead Informatics Pharmacist, Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will share Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s extensive experience in Electronic Prescribing at today’s conference.
6 October 2015 More...The Electronic Prescribing pre conference supplier showcase included 10 minute presentations from the key electronic prescribing systems suppliers Civica ParisPrescribing, JAC and Nugensis.
6 October 2015 More...Christopher Fincken, Chair of The UK Council of Caldicott Guardians delivers an extended session on developing your skills as an effective Caldicott Guardian at today’s conference.
6 October 2015 More...End-of-life care in the UK has been ranked as the best in the world with a study praising the quality and availability of services.
6 October 2015 More...Professor Suzy Braye Professor of Social Work & Social Care University of Sussex spoke at today's Self Neglect & Adult Safeguarding conference sharing her experience from recent research (with David Orr and Michael Preston-Shoot) into effective practice in self-neglect (commissionined by the Department of Health and published by SCIE).
5 October 2015 More...
Katerina Kolyva Director of Continued Practice Nursing at the Midwifery Council gives an update on appraisal and revalidation at today’s Midwife Appraisal and Revalidation conference in London.
30 September 2015 More...Lynne Pacanowski Director of Midwifery and Head of Gynaecology Nursing at Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust; a NMC Revalidation Pilot Site at today’s Midwife Appraisal and Revalidation conference.
30 September 2015 More...Dr Chris Roseveare Chair of the The Academy for Medical Royal Colleges' Project Sub-Group on 7 Day Provision and Past President of the Society for Acute Medicine to speak on implementing the standards for 7 day Consultant present care at the national ‘Delivering a 7 Day Health Service’ conference to be held in London in November.
28 September 2015 More...Tina Chambers Independent Clinical Nurse Specialist and Vice Chair of the Tissue Viability Society at today’s Eliminating Heel Pressure Ulcers conference.
24 September 2015 More...David Bosanquet Surgeon University Hospital of Wales at today’s Eliminating Heel Pressure Ulcers conference.
24 September 2015 More...Pauline Mountain MBE Founder Hearts Of Positive Energy at today’s Improving End of Life Care conference
23 September 2015 More...Katie Lindsey Programme Manager National End of Life Care Intelligence Network at todays Improving End of Life Care conference.
23 September 2015 More...Don Redding Director of Policy National Voices at today’s Improving End of Life Care conference.
23 September 2015 More...If your foundation trust is subject to the new agency spending rules, from 19 October you must use the approved framework agreements to secure all nursing agency staff.
23 September 2015 More...Delegates at today's End of Life Care conference shared examples of innovative practice
23 September 2015 More...Eric Baskind Senior Lecturer in Law and International Expert on Physical Interventions Liverpool John Moores University at today’s Prone/Face Down Restraint conference.
22 September 2015 More...Dr Karen Stenner Lecturer University of Surrey discusses Nurse prescribing for pain at today’s conference.
22 September 2015 More...Dr Arokia Antonysamy Consultant Psychiatrist at Oxleas NHS Foundation discusses the practical experiences of forward thinking in restraint as a consultant
22 September 2015 More...Paul Scates Peer Specialist at Dorset Mental Health Forum spoke at today’s Prone/Face Down Restraint conference.
22 September 2015 More...Developing, demonstrating and maintaining competence in non medical prescribing for pain
22 September 2015 More...A report published today has revealed that, similar to last year, the top three reasons for hospital complaints investigated by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman in the last financial year (2014-15) were poor communication, errors in diagnosis and poor treatment.
22 September 2015 More...Hayley Marle Inspection Manager Care Quality Commission discusses learning from CQC inspections to improve outpatient services at today’s conference.
21 September 2015 More...Paul Jebb NHS England discusses improving patient experience in outpatients at today’s conference.
21 September 2015 More...Police in England and Wales have been issued with new guidance on domestic abuse which advises officers on how to prosecute without relying on a victim.
21 September 2015 More...Professor Jonathan Benger National Clinical Director for Urgent Care, NHS England is confirmed to give a keynote address at The EMS Conference 2016 held on behalf of The Larrey Society.
17 September 2015 More...Howard Catton, Head of Policy and International Affairs, RCN discusses the current issues facing Ward Managers at today’s conference.
14 September 2015 More...Katerina Kolyva, Director of Continued Practice, The Nursing and Midwifery Council gives an updated for Ward Managers on nursing appraisal and revalidation at today conference.
14 September 2015 More...Kath Evans, Head of Patient Experience, NHS England discusses improving patient experience on your ward including ‘Always Events®’ at today’s Ward Manager Conference.
14 September 2015 More...Dr Jonathan Mitchell, Consultant Psychiatrist at Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust & Member Psychosis and Schizophrenia in Adults: treatment and management Guideline Development Group National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) gives an update on reducing the physical health side effective of medication in mental health.
14 September 2015 More...Dr Phil Steadman Lead for Mental Health BMA Board of Science & Consultant Psychiatrist at Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust gives an update on meeting unmet health needs in people with mental health and intellectual disability.
14 September 2015 More...The NHS Improving Quality (NHS IQ) Seven Day Services team have been leading a service improvement programme across England designed to support the transformational change required to deliver access to high quality health and social care every day of the week.
12 September 2015 More...House of Commons briefing paper released 7th September 2015: Accessing and sharing health records and patient confidentiality
12 September 2015 More...NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Cancer, Sean Duffy, reflects on the publication of the report of the Independent Cancer Taskforce, and looks ahead to how its recommendations will be taken forward.
8 September 2015 More...A set of new national safety standards have been published to support NHS hospitals to provide safer surgical care.
8 September 2015 More...National framework for action urges local leadership to be at forefront of improvement in end of life care.
8 September 2015 More...Patients will be able to access and interact with their GP record online within 12 months, Jeremy Hunt announced today.
4 September 2015 More...Sue O’Hanlon Lead Nurse at Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust will be presenting ‘Patient suitability and referral criteria for OPAT’ at the Advancing IV Therapy conference on Thursday 3 December 2015 at the ICO Conference Centre, London.
2 September 2015 More...The NHS Trust Development Authority and Monitor have today published new rules to support NHS providers to get the best quality agency staff whilst reducing their overall costs.
1 September 2015 More...Jackie Nicholson, Nurse Consultant Vascular Access at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will be presenting ‘IV Therapy and the care of vascular access devices: a national and international perspective’ at the Advancing IV Therapy conference on Thursday 3 December 2015 at the ICO Conference Centre, London.
27 August 2015 More...Katie Scales Consultant Nurse Critical Care at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust will be presenting ‘NICE guideline and quality standards for IV fluid therapy in adults in hospital’ at the Advancing IV Therapy conference on Thursday 3 December 2015 at the ICO Conference Centre, London.
27 August 2015 More...Dr Johan Waktare Consultant Cardiologist, Chief Clinical Information Officer and Clinical Lead for EPR will be presenting ‘All you need to know about Electronic Document Management at the Electronic Document Management in Healthcare conference on Wednesday 9 December 2015 at ICO Conference Centre, London.
25 August 2015 More...Mark England Director of IM&T at Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust will be presenting ‘Realising the Clinical Benefits and engaging Clinical Staff in Electronic Document Management’ at the Electronic Document Management in Healthcare conference on Wednesday 9 December 2015 at ICO Conference Centre, London.
