Tuesday, 25 March 2014
NIB informatics strategy outlined
NIB informatics strategy outlined The National Information Board will release a new informatics strategy for consultation in May, to be used to inform commissioning decisions from September this year. E-Health Insider
Study fails to prove effects of stress on fertility
Study fails to prove effects of stress on fertility “Stress can double the risk of infertility for women,” The Daily Mail reports. However, the evidence provided by the latest study is not as clear cut as the reporting implies.
Resources Launched to improve support for people with learning disabilities as they grow older
Resources Launched to improve support for people with learning disabilities as they grow older The Association for Real Change and the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities launch the Real Change Challenge and an accompanying Evaluation Toolkit.
Evaluation of the choice of GP practice pilot, 2012-13: final report
Evaluation of the choice of GP practice pilot, 2012-13: final report This report found that the Department of Health's Choice of GP pilot scheme saw modest demand overall, but that participants were generally positive about the scheme and there was little sign of major increased cost to primary care trusts.Policy Innovation Research Unit
NAVCA publishes health survey findings
NAVCA publishes health survey findings These briefings detail the results of research which explored local charities and voluntary organisations' attitudes and experiences of local health organisations. The research looked at the extent to which these local charities and voluntary organisations felt that they were able to influence JSNAs and the nature of their relationship with local CCGs and local Healthwatch. National Association for Voluntary and Community Action
Financial mechanisms for integrating funds for health and social care: an evidence review
Financial mechanisms for integrating funds for health and social care: an evidence review This evidence review aruges that pooling funds across health and social care services should not be considered a panacea that will lead to the successful delivery of integrated care. Centre for Health Economics
Local Healthwatch outcomes and impact development tool version 2
Local Healthwatch outcomes and impact development tool version 2 This outcome and impact development tool has been designed to promote the development of local Healthwatch as an independent organisation that can effectively and efficiently deliver its functions. It is intended to assist local Healthwatch identify what outcomes and impacts a ‘Good' local Healthwatch could achieve through the delivery of its functions. Local Government Association
General Practice creaking under strain of workload
General Practice creaking under strain of workload Six out of ten GPs considering retiring early as workload crisis hits general practice. OnMedica
Delivering affordable world-class health care
Delivering affordable world-class health care
India, a nation that once looked to the west for guidance is fast becoming a innovative leader in the future of healthcare.
As healthcare systems in Europe and the US appear stagnated, inspiration can be found in the ways some Indian Hospitals are operating. Healthcare Today
Monday, 24 March 2014
Unions criticise Northampton General Hospital for parking rates rise
Unions criticise Northampton General Hospital for parking rates rise
Student nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants may be put off from studying at the University of Northampton if they are forced to pay £10 a day to park at the town’s hospital site, according to a union leader. Chronicle and Echo
Student nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants may be put off from studying at the University of Northampton if they are forced to pay £10 a day to park at the town’s hospital site, according to a union leader. Chronicle and Echo
Delays talking to Northamptonshire GPs top survey complaint list
Delays talking to Northamptonshire GPs top survey complaint list
Long delays waiting to talk to GPs in Northamptonshire topped a list of complaints discovered in a recent survey by a health watchdog. Chronicle and Echo
Long delays waiting to talk to GPs in Northamptonshire topped a list of complaints discovered in a recent survey by a health watchdog. Chronicle and Echo
Managing medicines in care homes
Managing medicines in care homes
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) -
This guideline considers all aspects of managing medicines in care homes and recommends that all care home providers have a care home medicines policy. It considers prescribing, handling and administering medicines to residents living in care homes and the provision of care or services relating to medicines in care homes. NHS Evidence
Guideline
NICE - guidance
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) -
This guideline considers all aspects of managing medicines in care homes and recommends that all care home providers have a care home medicines policy. It considers prescribing, handling and administering medicines to residents living in care homes and the provision of care or services relating to medicines in care homes. NHS Evidence
Guideline
NICE - guidance
Britain could be the first country in the world to vaccinate every baby against meningitis B
Britain could be the first country in the world to vaccinate every baby against meningitis B
Every baby in Britain could be protected against meningitis B by the end of the summer, the company behind a new vaccine have said, after the Government announced the UK would become the first country in the world to provide universal vaccine coverage against the killer disease. Independent
Every baby in Britain could be protected against meningitis B by the end of the summer, the company behind a new vaccine have said, after the Government announced the UK would become the first country in the world to provide universal vaccine coverage against the killer disease. Independent
Fraud 'costing NHS £5bn a year'
Fraud 'costing NHS £5bn a year'
Fraud is costing the NHS £5bn a year, with a further £2bn lost to financial errors, the former head of its anti-fraud section tells BBC Panorama. BBC News
Fraud is costing the NHS £5bn a year, with a further £2bn lost to financial errors, the former head of its anti-fraud section tells BBC Panorama. BBC News
Child Protection – Information sharing project
Child Protection – Information sharing project
NHS England and the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) have launched a series of short films to promote the benefits of the Child Protection – Information Sharing project (CP-IS). The CP-IS will help the NHS give a higher level of protection to children who present in unscheduled care settings by enabling local authorities to share child protection information with the NHS for the first time, at a national level.
