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The NHS Standard Contract must be used by NHS commissioners (Clinical Commissioning Groups and NHS England) when commissioning clinical healthcare services other than primary care. Until now a single (tailorable) version of the NHS Standard Contract has been published. But now, for the first time, an alternative, shorter, form may be used in certain circumstances
Vanguards are part of the national new care models programme which is playing a key role in the delivery of the Five Year Forward View – the vision for the future of the NHS. Samantha Jones, Director of the New Care Models Programme, reflects on the progress they have made over the last year in this short video.
In April NHS England published the Business Plan for 2016/17 which reflects the main themes of the government’s mandate and embodies the agenda of the Five Year Forward View
The General Practice Forward View sets out a plan to support the transformation of general practice over the next five years and improve services for patients.
People with long-term conditions will be supported to better manage their own health and care needs, thanks to the rollout of an evidence-based tool over the next five years. NHS England has agreed a deal which will grant nearly two million people access to more person-centred care as part of its Self Care programme.
NHS England, with Carers UK, Carers Trust, Age UK, Public Health England and carers networks, has produced a Practical Guide to Healthy Caring.
PHE has published its strategic plan for the next four years: Better outcomes by 2020.
Kevin Fenton, PHE’s National Director for Health and Wellbeing, reflects on NICE’s new guidance on community engagement in his latest blog for Public health matters, and shares some recent highlights from PHE’s work on community-centred approaches for health and wellbeing.
New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) was commissioned by the Richmond Group of Charities and a wider group of partners to conduct an evidence review to inform their Doing the Right Thing project—which aims to shape health and care system reform by showcasing the voluntary and community sector’s value add.
New guidance has been published for commissioners on how to involve patients and the public in the development of primary care services.
From July 2016, the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) will change its name to NHS Digital, building on the role it plays in directly supporting the NHS and social care services.
Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)'s National Co-production Week is the first event of its kind, celebrating the benefits of co-production, sharing good practice and highlighting the contribution of people who use services and carers in developing better public services.
The Forward Thinking: Mental Health Forum takes place on Friday 13th May (11:30am - 4pm) at the University of Derby's Enterprise Centre on Bridge Street (DE1 3LD).
Relatively little has been written about the impact of the EU on the voluntary sector so this paper aims to provide a guide to the debate on Britain’s continued membership of the European Union (EU) for voluntary organisations.
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Regional Voices champions the work of voluntary and community organisations to improve health, well-being and care, across England. Regional Voices is a partnership of nine regional networks. Together, we directly connect to over 25,000 voluntary and community organisations. Our coverage is broad, deep and well-established. Our vision is for a society where voluntary and community organisations are connected with decision-makers at all levels, able to influence policy and improve community health, care and well-being through better services. Regional Voices partnership is hosted by VONNE (Voluntary Organisations' Network North East),
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