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NCAT to become part of NHS Improving Quality (NHS IQ) from April 2013

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NCAT to become part of NHS Improving Quality (NHS IQ) from April 2013

On 1 April 2013 NHS Improving Quality (NHS IQ) will be established to bring together the wealth of knowledge, expertise and experience of a number of NHS improvement organisations. As a consequence, NCAT will not exist in its current form after 31 March 2013.

We are continuing to deliver our existing programme of work until 31 March when many of our programmes will finish. Some programmes may continue and transfer to the new organisation and these details will be announced shortly. Many existing staff will be transferring across to the new body and new email addresses and other contact details will also be announced shortly.  In addition to continuing with our work streams until the end of March, we are working hard to ensure that key priorities are supported and taken forward as part of the new NHS landscape.

For any questions relating to plans for transition, please contact a member of the team directly or email title= This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. href="mailto:<a href="mailto: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. "> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. "> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . 

Download a copy of NHS Improving Quality strategic intent (PDF 224KB) for further details about the teams purpose and aims; strategic priorities and values

Website, materials and publications

Our website will still be live for a further 3 months beyond the end of March when another decision will be made as to whether or not to keep it live. To this end we invite users to access and retain the materials they require. We will sign post on this site as soon as we can where electronic versions of our publications and resources can be accessed and obtained from June onwards.

Twitter

Our @NHSDiabetes Twitter account will close shortly after 31st March so we strongly urge you to follow @NHSIQ, the Twitter account for NHS Improving Quality.

NHS Improving Quality (NHS IQ)

NHS Improving Quality (NHS IQ) will be hosted by NHS England, previously known as the NHS Commissioning Board.

NHS England and will bring together elements of six current improvement organisations, whilst establishing a new vision and re-shaping the improvement landscape in health and healthcare. The six organisations are:

• National Cancer Action Team
• NHS Improvement
• National Technology Adoption Centre
• NHS Diabetes and Kidney Care
• NHS National End of Life Care programme
• NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement

NHS IQ also hosts:

• NHS Interim Management and Support (IMAS)
• Adult Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (development team)
• Children and Young People’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies

To implement improvements NHS IQ’s small core team works with a range of delivery partners, including its Delivery Team. The Delivery Team is made up of staff from across the legacy organisations, ensuring that work builds on all that has gone before and essential skills and knowledge are retained.

NHS IQ is developing partnerships across sectors and working to support NHS Trusts, Clinical Commissioning Groups, Commissioning Support Units and Strategic Clinical Networks, as well as working with the NHS Commissioning Board and the wider NHS system. 

NHS Improving Quality (NHS IQ) will also drive transformational change through the promotion of the NHS Change Model.

The organisation will support both the NHS Outcomes Framework and the work of the NHS Commissioning Board’s five domains:
1. Prevention
2. Long Term Conditions
3. Acute Care
4. Patient Experience
5. Safety

Download a copy of NHS Improving Quality strategic intent (PDF 224KB) for further details about the teams purpose and aims; strategic priorities and values. 

Find out more

You can find more information in NHS Improving Quality: Our Strategic Intent or contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. "> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

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NCAT Associate Director to talk at Paris Conference: live streaming!

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Paula Lloyd Knight, Associate Director for Patient Experience, is giving a talk at  Inégalités face aux cancers (Inequalities in cancer) conference in Paris. The talk will be streamed live on the conference website on Tuesday 4th December at 2.40pm local time (1.40pm GMT) you watch the live stream here:

http://www.evenements-e-cancer.fr/rencontresannuelles/index.php

Leeds photo gallery

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Photos from the local 'Cancer does not discriminate' campaign in Leeds. September/ October 2012

Watch our cancer awareness videos!

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Are you worried about the signs and symptoms of cancer? Or do you just want to make sure you are keeping up to date and health aware?

NCAT’s ‘Cancer does not discriminate’ campaign has teamed up with some leading cancer charities to bring you awareness videos on breast cancer; bowel cancer; cervical cancer; lung cancer; myeloma and prostate cancer.

These video are available to view on our youtube site. To access it click here and can be watched even without a youtube account.

Several of the videos are live already and the remaining ones will be available very soon, so keep checking back!

Cancer does not discriminate campaign in Birmingham

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With the local targeted 'Cancer does not discriminate' campaigns off to a flying start in Leeds and Nottingham, it was Birmingham's turn this week.

 On Thursday 25th October, the campaign was launched in the town centre.

To download the calendar of Birmingham events click here: Birmingham events calendar

To find out more about the targeted campaign see our news item on the Nottingham launch here