Protection of Nurses Working with Children and Young People

Protection of Nurses Working with Children and Young People 

Royal College of Nursing, May 2017.

This guidance aims to raise awareness among nurses and their managers of the complex issues surrounding safeguarding in the context of relationships between nurses and children and young people. Lancashire Care Library. 

KGH working to bring down waiting times after data quality issue probe

KGH working to bring down waiting times after data quality issue probe 

KGH say they have put a number of measures in place after an investigation revealed more than 100 patients were affected by data quality issues. Northamptonshire Telegraph.

Half of NHS areas planning to cancel or delay spending because of financial pressures

Half of NHS areas planning to cancel or delay spending because of financial pressures 

The NHS is now planning to delay or cancel spending in half of local areas this year to meet financial targets, according to The King’s Fund’s latest quarterly monitoring report. King's Fund.

NHS pressures

NHS pressures 

The BMA is warning that the NHS in England is unlikely to recover from the pressure it faces during the winter, with trends suggesting that the health system is entering a state of year-round crisis. NHS Networks.

NHS funding choices and the 2017 general election

NHS funding choices and the 2017 general election 

Analysis of the major political parties’ manifestos by Nuffield Trust finds that none of the parties has pledged to spend enough money on the NHS in England to close its funding gap, cope with increased demand and sustain high quality care. NHS Networks.

What policies are needed to improve children’s health?

What policies are needed to improve children’s health? 

Ahead of the general election, the King's Fund considers what policies are needed to improve children's health. NHS Networks.

Mayur Lakhani elected as new RCGP President

Mayur Lakhani elected as new RCGP President 

Mayur is a practising GP in Leicestershire and was Chair of RCGP Council from 2004 to 2007. He will serve a two-year term from November 2017 until November 2019, succeeding Dr Terry Kemple, who demits office at the College’s Annual General Meeting in November after completing his two-year term. RCGP.

Health and social care integration: roundtable write-up

Health and social care integration: roundtable write-up 

New Local Government Network (NLGN) - This paper summarises the discussions from two roundtable events held in January and March 2017 with officers, practitioners, elected members and thought leaders from local government and health. The discussions focused on the challenges of implementing an integrated approach to health and social care. King's Fund.

The NHS and social care: prospects for funding, staffing and performance in the 2020s

The NHS and social care: prospects for funding, staffing and performance in the 2020s 

Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) - This briefing is part of a series examining key issues relating to the 2017 general election. It focuses on the forecast for health and care funding, staffing and performance as well as looking back on the recent service reforms and how they have impacted on quality of care and service delivery. King's Fund.

The hospital as a multi-product firm: the effect of hospital competition on value-added indicators of clinical quality

The hospital as a multi-product firm: the effect of hospital competition on value-added indicators of clinical quality 

Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) - This paper examines the impact of the introduction of patient choice in elective surgical procedures on patient reported outcome measures (PROMs). It finds that by introducing competition via the mechanism of patient choice, there may have been a negative effect of clinical quality. King's Fund.

2016 adult inpatient survey: statistical release

2016 adult inpatient survey: statistical release
Care Quality Commission (CQC) - This report outlines the findings of the 2016 adult inpatient survey which illustrates the experiences of care of over 77,000 patients who received care in an NHS hospital during July 2016. It provides a snapshot of the quality of care in NHS hospitals and finds that patient experience has remained relatively stable since 2006. King's Fund.

See also:

Patients increasingly forced to wait for help after calling for nurses The Telegraph.

Getting a Brexit deal that works for the NHS

Getting a Brexit deal that works for the NHS

Nuffield Trust - This briefing finds that the NHS could face costs of almost half a billion pounds if retired British people living in other EU countries decide to return to UK in the event of their healthcare being withdrawn after Brexit. Additionally, this figure could be substantially higher if the NHS has to pay to replace staff if EU migration is reduced, or if it faces a rise in the cost of medicines. King's Fund. 

See also:
News Daily: How much will Brexit cost the NHS? - BBC News  BBC News.
Brexit could cost NHS £500m if pensioners are forced to return to UK  GPonline.

Three in five GP practices increased their use of locums in past year

Three in five GP practices increased their use of locums in past year 

Three in five GP practices have had to rely more heavily on locums to continue providing services during the past year, a GPonline poll suggests. GPonline. 

Half of CCGs plan to cancel or delay NHS spending

Half of CCGs plan to cancel or delay NHS spending 

Around half of CCGs are planning to delay or cancel spending on treatment this year in order to meet their financial targets, it has been revealed.
Think tank The King’s Fund’s latest quarterly monitoring report published today shows that half of CCG finance leads said that achieving this year’s financial forecast was likely to depend on delaying or cancelling spending. OnMedica.

Public sector workers take more time off sick with mental health problems - The Sunday Post

Public sector workers take more time off sick with mental health problems - The Sunday Post ALMOST half of public sector workers have been forced to take time off work because of problems with their mental health, a large new survey has found.
Mental health charity Mind said its research revealed a higher prevalence of mental health problems in the public sector, as well as a lack of support available when people do speak up. The Sunday Post.

Also:

Public sector workers are more likely to say their mental health is poor and to have less support than private ... - City A.M. City A.M.
Public sector employees 'more anxious', charity says BBC News.

Cancer patient dies after being denied transfer due to bed shortage

Cancer patient dies after being denied transfer due to bed shortage 

Coroner fears more deaths if situation not remedied but UCLH says beds were available and suggests another hospital trust was involved
A cancer patient died after he was denied an urgently needed transfer to another hospital because no bed was available, a coroner has said. The Guardian. 

The Guardian view on the NHS: come clean about its real cost | Editorial

The Guardian view on the NHS: come clean about its real cost | Editorial 

None of the manifestos promise enough to make sure that patients get the good standard of care
It has become a cliche of general election campaigns to claim the NHS is in danger – such a cliche that, so far, no party has yet made it in 2017. Yet it might be truer than it has ever been. The health service is under greater financial strain than it has been in its 69-year history. Targets like A&E waiting time limits, introduced by Tony Blair to drive improvements in the service, are being downgraded, and increasingly missed. The Guardian. 

Four in ten NHS trusts to cut routine operations

Four in ten NHS trusts to cut routine operations
The King’s Fund said National Health Service managers were increasingly having to make ‘tough decisions’ on how to spend their money. Mail Online.