June 2010
Welcome to the June 2010 issue of News Direct.
Online patient decision aids pilot
NHS Direct is piloting three Online Patient Decision Aids to help patients make informed treatment choices in the first national web-based project of its kind in the UK.
New Wellness service to support patients
NHS Direct has been funded by the East of England SHA to deliver a new, innovative Wellness service which aims to support patients who either have, or are at risk of developing, long term conditions.
Medication safety project - reducing hospital readmissions
NHS Direct is working with the NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care on a medication safety project which seeks to identify and resolve medicine related problems experienced by patients discharged from hospital.
NHS Direct’s response to BMA criticism at 2010 LMC Conference
Dr Brian Gaffney, part-time GP and NHS Direct’s newly appointed Director of public health, challenges criticisms about NHS Direct made by Dr Laurence Buckman, chairman of the BMA's GPs committee.
Helping small businesses manage employee sickness
NHS Direct is working with NHS Plus on the delivery of a free ‘Health for Work Adviceline’ which aims to help small businesses address the issue of employee ill health, minimise the impact of staff illness, and support staff with physical or mental health issues.
Our Annual General Meeting
Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place at 10.30 am on Monday 26 July 2010. You're welcome to come along or watch the video on our website.
Contacting your NHS Direct regional director
If you would like more information about any of the articles in this bulletin or are interested in commissioning services from NHS Direct, please contact your NHS Direct regional director.
Symptom checkers
National Head of Clinical Content, Information and Development Enid Povey discusses the benefits of our health and symptom checkers, and a user gives feedback
