23 Dec: Dementia » Alistair Burns’ blog
In this blog Alistair talks about fragility fractures and the association with dementia. Key points 40-50% people with hip fractures have some form … Read more »Hip fractures and dementia
22 Dec: Winterwatch » CMO message
By Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally Davies. At this time of year, many of us are focused on festivities but as Christmas decorations go up … Read more »Give the gift of life this Christmas
20 Dec: Modernisation of health and care » Paul Zollinger-Read
Paul Zollinger-Read’s regular update to the pathfinder clinical commissioning group community. Dear all. This week I’d just like to mention a … Read more »Working together: JSNAs and Health and Wellbeing Boards
15 Dec: Modernisation of health and care » Dr Kathy McLean
Dr Kathy McLean has written to members of the clinical network project to update them on progress. A range of working groups will be established … Read more »Clinical network project continues to make progress
15 Dec: Winterwatch » CMO message
By Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally Davies. The Christmas season is in full swing and festivities have finally begun. Although this is a … Read more »Christmas time, mistletoe and not too much wine
14 Dec: Modernisation of health and care » Paul Zollinger-Read
Paul Zollinger-Read’s regular update to the pathfinder clinical commissioning group community. On Friday we saw the release of the draft document … Read more »Governance
13 Dec: David Behan
David gives an update on the progress made during the engagement the DH has been running in relation to the future of the care and support system. … Read more »Developing a transformed care and support system
8 Dec: Winterwatch » CMO message
By Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally Davies. The cold weather is finally upon us. Christmas trees are going up and the Christmas party … Read more »Top Tips for Winter
5 Dec: Modernisation of health and care » Paul Zollinger-Read
Paul Zollinger-Read’s regular update to the pathfinder clinical commissioning group community. Dear all. I just thought I’d mention a couple … Read more »Ambitions
2 Dec: Dementia » Alistair Burns’ blog
In this video blog Alistair talks about the joint project between the Department of Health and the Design Council to develop new design-led ideas … Read more »Living well with dementia: a Design Council challenge
1 Dec: Winterwatch » CMO message
By Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally Davies. On World AIDS Day, it is important to remind those in the ‘at risk’ groups how … Read more »World AIDS Day – Are you at risk of flu?
30 Nov: David Behan
A full transcript of the webchat with David and Dr Andrew McCulloch, Chief Executive of the Mental Health Foundation, that took place on Tuesday 29 … Read more »Webchat transcript
30 Nov: Medical Directors' Bulletin » Voicepiece
Clinical leadership, professionalism, and humanity lie at the heart of quality in the NHS Following concerns expressed by the strategic health … Read more »Bruce Keogh’s Voicepiece November 2011
29 Nov: Stephen Hale
If you were going to write a history of UK government digital engagement, you could do worse than start with the story of the Foreign Office blogs. … Read more »Foreign Office blogs: a short history of UK government digital engagement
24 Nov: Caring for our future » Blogs
Writing for the Campaign to End Loneliness website, Alex Fox writes about loneliness, social isolation and prevention, and explains how people can … Read more »Alex Fox blog post
24 Nov: Chief Nursing Officer Bulletin » Voicepiece
NHS Chief Executive innovation review I was delighted to attend the Mary Seacole Leadership and Development Awards at the end of October to celebrate … Read more »Christine Beasley’s Voicepiece
24 Nov: Winterwatch » CMO message
By Chief Medical Officer, Dame Sally Davies Carbon monoxide is a silent killer that leads to around 50 deaths each year. As winter approaches we can … Read more »Think carbon monoxide
23 Nov: David Behan
David and Dr Andrew McCulloch, Chief Executive of the Mental Health Foundation, will be hosting a live webchat at 11am on Tuesday 29 November. Dr … Read more »Reforms to mental health services. Tell us what you think in a live webchat: Tues 29 November
23 Nov: Caring for our future » Blogs
In the latest post on his own blog, Alex Fox talks about some of the insight collected as part of the engagement to date; about how there cannot be … Read more »Alex Fox’s latest blog post – prevention and integration
22 Nov: Caring for our future » Blogs
Jeremy Hughes gives an update on the area he has been leading as part of the Caring for our future engagement exercise. Key points: The engagement … Read more »Personalisation