25 August 2015 More...Miles Rinaldi, Head of Recovery and Social Inclusion, South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust will be doing a presentation on ‘What makes a good crisis plan?’ at the Improving Mental Health Crisis Care Conference on Thursday 15 October 2015 at Hallam Conference Centre, London.
14 August 2015 More...Hayley Flavell, Anticoagulant and Thrombosis, Consultant Nurse, The Royal Bournemouth & Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will be presenting on ‘Educating frontline staff in the management of patients on the new oral anticoagulants’ at the Improving Anticoagulation Therapy Services Conference on Wednesday 7 October 2015 at Colmore Gate Conference Centre, Birmingham
13 August 2015 More...Sean Collins Adult Safeguarding Lead at North Bristol NHS Trust will be presenting ‘Safeguarding Alerts: Escalating safeguarding concerns and complaints’ at the Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults conference on Tuesday 1 December 2015 at Hallam Conference Centre, London.
13 August 2015 More...David Evans Medical Director at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust will be presenting ‘Changing job plans and the consultant contract to deliver a 7 day service’ at the Consultant Job Planning conference on Tuesday 17 November 2015 at Hallam Conference Centre, London.
12 August 2015 More...Dr David Scott Consultant Paediatrician at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust will be presenting ‘Renegotiating the job plan including rigid contracts, and difficult doctors’ at the Consultant Job Planning conference on Tuesday 17 November 2015 at Hallam Conference Centre, London.
12 August 2015 More...Dr Nick Jenkins Consultant & Former Clinical Director of Emergency Medicine at Wexham Park Hospital will be presenting ‘Preparing for CQC inspection of your directorate’ at the Effective Clinical Director conference on Tuesday 3 November 2015 at the ICO Conference Centre, London.
11 August 2015 More...Anita Lewin, Team Leader, Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust will be presenting a case study based session on ‘Working together with the Police’ at the Improving Mental Health Crisis Care Conference on Thursday 15 October 2015 at Hallam Conference Centre, London.
10 August 2015 More...Dr Danny Boxer Consultant Radiologist to speak on delivering 7 day diagnostics at the national ‘Delivering a 7 Day Health Service’ conference to be held in London in November.
7 August 2015 More...Professor Martin Elliott Director of Tracheal & Lead, Thoracic Surgery at Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust will be presenting ‘Tips and Advice for Aspiring Clinical Directors’ at the Effective Clinical Director conference on Tuesday 3 November 2015 at the ICO Conference Centre, London.
6 August 2015 More...Gabriel Sayer Divisional Director for Surgery Consultant, General and Vascular Surgeon at Barking Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust will be presenting ‘Difficult issues for Clinical Directors’ at the Effective Clinical Director conference on Tuesday 3 November 2015 at the ICO Conference Centre, London.
6 August 2015 More...Miles Rinaldi, Head of Recovery and Social Inclusion at South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust to speak on supporting recovery during mental health crisis at the national ‘Delivering Excellence in Recovery Oriented Services in Mental Health’ conference to be held in London in December.
5 August 2015 More...Dr Sridevi Kalidindi, Consultant Psychiatrist in Recovery and Rehabilitation at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to speak on moving the focus to recovery-oriented services at the national ‘Delivering Excellence in Recovery Oriented Services in Mental Health’ conference to be held in London in December.
5 August 2015 More...Dr Telal Mudawi, Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS and Clinical Adviser in Cardiology Parliamentary & Health Service Ombudsman, Manchester Office, UK will present at National Conference on Complaints Handling, Investigating, Resolving and Learning
4 August 2015 More...Dr Gregor Smith Medical Director NHS Lanarkshire will be presenting ‘Criteria for selecting Always Events®’ at the Always Events®: A positive approach to Improving Patient Care conference on Thursday 22 October 2015 at Hallam Conference Centre, London
4 August 2015 More...Jon Rouse, Director General, Social Care, Department of Health, writes about the importance of talking therapies and the continued progress of IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme).
News from the Department of Health
31 July 2015 More...Dr Umesh Prabhu Medical Director and Pauline Law Deputy Director of Nursing at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust will be presenting ‘Implementing a positive approach to patient experience in practice’ at the Always Events®: A positive approach to Improving Patient Care conference on Thursday 22 October 2015 in London
30 July 2015 More...Chedia Hoolickin Quality Improvement Lead Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will be presenting ‘Always Events® at ward level’ at the Always Events®: A positive approach to Improving Patient Care conference on Thursday 22 October 2015 at Hallam Conference Centre, London
30 July 2015 More...News from BBC Health
29 July 2015 More...Dr Deborah Wildgoose Deputy Director of Nursing Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust will be presenting an extended session ‘EXTENDED SESSION: Improving Staffing and Skillmix in Mental Health Inpatient Units in practice’ at the National Safe Staffing for Nursing in Mental Health Inpatient Units on Monday 16 November 2015 at Hallam Conference Centre in London.
29 July 2015 More...Safe staffing for nursing in inpatient mental health settings work at Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust to be presented at National Conference.
29 July 2015 More...Safe staffing for nursing in inpatient mental health settings work at Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to be presented at National Conference.
29 July 2015 More...Dr Phil Steadman Consultant Psychiatrist Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust will be presenting Meeting unmet health needs in people with mental health conditions at National Conference
29 July 2015 More...Dr Sheila Hardy Senior Research Fellow Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust will be presenting delivering effective physical health checks in practice.
29 July 2015 More...Iain Harbison Project Lead Violence Reduction Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust will be presenting Demonstrating alternative and emerging models for reducing restraint: changing culture and practice.
29 July 2015 More...Gary Firkins De-escalation, Management and Intervention Lead South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust will be presenting Perspectives on the National Objective to end Prone/face down Restraint in the NHS a year on & Implementing the 2015 NICE Guidance.
29 July 2015 More...Wendy Preston Nurse Consultant George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust will be presenting ‘the role of e-cigarettes’ at the Smoking Cessation in Mental Health conference on Tuesday 20 October 2015 at Hallam Conference Centre, London.
29 July 2015 More...Dr Jonathan Campion Director for Public Mental Health and Consultant Psychiatrist South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust will be presenting the importance of smoking cessation in improving the physical heath of people with mental disorder.
29 July 2015 More...Data Quality and Clinical Coding for Improvement: Ensuring Clinical Ownership of Clinical and Costing Data to be presented by Andrew Tapp Consultant Obstetrician at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.
24 July 2015 More...Syene Skinner Recovery College Manager Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust will be presenting ‘Supporting people to improve physical health and the impact on personal recovery journeys’ at Improving Physical Health for People with Mental Health Conditions conference on Monday 14 September 2015 at Hallam Conference Centre, London.
23 July 2015 More...Fiona Nolan Deputy Director of Nursing and Research Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust will be presenting ‘Factors affecting safe staffing for nursing in inpatient mental health settings: Understanding acuity and dependency’ at the National Safe Staffing for Nursing in Mental Health Inpatient Units on Monday 16 November 2015 at Hallam Conference Centre in London.
