New guide will help trusts improve patients’ cancer experience
NHS Improving Quality and Macmillan Cancer Support have joined forces to launch a guide to help trusts improve their patients’ experience of cancer care and boost their overall performance.
This online resource from the GMC aims to support doctors in their daily care of older patients. Read more »
NICE unveils safe staffing plans for nursing care in wards
NICE has published new guidance for ‘red flag events’ where nurses in charge of shifts must act immediately to ensure they have enough staff to meet the needs of patients on that ward.
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Patient safety alert on the risk of cutting in-line suction catheters
NHS England has issued a patient safety alert on the risk of inadvertently cutting in-line (closed) suction catheters. Read more »
Phone app emergency alert for medically trained
A smartphone app has been developed that aims to help doctors improve patient survival rates during medical emergencies. Read more »
CKD guidance updated to help improve diagnosis
NICE has updated its clinical guideline on chronic kidney disease (CKD) to include new recommendations on the diagnosis and classification of the condition, and on its relationship with acute kidney injury. Read more »
Smaller hospitals have a future in the NHS, but need to change
Small district general hospitals can thrive but the way services are provided to local patients must change to guarantee quality care, according to a report from Monitor.
Children and young people’s health report The first annual report by the Children and Young People’s Health Outcomes Forum has praised progress but also highlighted areas where more needs to be done. Read more »
New resources for keeping children safe Public Health England has launched two new resources for local authorities on preventing accidents to children and young people in the home and on the road. Read more »
Number of pregnant mums smoking falls to record low New figures show that only 12 percent of mothers said they were smokers at the time they gave birth, the lowest percentage in eight years of data collection. Read more »
Antibiotics for early-onset neonatal infection A summary of selected new evidence relevant to NICE clinical guideline 149 ‘Antibiotics for early-onset neonatal infection: antibiotics for the prevention and treatment of early-onset neonatal infection’ (2012). Read more »
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A survey commissioned by the all-party parliamentary group for continence care has vividly demonstrated a decline in the level of provision for continence care services in England.
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Dementia is a major and growing challenge for both health and social care.
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The Children and Young People’s Health Forum was asked by the secretary of state to help develop a new strategy for improving care for children and young people.
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The NHS Confederation has published a briefing for non-executive directors (NEDs) interested in improving their understanding of their organisations’ data.
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The Stroke Association is the UK’s leading charity for people affected by stroke and has recently taken over running a fortnightly email bulletin from the now defunct Stroke Improvement Programme.
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This narrative was developed with service users, by National Voices and partners and shows what coordinated care would look like from the perspective of patients, service users, families and carers.
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NHS England has published its latest bulletin for CCGs.
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This letter invites local areas to express an interest in becoming ‘pioneers’, demonstrating the use of ambitious and innovative approaches to delivering integrated care.
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New recommendations, published by the Royal College of General Practitioners, the Royal College of Radiologists and the Society and College of Radiographers, have outlined improvements for patients by ensuring that timely and appropriate medical imaging services such as scans are provided to them and their referring doctors.
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This report looks at the nature of employee voice and the impact of social media.
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This case study is part of a series designed to share good practice and lessons learned by local NHS organisations involved in major reviews of local health services.
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The Dementia Challenge report describes achievements in the three main areas of the challenge: driving improvements in health and care, creating dementia friendly communities and better research.
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Bob Ricketts, director of commissioning support, strategy and market development for NHS England, will outline the vision for service transformation.
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Health sector regulator Monitor and NHS England are working together to reform the way NHS services are paid for.
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The government has announced plans for a more joined up health and social care system by 2018.
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A new guide by the BMA will help doctors tackle some of the dilemmas that they face on a daily basis.
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The direct specialised commissioning function of NHS England is supported by a devolved clinical leadership model.
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This report was commissioned as part of a review of HIV services in London and the aim was to gather data from patients to better understand patterns of service use and what they value in HIV services.
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This update has been released in response to the government’s consultation on safeguarding power of entry between 11 July 2012 and 12 October 2012.
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New chair-elect for the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP).
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This briefing examines what the NHS mandate means for mental health services and the people who use them.
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NHS England has published detailed data about the first four of the 14 hospitals involved in the review of mortality data.
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Figures published by Public Health England (PHE) show that confirmed cases of whooping cough in England have continued to decrease in 2013 with 434 cases reported in March.
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Report from NHS Change Day.
