Red Tape Challenge: get involved

Best practice examples and ideas are now being sought as part of the rapid review into bureaucracy across the NHS, which was launched by the Secretary of State for Health and Care, Wes Streeting, and NHS England Chief Executive, Amanda Pritchard, in October.

The ‘Red Tape Challenge’, which is jointly led by Dr Claire Fuller and Stella Vig, medical directors for Primary Care and Secondary Care at NHS England, builds on and accelerates existing activity to improve the interface between primary and secondary care, such as how referrals are made and managed, patient discharge and how different parts of the health service communicate with each other.

Over the next few weeks NHS England will be talking to a range of stakeholders, from mental health, to community, primary care and hospital teams, to hear what’s working well, what’s working less well and what tangible actions could help improve things. Colleagues can also share their feedback and send examples of good practice to: england.redtapechallenge2024@nhs.net

Feedback will be used to implement immediate, operational improvements – with information around longer-term, transformational change fed into wider engagement as part of the 10 Year Health Plan.