17 July 2015 More...News from the Department of Health 16 July 2015
16 July 2015 More...Professor Cameron Swift, Emeritus Professor and Consultant Physician, King’s College London discusses Implementing the new Falls Quality Standard Falls - assessment and secondary prevention in older people at today’s conference.
9 July 2015 More...Dr Shelagh O’Riordan, Consultant Geriatrician, East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust will discusses implementing the Falls Quality Standard in Practice at today’s conference.
9 July 2015 More...Elaine Spencer Serious Incident Investigator Brighton and Sussex University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust at today’s serious clinical incident conference.
8 July 2015 More...Ann Bird Former Health Editor and Executive Features Editor, Daily Express & Founder, AB Business Training at today’s Serious Clinical Incident conference.
8 July 2015 More...Dr Umesh Prabhu Medical Director Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust at today’s Managing When a Serious Clinical Incident Occurs conference.
8 July 2015 More...Donna Forsyth Head of Patient Safety Investigation NHS England at today’s Managing when a Serious Clinical Incident Occurs conference.
8 July 2015 More...Andrea Sutcliffe, Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care at Care Quality Commission discusses the new inspection process for Adult Social Care at today"s conference.
7 July 2015 More...Dr Linda Patterson, CQC Inspection Team Chair & PAST Clinical Vice President, Royal College of Physicians discusses leading an inspection team and the onsite process at today’s conference.
7 July 2015 More...Niall Fry, MCA and DoLS Lead, Department of Health discusses ensuring compliance with the Mental Capacity Act including the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards at today"s conference.
7 July 2015 More...Sean O’Sullivan Head of Health and Social Policy The Royal College of Midwives at today’s Safe Midwife Staffing in Maternity Settings conference.
6 July 2015 More...Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent, Head of Maternity, NHS England & Specialist Committee Member, Safe Midwife Staffing in Maternity Settings, NICE at todays Safe Midwife Staffing in Maternity Settings
6 July 2015 More...Jackie Nicholson Chair of the National Infusion and Vascular Access Society (NIVAS) opens today’s IV Therapy conference with a national update on IV Therapy and the care of vascular access devices.
2 July 2015 More...Tom Mcloughlin-Yip Patient Representative & Guideline Development Group Member, IV Therapy in Adults in Hospitals Guideline at NICE gives a national update on the New Quality Standard for Intravenous Fluid Therapy
2 July 2015 More...Suzanne Banks Professional Advisor, Pressure Ulcers at NHS England will deliver an update from NHS England on Stop the Pressure at today’s conference.
2 July 2015 More...Professor Gerard Stansby Chair Guideline Development Group, Prevention and Management of Pressure Ulcers Guideline and Quality Standard National Institute for Health and Care Excellence discusses Implementing the NICE Quality Standard for Pressure Ulcers at today’s conference.
2 July 2015 More...Jackie Smith Chief Executive for Nursing and Midwifery Council and Dame Eileen Sills DBE Chief Nurse from Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust open one day conference on Nursing Appraisal & Revalidation: Implementing the New NMC Code of Practice.
2 July 2015 More...Denise Llewellyn Nurse Director and Dr Carolyn Middleton Project Manager from Aneurin Bevan University Health Board discuss demonstrating compliance with the revised NMC code of conduct a pilot site update at today’s conference.
2 July 2015 More...Judi Ingram Group Clinical Director and Chief Nurse Aspen Healthcare at today’s Improving Patient Safety in Independent Healthcare conference.
1 July 2015 More...
Dr Jack Barker Chief Clinical Information Officer Kings Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust discusses planning for an eHospital
1 July 2015 More...Vivienne Heckford National Director of Clinical Services Ramsay Health Care at today’s Improving Patient Safety in Independent Healthcare conference.
1 July 2015 More...Dr Peter Short Directorate Clinical Lead Health and Social Care Information Centre at today’s Electronic Document Management conference.
1 July 2015 More...
Matt James Chief Executive Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) at today’s Improving Patient Safety in Independent Healthcare conference.
1 July 2015 More...Dr Louise Johns Honorary Senior Lecturer & PICuP Coordinator at King’s College London Institute of Psychiatry Psychology & Neuroscience at today’s Psychological Therapies for Severe Mental Illness conference.
1 July 2015 More...Sarah Khan Mental Health Senior Programme Lead NHS England at today’s Psychological Therapies for Severe Mental Illness conference.
1 July 2015 More...Alison Brabban National Advisor for Severe Mental Illness (IAPT) NHS England & Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust at today’s Psychological Therapies for Severe Mental Illness conference.
Dr Janine Wright, Consultant Gastroenterologist & Safer Medication Work Stream Clinical Lead at North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust discusses Zero Tolerance to Medication Errors: setting the benchmark at zero at today’s conference.
1 July 2015 More...Paul Jebb Experience of Care Professional Lead NHS England at today’s Complaints conference.
1 July 2015 More...Dr Kieran Mullan Independent Advisor to the Review of NHS Complaints and Past Project Director Patients Association at today’s Complaints conference.
1 July 2015 More...David Gerrett Senior Pharmacist, Medication Safety Team NHS England gives National Update on Reducing Medication Errors at today’s conference.
1 July 2015 More...The CQC has released a report raising concerns that concerns that public services, such as local authorities, NHS trusts and clinical commissioning groups, are failing to work together to make sure that people in their local areas have access to crisis care around the clock.
30 June 2015 More...The ‘Creating Caring Cultures’ resources are based around a model in the form of a rainbow because like rainbows, it is difficult to see/find the beginning or the end of culture change. The model has been developed using FoNS experiences over a number of years of working with health and social care teams and our theoretical understandings of practice development as an approach to enabling change and transformation in people and their practice.
26 June 2015 More...Donna Forsyth, Head of Patient Safety Investigation, NHS England discusses the core principles of effective Root Cause Analysis in Health & Social Care at today’s conference.
24 June 2015 More...Taffy Gatawa Head of Patient Safety and Quality Royal Surrey County Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust discusses Training and supporting frontline staff to deliver effective Root Cause Analysis at today’s conference.
24 June 2015 More...From NHS England
24 June 2015 More...Health and social care leaders will today (17 June) unveil detailed plans to make technology work harder and faster for patients and increase transparency across more services. News from NHS England
18 June 2015 More...Janice Waters National Advisor- Safeguarding Care Quality Commission at today’s Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults in Health Services conference
17 June 2015 More...
Claire Crawley Senior Policy Manager - Adult Safeguarding Department of Health at today's Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults in Health Services conference.
17 June 2015 More...Don Brereton Chair Patient Experience Sub-group National Quality Board & NQB Lay Member at today"s Patient Experience conference.
16 June 2015 More...Neil Churchill Director of Patient Experience NHS England & Sub Group Member Patient Experience National Quality Board at today's Patient Experience conference.
16 June 2015 More...Dr James Francombe Consultant Colorectal Surgeon South Warwickshire General Hospitals NHS Trust gives tips and advice for aspiring Clinical Directors.
15 June 2015 More...Maxine McCoy, Assistant Director of Services, Breast Cancer Care discussed working together to deliver the NHS England programme recommendations for people with breast cancer at today’s conference.