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The Local Government Association and PHE have produced a guide for local councillors about the national child measurement programme (NCMP).
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The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is seeking to recruit the following professional members to the NICE accreditation advisory committee.
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Plans to strengthen performance in urgent and emergency care are being put in place across the country to help hospital A&E departments meet demand and tackle waiting time pressures.
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NHS England has written to NHS Trust medical directors and area team medical directors setting out interim arrangements for issuing healthcare professional alert notices.
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This publication supports local authority health and wellbeing boards to develop and update pharmaceutical needs assessments (PNAs).
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The Care Bill will modernise the law to put people’s wellbeing at the heart of the care and support system.
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Such dilemmas could include whether serious but unproven allegations of patients’ violence and abuse should be recorded in their medical notes, or whether doctor should tell people if their partners are HIV positive.
Everyday Medical Ethics and Law, extracts the practical advice on everyday ethical dilemmas found in the BMA’s more extensive ethics handbook, and presents it as a reference guide in paperback format.
It summarises best-practice standards, legal benchmarks and advice from expert organisations on areas such as the doctor-patient relationship, consent, capacity, confidentiality and the management of health records.
| Patient Information Conference in its eighth year
The government’s information strategy asserts that “access to good quality information… is an important health and care service in its own right”. It is a powerful statement, but what does it mean and how do we deliver? |
| Regulations on procurement, patient choice and competition
The regulations laid last month have been amended in light of concerns expressed by GPs and others. |
| Interim arrangements for NHS CB number two
The NHS Commissioning Board has announced interim arrangements for the post of chief operating officer and deputy chief executive. |
| Mental health panel issues new guides
Advice and support for commissioners. |
| The patient online: the road map
This guidance from RCGP supports GP practices to provide online access for patients. |
| New network launched for rehabilitation professionals
A new network has been launched to bring together all qualified rehabilitation workers in the UK. |
| New operating model for the commissioning of offender health care
The NHS Commissioning Board (NHS CB) has published the single operating model for the commissioning of offender health services. |
| Bulletin for proposed CCGs: 7 March 2013
Latest CCG bulletin from the NHS Commissioning Board. |
| Resources to improve research information for patients
Resource pack to help NHS trusts raise awareness of clinical research among patients and carers, and deliver on the NHS constitution commitment to provide research information supporting patient choice. |
| Best practice for managing medicines shortages in secondary care
These standards provide advice to NHS hospitals in England in managing medicines shortages at local level to minimise any risks to patients through delays to treatment. |
| Chief medical officer warns over antibiotics
The second volume of the CMO’s annual report covers the threat of antimicrobial resistance and infectious diseases. |
| GP-led groups ready to take charge of NHS budgets in every community in England
NHS Commissioning Board establishes fourth and final wave of clinical commissioning groups. |
| March issue of Commissioning Excellence
Commissioning support needs to be focused on transformation not on transactions, according to Bob Ricketts, the man in charge of commissioning support at the NHS CB. |
| What’s worrying your CCG?
CCGs have no shortage of challenges as they prepare to take the reins on 1 April. Initial responses to the survey point to predictable concerns about the financial pressures on CCGs but some more surprisingly relaxed attitudes in other areas – about the ability to engage with other organisations, for example. |
| Healthy phone apps
The NHS Commissioning Board has launched a library of apps to help people manage their health. |
| England to host international initiative for mental health leadership in 2014
Norman Lamb, minister of state for care services has accepted an invitation for England to host the 2014 exchange. |
| CQC second care update
Care for people with dementia is not meeting their needs as services are struggling to cope, according to the latest care update from Care Quality Commission. |
| Patient and public engagement: still an aspiration?
Engaging with patients and public is vital if NHS and social care organisations are to achieve outcomes, improve quality of services and strengthen bonds with local communities. |
| Local Healthwatch regulations explained
Document to help local Healthwatch audiences understand the legal requirements that have been set out in regulations. |
| Commissioning an integrated footcare pathway
Key recommendations for CCGs to help reduce diabetic amputations by 50%. |
The Rehabilitation Workers Professional Network (RWPN) is hosted by VISION 2020 UK. The aim of the network is to represent the interests of rehabilitation workers and promote the work of the profession as it continues to move towards becoming a professional body. The network will enable members to promote best practice and share information.
Membership for the network is free and is open to any qualified rehabilitation worker. To join, please email Matt Broom atm.broom@vision2020uk.org.uk
from NHS Networks by Maria Axford
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