Wednesday 29 June 2016

Integrating care in Southwark and Lambeth: what we did and how we did it

Integrating care in Southwark and Lambeth: what we did and how we did it SLIC was set up in 2012 as a partnership of commissioners and providers to work together with citizens to improve the value of care in Southwark and Lambeth. This evaluation report outlines the achievements of SLIC, highlights its key successes and challenges, and shares lessons learned. It explains how care was integrated in Southwark and Lambeth and includes a ‘Framework for Success’ as a resource for others undertaking similar programmes of transformation. Southwark and Lambeth Integrated Care

Rebooting the cap: improving protection from catastrophic care costs

Rebooting the cap: improving protection from catastrophic care costs The government has postponed the ‘capped cost’ reforms to care funding in England until April 2020. Following this announcement, social care campaigners have questioned whether the ‘capped cost’ reforms will be postponed again before 2020, or scrapped completely. This report explores the options for the government in rebooting the capped cost reforms, arguing that the current pause in implementation presents an opportunity to adapt the reforms to developments in health and social care policy, and address potential downsides to the ‘capped cost’ model, such as the risk of unintended consequences. The Strategic Society Centre

US Healthcare records offered for sale online

US Healthcare records offered for sale online Three US healthcare organisations are reportedly being held to ransom by a hacker who stole data on hundreds of thousands of patients. BBC News

Bullying rife in obs and gynae

Bullying rife in obs and gynae At least 14% of consultants in obstetrics and gynaecology say they have been the victims of bullying or other forms of intimidation, according to the first ever investigation into incidents of this kind. OnMedica

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Parents fear mental health 'life sentence'

Parents fear mental health 'life sentence' A new survey reveals that many parents fear a diagnosis of mental illness will amount to a "life sentence" for their child. The research commissioned for MQ Mental Health, a new charity which supports and funds research into mental health, reveals that 67% of parents who took part in the survey said they would worry that their son or daughter might never recover from a mental illness. And 74% were concerned that mental health issues might get worse over time. OnMedica

Occupational therapists' role: 'We save money and improve quality of life'

Occupational therapists' role: 'We save money and improve quality of life' New campaign by the College of Occupational Therapists highlights the role the profession can play in an increasingly integrated health and care system

When the College of Occupational Therapists commissioned a survey about the image of the profession, the answer came back that it was seen by decision-makers as “nice to have” rather than essential. Its leaders are determined to change that.

In a major new campaign, called Improving Lives, Saving Money, the college is aiming to demonstrate the key roles that occupational therapists (OTs) can play in a changing and increasingly integrated health and care system. More to the point, it will spell out what cash the system can save by making better use of their skills. Continue reading... The Guardian

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NHS staff shun 'transparency register' listing payments from drugs firms

NHS staff shun 'transparency register' listing payments from drugs firms The identities of hundreds of NHS doctors and officials receiving payments from drugs firms are likely to be kept secret despite the publication of a new “transparency register” this week, the Telegraph can disclose.

Up to half of medics and other health service staff working for pharmaceutical companies alongside their day jobs have refused permission for their names to be included in a new online database.

The publication of the register follows recent controversy over the practice of NHS staff being paid by drugs companies, with the industry claiming the data would allow the public to see which officials were receiving funds from the firms. The Daily Telegraph

Women 'can choose holiday or car, but get little choice in childbirth'

Women 'can choose holiday or car, but get little choice in childbirth' Women can choose their holiday and type of car - but get little choice of how to give birth, the head of a recent NHS national maternity review has said.

Baroness Julia Cumberledge said it was “not acceptable” that one in three mothers-to-be are being denied a choice of where and how they have their child. The Daily Telegraph

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