15 June 2015 More...Professor Steve Powis, Medical Director, Royal Free Hampstead NHS discuss what makes an excellent Clinical Director? Qualities, skills, roles and responsibilities at today’s conference.
15 June 2015 More...Government-led reviews, reports, memorandums of understanding – concordats even – are all for nothing if they can’t actively lead change and challenge others to do the same, say the Department of Health as they state that, the Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat is working.
12 June 2015 More...News from Janes Cummings office, NHS England
12 June 2015 More...The Independent Ambulance Association (IAA) annual conference held on the 19th May 2015 focused on on ‘Ambulance Services of Tomorrow’ and the developing role of the Independent Ambulance Service.
11 June 2015 More...Howard Catton Director of Policy at The Royal College of Nursing discusses setting the standard for specialist practice and advanced roles.
9 June 2015 More...Katerina Kolyva Director of Continued Practice at The Nursing and Midwifery Council at today’s Nursing Revalidation Specialist Practice & Advanced Roles conference.
9 June 2015 More...Dr Tony Gill Mental Health Practitioner Leeds University discusses implementing the NICE Quality Standard for Psychosis and Schizophrenia including a walk through the 10 quality statements.
8 June 2015 More...Fiona Venner Director Leeds Survivor Led Crisis Centre discusses improving care in crisis for people with psychosis or schizophrenia
8 June 2015 More...Jan Hutchinson Director of Programmes and Performance Centre for Mental Health discusses evidence based supported employment - implementation in mental health services
8 June 2015 More...Ruth May Regional Chief Nurse (Midlands & East) NHS England at today’s Safe Staffing conference.
8 June 2015 More...Howard Catton Head of Policy The Royal College of Nursing at today’s Safe Staffing conference.
8 June 2015 More...Teresa Kearney Association for Prescribers Committee Member The Association for Prescribers gives update on nurse/non-medical prescribing at today’s conference.
2 June 2015 More...Katerina Kolyva, Director of Continued Practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council discusses Non-Medical Prescribing, Advanced Practice and Revalidation at today’s conference.
2 June 2015 More...News from todays Non Medical Prescribing Conference
2 June 2015 More...Chris Dew Head of Clinical indicator Development at The Health and Social Care Information Centre discusses the risk of mortality in hospital patients
21 May 2015 More...
Dr Sharon Mayor Senior Lecturer in Healthcare Improvement at Cardiff University discusses mortality monitoring: where are we now?
21 May 2015 More...Will Carr Clinical Specialist Falls Prevention Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at today’s Falls Prevention and Management in Older People conference.
21 May 2015 More...Julie Windsor Patient Safety Lead, Older People & Falls NHS England at today’s Falls Prevention conference.
21 May 2015 More...Dr Umesh Prabhu Medical Director Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust discusses early identification of care problems to reduce mortality.
21 May 2015 More...Tony Bonser Chair People in Partnership The National Council for Palliative Care Member at today’s Improving End of Life Care conference.
20 May 2015 More...Simon Chapman Director for Public and Parliamentary Engagement The National Council of Palliative Care at today’s End of Life Care conference.
20 May 2015 More...Dr Geraldine Strathdee, National Clinical Director for Mental Health, NHS England discusses improving the physical health for people with mental health conditions at today’s conference.
20 May 2015 More...Naomi James, Regional Development and Research Manager, NSUN network for mental health discussed involving and engaging service users in improving physical health at today’s conference.
20 May 2015 More...Jill Demilew, Consultant Midwife, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London & Guideline Development Group Member, Antenatal and postnatal mental health: clinical management and service guidance NICE discusses what does excellence in Perinatal Mental Health look like and meeting the new NICE Guideline at today’s conference.
19 May 2015 More...Peter Thompson, Senior Programme Manager, Quality Network for Perinatal Mental Health, The Royal College of Psychiatrists discusses setting the standards for Perinatal Mental Health Services at today’s conference.
19 May 2015 More...Eileen Sills DBE Chief Nurse and Director of Patient Experience Guys & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust Guys & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is an NMC Revalidation Pilot Site discusses The Revised Code: How do we make it “live” and Demonstrating compliance with the revised code of practice at today’s conference.
19 May 2015 More...
Kath Evans Head of Patient Experience at NHS England discusses promoting professionalism on social media, including do’s, don’ts, governance and policy.
19 May 2015 More...Howard Catton Director of Policy at The Royal College of Nursing discusses Supporting nurses and the nursing profession to deliver the standards set out in the revised code.
19 May 2015 More...News from NHS England on the future of the NHS
19 May 2015 More...Elaine Hanzak Survivor of Postnatal Depression and Author ‘Eyes without Sparkle – a journey through postnatal illness’ discusses why perinatal mental health is important at today's improving the quality of perinatal mental health conference.
19 May 2015 More...Update from todays IAA Conference
19 May 2015 More...In September 2014 NICE recommended self-monitoring tests for people on long-term anticoagulation therapy. Diane Eaton, Project Manager, Anticoagulation Europe will discuss the The Quality and safety indicators for Anticoagulation Therapy at today’s conference.
18 May 2015 More...Howard Catton Head of Policy The Royal College of Nursing at today’s Nursing Staffing and Skillmix in A&E Departments conference.
18 May 2015 More...Joann Morse Deputy Chief Nurse University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust at today’s Nursing Staffing and Skillmix in A&E Departments conference.
18 May 2015 More...Sue Osborne CBE Chair Safe Staffing Alliance at today’s Nurse Staffing and Skillmix in A&E departments conference.
18 May 2015 More...David Cameron today announed plans for "a 7-day NHS, safe in our hands - for every generation to come".
18 May 2015 More...
Paolo Zanoni PACS Manager University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust at today’s Radiology Information Systems and PACS conference.
13 May 2015 More...Dr Nicola Guy Head of the Review of the MHA Code of Practice Department of Health gives an update on what’s new under the revised code of practice for the Mental Health Act.
12 May 2015 More...Naomi James Regional Development and Research Manager at NSUN Network for Mental Health spoke about what the new code means for service users a t today's Mental Health Act code of practice conference.
12 May 2015 More...Julian Meyrick, Vice President, Security Services Europe, IBM gives an extended session on undertaking an information security risk assessment at today’s Cyber Security in Healthcare conference.
12 May 2015 More...Christopher Fincken, Chair, The UK Council of Caldicott Guardians and Member, National Information Governance Committee Care Quality Commission discusses a Caldicott Guardian’s Perspective from a Mental Health Trust at today’s conference.
11 May 2015 More...Nicholas Oughtibridge, Acting Director of Data Standards, Health and Social Care Information Centre give an Update and Implementing the New Code of Practice on Confidential Information at today’s conference.
11 May 2015 More...Debbie Robson, Senior Post Doc Researcher in Tobacco Addiction at the National Addiction Centre at Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, Kings College Hospital NHS Trust dicusses the importance of smoking cessation in improving the physical heath of people with mental disorder and the evidence at today"s conference.
11 May 2015 More...Wendy Preston, Nurse Consultant, George Eliot Hospital Nuneaton, Warwickshire, and Senior Lecturer, Coventry University discusses the role of e-cigarettes at today’s conference.
