When it comes to person-centred care, do we need measurement or feedback? Part 2

When it comes to person-centred care, do we need measurement or feedback? Part 2 In thinking about a measurement framework for person-centred care, we need to be acutely aware that our efforts do not lead us down a path where what we measure becomes dangerously detached from the organisational qualities and behaviours that we need to make person-centred care a reality all day, every day, says Darshan Patel. The Health Foundation

Royal Liverpool creates A&E app

Royal Liverpool creates A&E app Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust has developed a mobile app to give staff access to emergency procedure guidelines. E-Health Insider

Milk may slow progression of knee osteoarthritis

Milk may slow progression of knee osteoarthritis "Milk could be the key to beating crippling arthritis," reports the Daily Express, while the Daily Mail adds that, "A glass of milk a day keeps arthritis at bay".

Both headlines are potentially misleading. The study the papers were reporting on was about slowing the progression of osteoarthritis in the knee joints, rather than preventing it occurring in the first place.

Nurse morale ‘at all-time low’

Nurse morale ‘at all-time low’ RCN warns MPs that pay restraint could provoke exodus of nurses. OnMedica

Medical assessments chaos

Medical assessments chaos Civil servants drafted in to help clear backlog of assessments under new system. OnMedica

Bill needs push to sweep away 'inflexible' healthcare regulation framework

Bill needs push to sweep away 'inflexible' healthcare regulation framework The draft law commission bill's publication goes some way towards the regulatory transformation that we need but it is not there yet

The publication this month of the draft law commission bill, regulation of health and social care professionals, was a key milestone for patients, the public, and the healthcare regulators whose frameworks it will revolutionise.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), of which I am the chief executive and registrar, is hampered by a framework that has not adjusted to the modern age.Continue reading... The Guardian

Tanni Grey-Thompson: UK does less exercise than at any time in all human history

Tanni Grey-Thompson: UK does less exercise than at any time in all human history
The UK is less physically active than at any time “in all human history”, a new parliamentary report claimed, and the Government could save lives and cut billions of pounds from the NHS budget simply by encouraging exercise. The Independent