Based in or around Stafford? Want to see neurology improvement work in action?
Sue Thomas, our Chief Executive, is speaking at a Staffordshire Neurological Alliance (SNA) event on 15 May alongside representatives from Stafford and Surrounds Clinical Commissioning Group and Mid Staffs NHS Trust. Continue reading
NCS has received a new grant from the Department of Health’s Innovation, Excellence and Strategic Development Fund.
We will use the money to extend the benefits of user-led commissioning support to other health sector charities – through a programme of mentorship, training, support and hands-on experience. Continue reading
We’ve started a partnership with Kingston University to develop our marketing strategy.
A team of five marketing students will be interviewing stakeholders, attending NCS events and drawing up a strategy that captures how we can reach all the right people to make a real difference to neurology services. The team are all MA students in either Marketing or Marketing Communications. Continue reading
We’ve just published a brand-new booklet to help commissioners implement good practice for neurology.
Get e-QIPP-ed for Neurology: Positive practice in service redesign is packed with examples from around the country of how to improve neurology services in a way that achieves QIPP.
We hope you find it useful!
Sue Thomas, our CEO
So asks NCS Chief Executive Sue Thomas in this month’s Primary Health Care.
A recent National Audit Office report revealed the Department of Health has been spending millions of pounds on unnecessary hospital admissions for neurology.
Alongside our partner charities and the Neurological Alliance, NCS is urging the government to implement the changes recommended in the report. The most important change is a targeted and properly resourced national outcomes strategy for neurology.