11 May 2015 More...NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Mental Health marks the start of Mental Health Awareness Week with a look at how messages are getting across:
11 May 2015 More...Howard Catton Director of Policy at The Royal College of Nursing discusses setting the standard for specialist practice and advanced roles.
9 May 2015 More...Nicholas Oughtibridge Acting Director of Data Standards Health and Social Care Information Centre gives an update from the Health and Social Care Information Centre on the new Code of Practice on Confidential Information and developing the role of Caldicott Guardians at today’s conference.
6 May 2015 More...Christopher Fincken, Chair of The UK Council of Caldicott Guardians and Member of the National Information Governance Committee Care Quality Commission delivers an extended session on developing your skills as an effective Caldicott Guardian at today’s conference.
6 May 2015 More...Dawn Monaghan, Group Manager, Public Services Team, The Information Commissioners Office discusses When things go wrong: managing information governance breaches/untoward incidents and the role of the Information Commissioner at todays conference.
6 May 2015 More...Simon Robinson, Barrister, Five Paper discussed Caldicott decision making and what happens if there is disagreement between Caldicott Guardians at today’s conference.
6 May 2015 More...Dr Steven Reid Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist CNWL NHS Foundation Trust at today’s Improving Mental Health Crisis care conference.
30 April 2015 More...Miles Rinaldi Head of Recovery and Social Inclusion South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust at today’s Improving Mental Health Crisis care conference.
30 April 2015 More...Glen Monks Associate Director for Mental Health & Dr Fiona Butler Chair at West London CCG at today’s Improving Mental Health Crisis Care conference.
30 April 2015 More...Clair Carson Acute Service Line Manager Pennine Care NHS Trust at today’s Improving Mental Health Crisis Care conference.
30 April 2015 More...Tracey Watson Head of Commercial and Partners at NHS England with Jana Dale Stakeholder Engagement and Communications Lead – Patient Online, NHS England, and Trevor Fossey a Patient Online Working Together Group member at today’s Electronic Patient Records conference.
29 April 2015 More...Dr Martin Baggaley Medical Director & Lead for Clinical Governance South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust at today’s Patient Accessible Electronic Patient Records.
29 April 2015 More...Dr Amir Hannan General Practitioner Long Term Conditions, Information Management & Technology, and Patient Engagement & Empowerment Lead, Tameside & Glossop CCG with Ingrid Brindle Chair Thornley House Patient Participation Group at today’s Electronic Patient Records conference.
29 April 2015 More...The RCN revealed that 18.3% of more than 14,000 nursing staff surveyed were unable to complete essential training in the last year, 44.4% said they were unable to complete training because there were too few staff to cover their work. Half of the 48% of nursing staff that had undertaken training said they had no cover when they were absent from normal duties – potentially putting patients at risk. This also meant one in 10 had to use annual leave and complete compulsory training in their own time.
27 April 2015 More...Ann Slee EPrescribing Lead NHS England gives update on delivering a paperless NHS at today’s conference.
22 April 2015 More...Dr Jonathan Sheldon, Consultant Physician and Clinical Lead, Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust discussed Electronic Prescribing: learning from a decade of experience at today’s conference.
22 April 2015 More...Eric Baskind Senior Lecturer in Law and International Expert on Physical Interventions Liverpool John Moores University at today’s Prone/Face Down Restraint conference.
21 April 2015 More...Dr Jeremy Cashman Consultant Anaesthetist St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust at today’s Consultant Job Planning conference.
21 April 2015 More...Dr Arvind Madan, GP Partner & CEO, The Hurley Group discussed the role of virtual clinics in managing demand and reducing unnecessary appointments at today’s conference.
20 April 2015 More...Dr Arun Alfred, Consultant Haematologist, The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust discussed Understanding service virtualisation and where to start at today’s conference.
20 April 2015 More...Lech Rymaszewski, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Glasgow Royal Infirmary discussed developing protocols, guidelines, competence and consensus to support the running of the virtual clinic at today’s conference.
20 April 2015 More...Alison Ridley and Fran Pearson SCIE accredited reviewers at today’s Adult Safeguarding Investigations & Safeguarding Adults Reviews conference.
20 April 2015 More...Presentations by Claire Crawely Senior Policy Manager, Adult Safeguarding Department of Health, and Dr Adi Cooper Joint Chair ADASS Safeguarding Network.
20 April 2015 More...The Mental Health Taskforce brings together health and care leaders and experts in the field, including people using services, to lead a programme of work to create a mental health Five Year Forward View for the NHS in England.
13 April 2015 More...New NMC Code has come into force for every nurse and midwife.
13 April 2015 More...Updates and presentations from today’s Nurse Appraisal and Revalidation conference
Rachel Griffiths Mental Capacity Act Policy Manager Care Quality Commission an updated on ensuring effective use and compliance in practice monitoring the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards from the CQC at today’s conference.
25 March 2015 More...Nick Rudling, Safeguarding Adults Lead at Northern Devon Healthcare Trust discussed Hospital Managing Authority: DoLS identification, application and compliance at today’s conference.
25 March 2015 More...Neil Churchill Director of Patient Experience NHS England at today’s Always Events® conference.
24 March 2015 More...Pedro Delgado Executive Director Institute for Healthcare Improvement at today’s Always Events® conference.
24 March 2015 More...John Bellerby Quality Improvement Lead at Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at today’s Always Events®
24 March 2015 More...Dr Gregor Smith Senior Medical Officer Primary Care Scottish Government at today’s Always Events® conference.
24 March 2015 More...Sarah Khan Deputy Head of Mental Health NHS England at today’s Measuring and Monitoring Quality in Mental conference.
23 March 2015 More...News from the House of Commons
18 March 2015 More...Katerina Kolyva Director of Continued Practice at The Nursing and Midwifery Council gives Ward Manager Update on Nursing appraisal & revalidation at today's conference.
16 March 2015 More...Paul Jebb NHS England speaks on improving patient experience on your ward including ‘Always Events’
16 March 2015 More...Kate Sanders Practice Development Facilitator Foundation of Nursing Studies discussed What well-led mean at ward level at today's conference.
16 March 2015 More...Howard Catton Head of Policy and International Affairs Royal College of Nursing discussed Current issues for Ward Managers at today’s conference.
16 March 2015 More...Hazel Watson Head of Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS England Meeting the new national guidance on seclusion at today’s conference
10 March 2015 More...Dr Rachel Warner and Dr Rhodri Hannan Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust discussed Eliminating seclusion in practice and ensuring any instance of seclusion is reported and investigated at today’s conference.
10 March 2015 More...Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent Director of Midwifery & Divisional Director of Nursing at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust & Specialist Committee Member, Safe Midwife Staffing in Maternity Settings, NICE at today’s Safe Midwife Staffing in Maternity Settings conference.
10 March 2015 More...Dame Fiona Caldicott National Data Guardian and Chairman of the Independent Information Governance Oversight Panel at today’s Information Governance conference.
10 March 2015 More...Kat Young Chair National Quality Improvement & Clinical Audit Network (NQICAN) Senior QI Lead Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust & Member National Advisory Group for Clinical Audit and Enquiries (NAGCAE) gives an update from the National Quality Improvement & Clinical Audit Network on day 2 of the Clinical Audit and Improvement conference.
