News and communications

Letter from the Health and Social Care Secretary to the General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing about improving recruitment, retention and professional development for nursing staff.

• Updated: 16 March 2023

After constructive talks with health unions, the government has put forward an offer for more than 1 million NHS staff to receive an additional pay rise.

• Updated: 16 March 2023

The national Clinical Impact Awards will be open for applications from 10 March to 5 May 2023.

• Updated: 10 March 2023

Today (Monday 6 March) the Women’s and Health Minister, Maria Caulfield met leading researchers and discussed their work to improve health outcomes for women and babies, and the importance of women working in STEM (science, …

• Updated: 7 March 2023

The government and Royal College of Nursing have agreed to enter a process of intensive talks. Strikes will be paused during these talks.

• Updated: 21 February 2023

The government will streamline the system to modernise regulatory legislation to boost patient safety and support staff.

• Updated: 18 February 2023

Supporting citations have been removed from the National Clinical Impact Awards process. Applicants can still seek guidance from any membership organisation.

• Updated: 15 February 2023

ACCIA announcement on the 2022 awards round, details of the 2023 round including dates, and changes to the role of membership organisations.

• Updated: 2 February 2023

Tens of thousands of elderly and vulnerable people will receive tailored support at home as part of a new NHS plan to improve waiting times for emergency care.

• Updated: 30 January 2023

ACCIA is running 2 webinar sessions in February ahead of the 2023 National Clinical Impact Awards round opening in March.

• Updated: 16 January 2023

Data shows there are almost 4,700 more doctors and over 10,500 more nurses working in the NHS compared to October 2021.

• Updated: 5 January 2023

When ACCIA is set to communicate outcomes to all 2022 award applicants, plus opening hours over the festive period.

• Updated: 21 December 2022

The 2023 round of the Clinical Impact Awards is set to open for applications in March 2023.

• Updated: 21 December 2022

Learn how ACE helped radiologists within the NHS find a solution to diagnose and improve patient outcomes using artificial intelligence.

• Updated: 19 December 2022

Plans set out to amend NHS pension rules to retain more experienced NHS clinicians and remove barriers to staff returning from retirement.

• Updated: 5 December 2022

Patients will have better choice of what GP practice they visit after data showing appointment waiting times is published for the first time today.

• Updated: 24 November 2022

Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay's opinion article in the Sunday Telegraph on NHS industrial action.

• Updated: 12 November 2022

Record numbers of staff are working in the NHS, latest provisional data published by NHS Digital shows.

• Updated: 27 October 2022

Health and Social Care Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister, Thérèse Coffey, will set out 'Our plan for patients' so patients receive easier access to NHS and social care this winter and next.

• Updated: 21 September 2022

Health and Social Care Secretary Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP made a statement to the House of Commons on urgent and emergency care.

• Updated: 5 September 2022