Using animations and interviews with NHS staff, social workers and the staff of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, the films demonstrate the very real difference effective information sharing makes in the lives of children at risk of cruelty. NHS Commissioning Board
The films can be seen below and are available to view now on NHS England’s YouTube channel.
Contact cpis@hscic.gov.uk to find out more
NHS England and the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) have launched a series of short films to promote the benefits of the Child Protection – Information Sharing project (CP-IS). The CP-IS will help the NHS give a higher level of protection to children who present in unscheduled care settings by enabling local authorities to share child protection information with the NHS for the first time, at a national level.
Using animations and interviews with NHS staff, social workers and the staff of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, the films demonstrate the very real difference effective information sharing makes in the lives of children at risk of cruelty. NHS Commissioning Board
The films can be seen below and are available to view now on NHS England’s YouTube channel.
Contact cpis@hscic.gov.uk to find out more
Better reporting of medical incidents
Better reporting of medical incidents
The alerts instruct providers on steps to improve data report quality and the need for national networks to share learning and develop guidance. NHS Networks
The alerts instruct providers on steps to improve data report quality and the need for national networks to share learning and develop guidance. NHS Networks
Progress report on health and wellbeing boards
Progress report on health and wellbeing boards
The resources come ahead of the anniversary of HWBs’ first full year of operation and formal establishment as system leaders. NHS Networks
The resources come ahead of the anniversary of HWBs’ first full year of operation and formal establishment as system leaders. NHS Networks
Friday, 21 March 2014
Hospices can support the needs of the UK's ageing population
Hospices can support the needs of the UK's ageing population
With the number of people aged 85 and over doubling in the next 20 years, demand for palliative and end-of-life care will surge
Demand for high-quality palliative and end-of-life care is expected to surge in the next few decades, driven by the UK's fast-ageing population. More people are living well into their 80s and beyond, many with multiple, complex health conditions.
The number of people aged 85 and over is expected to double in the next 20 years. In addition, more young people with life-shortening conditions are living for longer. These demographic changes present huge challenges for all involved in planning and delivering end-of-life care.
The view of a national commission into the future of hospice care is that hospices have an important part to play in both shaping and delivering appropriate services to meet these needs.
With the number of people aged 85 and over doubling in the next 20 years, demand for palliative and end-of-life care will surge
Demand for high-quality palliative and end-of-life care is expected to surge in the next few decades, driven by the UK's fast-ageing population. More people are living well into their 80s and beyond, many with multiple, complex health conditions.
The number of people aged 85 and over is expected to double in the next 20 years. In addition, more young people with life-shortening conditions are living for longer. These demographic changes present huge challenges for all involved in planning and delivering end-of-life care.
The view of a national commission into the future of hospice care is that hospices have an important part to play in both shaping and delivering appropriate services to meet these needs.
Care.data advisory group announced
Care.data advisory group announced
NHS England has set up an independent advisory group to improve governance around the care.data programme. EHI News
NHS England has set up an independent advisory group to improve governance around the care.data programme. EHI News
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