New director of commissioning for Corby health group

New director of commissioning for Corby health group Corby Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), the clinically led organisation responsible for commissioning local health services, has recently appointed Chris Pallot as director of commissioning and planning. Northamptonshire Telegraph

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• New Director at Corby Clinical Commissioning Group Corby CCG

Simon Stevens confirms 'collective' NHS action on agency spend

Simon Stevens confirms 'collective' NHS action on agency spend NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has said the NHS will take collective action to tackle the high cost of agency spending in the NHS. Health Service Journal

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• NHS to target 'rip-off' temp agencies BBC News
• VIDEO: 'Rip-off' temp agencies to be tackled BBC News
• How nursing agencies making billions are bleeding the NHS dry The Daily Telegraph
• NHS will clamp down on 'rip off' agency fees The Daily Telegraph

Large staff shortages predicted for NHS and social care

Large staff shortages predicted for NHS and social care The NHS and social care are facing serious staffing shortages in the next few years with demand for staff not meeting availability, warns a report OnMedica

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• Sector insights: skills and performance challenges in the health and social care sector UK Commission for Employment and Skills

More than a third of UK adults would be willing to volunteer for the NHS

More than a third of UK adults would be willing to volunteer for the NHS A survey has found that 40% of people would be prepared to give up their time to support the NHS, be it in a shop or cafe, carrying out visits or helping on wards

More than a third of British adults would be willing to volunteer to support the NHS, a survey has found.

The study, for the Royal Volunteer Service (RVS), found the role of most interest to people was volunteering in shops or cafes, with 40% saying they would consider such work. Continue reading... The Guardian

Open data could save the NHS hundreds of millions, says top UK scientist

Open data could save the NHS hundreds of millions, says top UK scientist Nigel Shadbolt says swathes of data integral to our national health infrastructure are missing or underused

The UK government must open up and highlight the power of more basic data sets to improve patient care in the NHS and save hundreds of millions of pounds a year, Nigel Shadbolt, chairman of the Open Data Institute (ODI) has urged.

The UK government topped the first league table for open data (paywall) produced by the ODI last year but Shadbolt warns that ministers’ open data responsibilities have not yet been satisfied. Continue reading... The Guardian

Government U-turn on NHS access for expats

Government U-turn on NHS access for expats A promise made less than two years ago to enhance rights to NHS care for Britons overseas has vanished and been replaced by a punitive surcharge. The Daily Telegraph

Thousands forced to hunt for a new GP as staffing shortages accelerate practice closures

Thousands forced to hunt for a new GP as staffing shortages accelerate practice closures Thousands of patients have had to find a new GP because their local practice has closed, as staffing shortages and workload pressures take their toll on surgeries, new figures show. The Independent

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• GP appointments are hard to get, say third of NHS patients in England The Guardian
• More than 160,000 patients displaced by practice closures Pulse
• Revealed: Practice closures displace 160,000 patients Pulse

Extreme summer temperatures will soon cause deaths of up to 1,700 more Britons a year, says government report

Extreme summer temperatures will soon cause deaths of up to 1,700 more Britons a year, says government report Extreme summer temperatures will, in five years’ time, cause the deaths of up to 1,700 more Britons a year, according to a new government report. And that is on top of the 2,000 people a year who currently die from heat-related illness in Britain. The Independent

Home Care by Self-Governing Nursing Teams: The Netherlands' Buurtzorg Model

Home Care by Self-Governing Nursing Teams: The Netherlands' Buurtzorg Model The Dutch home-care provider Buurtzorg Nederland has attracted widespread interest for its innovative use of self-governing nurse teams, has earned high patient and employee ratings, and appears to provide high-quality home care at lower cost than other organizations. This case study reviews Buurtzorg’s approach and performance thus far and considers how this model of care might be adapted. The Commonwealth Fund