4 March 2015 More...Jane Moore Implementation Consultant National Institute for Health and Care Excellence gives a NICE update on quality standards and clinical audit on day 2 of the Clinical Audit and Improvement conference.
4 March 2015 More...Professor Danny Keenan Medical Director Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership discusses Clinical audit for local improvement on day one of Clinical Audit and Improvement 2015.
3 March 2015 More...Nancy Dixon Healthcare Quality Quest Ltd discusses what is really involved in quality improvement on day one of today’s Clinical Audit and Improvement 2015 conference.
3 March 2015 More...Yvonne Murray Head of Clinical Audit Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust discusses using clinical audit findings to ensure improvements in patient care on day one of today’s Clinical Audit for Improvement 2015 conference.
3 March 2015 More...Dr Linda Patterson OBE FRCP Consultant Physician General and geriatric medicine & Chair of Inspection Team The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust discusses clinical Audit and learning from the CQC inspection on day one of today’s Clinical Audit for Improvement 2015 conference.
3 March 2015 More...Independent prescribing is defined as: ‘Prescribing by an appropriate practitioner (which currently includes doctors, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, optometrists, podiatrists and physiotherapists), responsible and accountable for the assessment of patients with undiagnosed or diagnosed conditions and for decisions about the clinical management required, including prescribing medicines’…There are many potential benefits for patients, commissioners and providers…Independent prescribing can also enable new ways of working to improve quality towards delivering safe, effective services focussed on the patient experience. It facilitates partnership working across professional and organisational boundaries within commissioning/provider landscapes and with patients to redesign care pathways that are cost-effective and sustainable
3 March 2015 More...National Voice and NCPC Release Every Moment Counts: new vision for coordinated care for people near the end of life calls for brave conversations.
3 March 2015 More...Claire Crawley Department of Health gives Keynote Opening Address on Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults under the Care Act 2014 Including the revised regulations and guidance at todays conference.
2 March 2015 More...Andrea Sutcliffe Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care The Care Quality Commission discusses the inspection of Social Care at todays Safeguarding under the Care Act 2014 conference
2 March 2015 More...News from NICE 25 Feb 2015
27 February 2015 More...News from NHS England 26 Feb 2015
27 February 2015 More...News from NICE 20 Feb 2015
27 February 2015 More...Kath Evans @KathEvans2, Head of Patient Experience, NHS England Discusses Why twitter is an important tool for those working in the NHS at todays conference.
25 February 2015 More...Useful links from today's Social Media in the NHS conference.
25 February 2015 More...A panel session on How Twitter has helped me in my role provided an understanding of why twitter is a key tool within the NHS.
25 February 2015 More...Ron Simms @RonS_Capsticks Partner Capsticks discusses Social Media from a legal and HR perspective at today's conference.
25 February 2015 More...James Andrew @WePharmacists delivered an interactive masterclass on Twitter for Clinicians & Managers in the NHS at todays conference.
25 February 2015 More...News from the CQC 13 Feb 2015
25 February 2015 More...Navin Suppiah Mental Health and Safeguarding Trainer & Solicitor at Scott-Moncrieff’s at today’s Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults in Mental Health conference.
23 February 2015 More...Claire Crawley Senior Policy Manager - Adult Safeguarding Department of Health at today’s Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults in Mental Health conference.
23 February 2015 More...Article from the Psychological Therapies in the NHS Conference
BMJ 2015; 350 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h896 (Published 18 February 2015)
by Penny Gray
23 February 2015 More...News by NHS England 19 Feb 2015
22 February 2015 More...News and presentations from the Recruitment & Professional Development Open Day for IAPT Accredited Training
13 February 2015 More...NHS England Guidance on new mental health standards published today. The guidance for CCGs, explains the case for change in four areas and sets out the expectations of local commissioners for delivery during the year ahead working with providers and other partners.
13 February 2015 More...Bibhas Roy Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Trafford Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust discusses developing virtual orthopaedic clinics at todays conference.
12 February 2015 More...Hilary Merrett Independent Consultant, Quality & Safety & Editor Clinical Risk discusses learning from complaints in outpatient services at todays conference.
12 February 2015 More...The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued a new quality standard to help adults with psychosis and schizophrenia have a positive experience of mental health services and ensure they receive the support they need.
12 February 2015 More...News and presentations from Psychological Therapies in the NHS 2015
11 February 2015 More...Mick Martin Managing Director of Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman discusses lessons from complaints to the ombudsman and investigations at today conference.
11 February 2015 More...Paul Durham CQC discusses complaints management and learning from the CQC inspections of hospitals at today's conference.
11 February 2015 More...Chris Bostock Head of Complaints Policy The Department of Health at today’s NHS Complaints conference
11 February 2015 More...The Care Quality Commission has released its annual report into the use of the Mental Health Act
6 February 2015 More...Neil Betteridge, Director, Neil Betteridge Associates, Patient and Public Advisor NHS Improving Quality Co-Chair, Chronic Pain Policy Coalition & Representative, CRG Specialised Pain Services, NHS England speaks on patient experience insight and learning from patients & carers at todays conference
4 February 2015 More...John Bellerby, Quality Improvement Lead, Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Implementing a positive approach to patient experience: Measuring and monitoring compliance with “Always Events®” Events that should always happen for every patient At today’s conference
4 February 2015 More...Suzanne Banks Professional Advisor NHS England Gives an update from NHS England on Stop the Pressure at today's conference.
4 February 2015 More...Neil Churchill Director of Patient Experience Dan Wellings Head of Insight NHS England discuss measuring and understanding how people really feel about the care they receive and demonstrating responsiveness to feedback at today's conference.
4 February 2015 More...Elaine Spencer Serious Incident Investigator Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust at today’s Patient Safety Incident Reporting, Investigation and Learning
2 February 2015 More...Mark England Executive Director of Reengineering and Informatics Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust at today’s Electronic Document Management conference
2 February 2015 More...The National Quality Board has published Improving Experiences of Care: our shared understanding and ambition
30 January 2015 More...The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has today published a revised Code which places public expectations at the heart of good nursing and midwifery practice.
29 January 2015 More...Dr Mariles Ostermann, Consultant in Critical Care and Nephrology, Guys & St Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust & Guideline Development Group Member, IV Therapy in Adults in Hospitals Guideline at NICE discussed the New NICE Quality Standard for IV Therapy at todays conference
29 January 2015 More...Linda Nazarko OBE, Nurse Consultant at London North West Healthcare NHS Trust speaks on setting up and running OPAT services in practice
29 January 2015 More...CQC Report on Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards 2013/14 Released 27 January 2015 looks at implementation of the safeguards since they were introduced in 2009
28 January 2015 More...Nicola Davey Trustee Clinical Human Factors Group at today’s Reducing Medication Errors conference.
27 January 2015 More...Dr Ahmed Ameer Medication Safety Officer at NHS England at today’s Reducing Medication Errors conference.
27 January 2015 More...Jon Billings Director of Strategy Nursing and Midwifery Council Discusses The NMC’s regulatory functions and their impact on safe care at todays conference.
