Posted by Sally Ashton-May, National Team Senior Midwife 5 May 2020
Every year on 5 May, midwives have a day of recognition and celebration for our work through the International Day of the Midwife. Despite the challenges our system is facing now with Covid-19, it’s important for us to take this time to acknowledge the essential and highly-skilled care that...Posted by Professor Simon Gregory, HEE Deputy Medical Director29 April 2020
It is popularly reported that the Chinese word for crisis means both danger and opportunity. The COVID-19 pandemic has most certainly brought danger and with that, unimagined courage and altruism, but also significant change. As we continue to strive to provide excellent care in these challenging...Posted by Marie-Clare Wadley, South Regional Leadership Fellow, HEE14 October 2019
Marie-Clare Wadley, South Regional Leadership Fellow, HEE
The AHP Leadership Fellowship has provided me with opportunities beyond my dreams, since starting the fellowship I have worked with filmmakers, met a myriad of AHP colleagues in a vast host of settings and firmly kept my focus on...
Posted by Professor Wendy Reid, Executive Director Education and Quality and Medical Director16 July 2019
It seems obvious to say, but doctors who receive high quality training, have the right support and feel valued and motivated, will deliver the best patient care.
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Posted by Sheona MacLeod, Deputy Medical Director for Education Reform24 June 2019
As we launch the latest progress report on Enhancing Junior Doctors’ Working Lives, it is good to see how our work aligns with the priorities set out in the NHS Long Term Plan and Interim People Plan. The need to provide appropriate support and development...
Posted by 20 June 2019
Learning disability nurses may be one of the smallest groups in the profession, but what they lack in size they make up in impact they have on the lives of some of the most vulnerable citizens.
Learning disability nurses make up less than one per cent of the nursing population (NHS...
Posted by 13 May 2019
At Health Education England (HEE) we are passionate about supporting health and social care staff in having the skills they need to deliver the best possible care for patients. That’s why we are pleased to support National Numeracy Day on 15 May 2019 for a second consecutive year and promote our...
Posted by Professor Ian Cumming OBE, Chief Executive 13 March 2019
Sepsis and antibiotic resistance are two key issues that we as a healthcare system are determined to tackle.
123,000 cases of sepsis occur in England each year with approximately 37,000 deaths annually - more than breast, bowel and prostate cancers combined.
Early identification...
Posted by Professor Simon Gregory, Health Education England Primary Care Lead and Clinical Director20 February 2019
There are 1.4 million people in the NHS taking care of the health needs of patients up and down the country, their physical and emotional health is key to patient welfare.
Professor Simon Gregory, Health Education England Primary Care Lead and Clinical Director of the recently...
Posted by Professor Lisa Bayliss Pratt, Chief Nurse and Interim Regional Director for London, Health Education England.28 January 2019
With registration with the NMC now open for qualified Nursing Associates, Professor Lisa Bayliss Pratt, Chief Nurse and Interim Regional Director for London, Health Education England looks back at the process of developing this role and the backgrounds and qualities of trainees she has met over...