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<p>Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS England’s Medical Director, has undertaken a review of the
National Clinical Director (NCD) resource designed to focus clinical advisory resources
on areas where major programmes of work are currently being taking forward, or areas
identified as priorities for improvement. As a result of the review, NHS England has
proposed to change the way in which clinical advice is received in speciality areas
in the future.</p><p>Where there will no longer be a specific NCD role, NHS England
will secure expert clinical advice from its Clinical Networks and through its relationships
with professional bodies and by appointing clinical advisors. For neurology it is
planned that access to advice will be through clinical leads and members of the NHS
England-funded neurology clinical networks, the Neurology Clinical Reference Group
and Royal Colleges. It is expected that these new arrangements will be in place from
1 April 2016.</p><p>The Neurology Intelligence Network (NIN) is a joint partnership
programme between Public Health England (PHE) and NHS England to support the generation
and dissemination of neurology related health intelligence. PHE currently funds the
on-going design, development and management of the NIN.</p>
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