CCGs pass first step towards authorisation

CCGs pass first step towards authorisation: The majority of clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) across England have passed the first step towards authorisation, the DH commissioning czar has said. GP Online

Liberating the NHS: developing the healthcare workforce - from design to delivery

Liberating the NHS: developing the healthcare workforce - from design to delivery:

This policy framework sets out a new approach to workforce planning and the education and training of the health workforce. It builds on responses to earlier public consultations and the advice of the NHS Future Forum.

• Policy framework



• Department of Health - publications

NHS Future Forum: responses to second phase reports

NHS Future Forum: responses to second phase reports:

• NHS Confederation



• Nuffield Trust



• Royal College of Nursing

Hospitals feed patients on 90p a meal, official figures show

Hospitals feed patients on 90p a meal, official figures show: Some hospital trusts commit just £2.57 for each patient's daily food and drink, according to the latest statistics, despite growing concern about poor nutrition on wards. The Telegraph

Healthcare assistants 'doing nurses' tasks'

Healthcare assistants 'doing nurses' tasks': Patients are being put at risk by healthcare assistants who have been asked to take on tasks for which they have not been properly trained, nurses have warned. The Telegraph

New Guidelines to Control Group A Streptococcal (GAS) Infections in UK Hospitals Launched

New Guidelines to Control Group A Streptococcal (GAS) Infections in UK Hospitals Launched: The Health Protection Agency (HPA) together with the group A streptococcal (GAS) Working Group* has today launched new guidelines for the investigation, control and prevention of GAS infection in acute healthcare settings, including maternity units, in the UK. Health Protection Agency