27 January 2015 More...Paul Fish Deputy Chief Nurse & Ann Casey Senior Nurse University College London Hospital & Member Specialist Committee on Safe nurse staffing of adult wards in acute hospitals NICE Discuss Implementing the new NICE guidance on safe staffing levels at todays conference.
27 January 2015 More...Professor Elizabeth Robb Chief Executive The Florence Nightingale Foundation & Member The Safe Staffing Alliance speaks on Nurse Staffing and Quality of Care at todays conference.
27 January 2015 More...Val Moore Guidelines Implementation Programme Director Health and Social Care National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Discusses The NICE Guidance on safe staffing levels at today’s conference.
27 January 2015 More...Howard Catton Royal College of Nursing Speaks on Nursing Staffing Levels and Skill Mix: Getting it Right for Patients at today's conference
27 January 2015 More...Gillian Cavell Consultant Pharmacist, Medication Safety Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation NHS Trust at today’s Reducing Medication Errors conference.
27 January 2015 More...News from the Department of Health
22 January 2015 More...Dr Susan Salt Medical Director Trinity Hospice at Delivering Individual Care Plans for Care of the Dying Person
21 January 2015 More...Tony Bonser Chair, People in Partnership The National Council for Palliative Care and Dying Matters at today’s Delivering Individual Care Plans for Care of the Dying Person
21 January 2015 More...Dr John Hughes Member, The Leadership Alliance for the Care of Dying People (LACDP) and Medical Director Sue Ryder Care at today's Delivering Individual Care Plans for Care of the Dying Person conference.
21 January 2015 More...Dee Sissons Director of Nursing Marie Curie Cancer Care at Delivering Individual Care Plans for Care of the Dying Person
21 January 2015 More...Chris Fokke Chief Clinical Information Officer Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust discusses Clinical Data Capture at the point of care in practice at today's conference
21 January 2015 More...Sue Eve-Jones Director, Professional Association of Clinical Coders (PACC-UK) & Head of Clinical Coding and Data Quality Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust discusses Data Capture and Clinical Coding at today's conference
21 January 2015 More...Nick Baillie Health and Social Care Quality Programme Director National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence Discusses Setting the standard for quality at today's conference
20 January 2015 More...Rona McCandlish National Professional Advisor Care Quality Commission Inspecting for Quality and how you can demonstrate Quality at todays conference.
20 January 2015 More...Kath Evans Head of Patient Experience NHS England Discusses Learning from what people tell us we get right!: Always Events® at todays conference
20 January 2015 More...Jon Hannah Head of Improvement Science NHS Improving Quality Discusses Importance of Patient Experience and Radical Transparency as part of Quality Measures at todays conference.
20 January 2015 More...Paul Jebb Experience of Care Professional Lead, Patient Experience Team at NHS England on improving the experience of care at today's CQC Inspections in Independent Healthcare conference.
19 January 2015 More...Stephen Collier Chair NHS Partners Network at today’s Preparing for & learning from the new CQC Inspections in Independent Healthcare conference
19 January 2015 More...Part of 'Making mental health services more effective and accessible'.
16 January 2015 More...News from National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
16 January 2015 More...Dr Ian Starke Medical Director for Revalidation Royal College of Physicians London at today’s Effective Clinical Director conference.
14 January 2015 More...Ian Hulatt Mental Health Advisor The Royal College of Nursing at today’s nursing appraisal and revalidation in mental health conference
14 January 2015 More...Dr Katerina Kolyva Director of Continued Practice Nursing and Midwifery Council discusses The role of the Nurse Director in developing appraisal systems and delivering revalidation
13 January 2015 More...Dr Naomi Chapman Executive Nurse Network manager The Royal College of Nursing gives a National update for Nurse Directors
13 January 2015 More...Jonathan Mason Clinical Adviser (Medicines) NHS England discusses Delivering 7 Day Services in Hospital Pharmacy at todays conference.
13 January 2015 More...Dr Catherine Duggan, Director of Professional Development & Support, The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain Developing a 7 day service in hospital pharmacy and the practicalities at todays conference
13 January 2015 More...Prof Eileen Sills, Chief Nurse and Director of Patient Experience at Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust speaks today on developing your skills as a current or aspiring nurse director
13 January 2015 More...News from the Department of Health
6 January 2015 More..."You treat a wound quickly before it gets infected and the damage becomes permanent. Let’s treat the mind in the same way and help prevent a lifetime of needless suffering". Norman Lamb MP 10 December 2014. News from the Department of Health
17 December 2014 More...Fiona Thow Patient Safety Collaborative Delivery Lead NHS Improving Quality gives a National update on Patient Safety Collaboratives Progress to date and future plans at todays Improving Patient Safety Conference.
11 December 2014 More...Paula Mansell Safety Programme Care Quality Commission gives a National update on Patient Safety Inspections
11 December 2014 More...Peter Thompson Senior Programme Manager at the Royal College of Psychiatrists at today’s Improving the Quality of Perinatal Mental Health Services conference.
11 December 2014 More...Michelle Johnstone Head of Safeguarding Lincs Community Health Services at today’s Undertaking Adult Safeguarding Investigations and Safeguarding Adults Reviews.
11 December 2014 More...Dr Umesh Prabhu Medical Director Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust discusses investing in quality, disinvesting in harm at today’s Improving Patient Safety Conference:
11 December 2014 More...Phil McCarvill Head of Policy and Public Affairs Marie Curie Cancer Care Speaks on Learning from the National Care of the Dying 2014 Audit at todays Improving End of Life Care Conference
10 December 2014 More...Stephen Richards Care Quality Commission discusses The new inspection process for end of life care at todays conference
10 December 2014 More...Dr Chris Farnham Medical Director Heart of Kent Hospice Chair The Education Committee The Association of Palliative Medicine & Member Leadership Alliance for the Care of Dying People discusses Developing individual care plans and goals for every end of life care patient at today conference.
10 December 2014 More...Dave Anderson Associate Medical Director Mersey Care NHS Trust & Member NICE Delirium Guideline Development Group at today’s Delirium conference.
9 December 2014 More...Dr Tony Newman Sanders CCIO Croydon Health Services and PACS National Clinical Lead Health & Social Care Information Centre at today’s Radiology Information Systems & PACS conference.
9 December 2014 More...Professor Sheila the Baroness Hollins Chair BMA Board of Science at today’s Improving the Physical Health for People with Mental Health Conditions conference.
9 December 2014 More...Dr Sheila Hardy Education Fellow UCL Partners & Honorary Senior Lecturer UCL at today’s Improving the Physical Health for People with Mental Health Conditions conference.
9 December 2014 More...Dr Geraldine Strathdee National Clinical Director for Mental Health NHS England at today’s conference
9 December 2014 More...News from todays Nursing Appraisal and Revalidation conference
9 December 2014 More...Update from todays Nursing Appraisal and Revalidation Conference
9 December 2014 More...News from todays Nursing Appraisal and Revalidation Conference
9 December 2014 More...News from todays Nursing Revalidation Conference
9 December 2014 More...Fiona Culley Independent Consultant speaking at todays conference on Improving non-medical prescribing
5 December 2014 More...Linda Nazarko OBE Consultant Nurse Older People London North West Healthcare NHS Trust speaking at todays Prescribing event and will discuss the importance of correct diagnosis using a case study: cellulitis? diagnosis and treatment of red legs: this session provides a practical guide to the diagnosis and treatment of red legs.
5 December 2014 More...Chris Cox Director of Legal Services Royal College of Nursing on legal considerations for non medical prescribers at todays conference
5 December 2014 More...Juliet Bouverie Director for Services and Influencing Macmillan Cancer Support at today’s Developing Effective Cancer Survivorship Services.
5 December 2014 More...Natalie Doyle Nurse Consultant, Living With & Beyond Cancer at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, and Survivorship Pathway Group Chair, The London Cancer Alliance at today’s Cancer Survivorship conference.
5 December 2014 More...Professor Nick Black Professor of Health Services Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine & Chair, National Advisory Group on Clinical Audit and Enquiries (NAGCAE) NHS England Discuses PROMs in England Progress and Challenges
3 December 2014 More...Rafael Goriwoda Economist Patients and Information Analytical & Jake Gommon Economic Adviser NHS England Pricing Team NHS England present on the National Policy on Outcomes and Best Practice Tariff.
3 December 2014 More...Professor David Beard Professor of Musculoskeletal Sciences Co-Director of RCS Surgical Trials Unit (SITU) University of Oxford Director of Orthopaedic Surgical and Interventional Trials (OSIRIS) Fellow of Kellogg College & Member of Wolfson College & Kristina Harris Postdoctoral Research Associate University of Oxford discusses Can PROMs be used to make decisions about individual patients.
3 December 2014 More...Chris Fokke Chief Clinical Information Officer with Dominic Simon Orthopaedic Consultant Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust discuses Towards the paperless hospital: ePROMs and integration with the electronic patient record.
3 December 2014 More...Nicky Westwood, Patient Relations & Experience Manager, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust presenting at todays Out of Hours Conference on helping patients to rest and sleep in hospital.
2 December 2014 More...Susan Osborne CBE Chair Safe Staffing Alliance (SSA) Independent Nursing & Management Consultant presenting today at the out of hours conference.
2 December 2014 More...Ann Slee ePrescribing Lead Strategic Systems & Technology Patients & Information NHS England Discusses Delivering a Paperless NHS by 2017
2 December 2014 More...Chris Fokke Chief Clinical Information Officer Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Delivers an extended session on Electronic Prescribing: Learning from a rapid rollout
2 December 2014 More...Carole Smee, Locality Delivery Facilitator, NHS Improving Quality gives an update today at the Out of Hours conference
2 December 2014 More...Dr Nnenna Osuji Deputy Medical Director at Croydon Health Services NHS Trust at today’s Consultant Job Planning conference.
26 November 2014 More...Professor Edward Baker Deputy Chief Inspector of Hospitals at the Care Quality Commission Discusses the CQC Effectiveness Domain and How services can demonstrate effectiveness.
25 November 2014 More...Mandy Smith Quality Improvement and Development Facilitator at Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) discusses Improving the use of Clinical Audit to demonstrate effectiveness.
25 November 2014 More...Dr Martin Farrier Clinical Director for Quality & Consultant Paediatrician at Wrigtington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Trust Discusses Developing Internal Inspection for Quality.
25 November 2014 More...Professor Gillian Leng Deputy Chief Executive Director of Health & Social Care National Institute for Health and Care Excellence discusses Bringing clarity to Clinical Effectiveness Standards
25 November 2014 More...Dr Ian Jackson President International Association Ambulatory Surgery at today’s Improving Quality in Day Surgery conference.
20 November 2014 More...Dr Anna Lipp President The British Association of Day Surgery at today’s Improving Quality in Day Surgery conference.
20 November 2014 More...Edward Lewis Lay Member British Association of Day Surgery at today’s Quality in Day Surgery conference.
20 November 2014 More...Theresa Shaw Chief Executive Foundation of Nursing Studies gives a national update on nursing revalidation at Nurse Clinics 2014.
19 November 2014 More...Dr Carole Farrell Nurse & AHP Research Fellow The Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust at today’s Nurse Clinics conference.
19 November 2014 More...Prof Gillian Leng Deputy Chief Executive Director of Health and Social Care National Institute for Health and Care Excellence speaking at todays Nursing Staffing Levels and Skillmix in Mental Health conference.
17 November 2014 More...Fiona C Mackenzie, Professional Advisor Nursing and Midwifery Workload and Workforce Planning and Acute Care Quality, Scottish Government & Helen Fox Senior Nurse, Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Lanarkshire Scotland speaking at todays Nursing Staffing Levels and Skillmix in Mental Health conference.
17 November 2014 More...Nicky Hayes Consultant Nurse Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust at todays Nursing Staffing Levels and Skillmix in Mental Health conference.
17 November 2014 More...Dr Hussain Al-Zubaidi Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust & Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust at todays Nursing Staffing Levels and Skillmix in Mental Health conference.
17 November 2014 More...Claire Crawley Senior Policy Manager Adult Safeguarding at the Department of Health national update.
17 November 2014 More...Andrea Sutcliffe Chief Inspector of Social Care The Care Quality Commission at today’s Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults conference
17 November 2014 More...News from the Royal College of Nursing
14 November 2014 More...News from the Department of Health
13 November 2014 More...Prof Martin Severs Caldicott Guardian and Lead Clinician Health and Social Care Information Centre Chair The Standardisation Committee for Care Information Professor of Healthcare for Older People & Consultant Geriatrician
University of Portsmouth and Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust speaking at todays Information Goverance conference.
Seamus Watson, National Programme Manager, Public Health England speaking at todays Smoking Cessation conference.
10 November 2014 More...Catherine Gamble, Nurse Consultant, South West London & St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust speaking at todays smoking cessation conference.
10 November 2014 More...Professor Paul French Associate Director Greater Manchester WestHon Professor Department of Psychological Sciences University of Liverpool talking today on preventing psychosis and targeting people at risk
10 November 2014 More...Alison Brabban Consultant Clinical Psychologist Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, Durham University, National Advisor for Severe Mental Illness (IAPT), NHS England talks today.
10 November 2014 More...News from the Department of Health
10 November 2014 More...Dr Helen Wilson, Consultant Orthogeriatrician, Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust talking today at the Falls conference in London.
5 November 2014 More...Dr Rosaire Gray Consultant in Care of Older People Whittington Health speaking at todays Falls conference on Undertaking an individual multifactorial assessment for falls
5 November 2014 More...Prof Cameron Swift. Emeritus Professor and Consultant Physician, King’s College London speaking todays at the falls conference
5 November 2014 More...Raymond Jankowski talking todays from the the Falls and Fractures Alliance on national developments
5 November 2014 More...Daniel Beach Board Member STARS US and Member STARS Medical Advisory Committee speaks on behalf of Trudie Lobban MBE Founder and CEO of STARS - Syncope Trust And Reflex anoxic Seizures at today’s Syncope conference.
4 November 2014 More...Dr Boon Lim Cardiologist & Clinical Lead for Syncope Service at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust at today’s Syncope conference.
4 November 2014 More...Lyn McIntyre MBE Deputy Nurse Director Patient Experience NHS England gives an update from NHS England and discusses the stop the pressure campaign and path details and pressure ulcers and the 6C’s.
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