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Step up in quality scrutiny of commissioning groups likely to follow Francis
Scrutiny of clinical commissioning groups and support units is set to be tightened in response to the Francis report.
Source: HSJ - February 13, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Monitor could regulate managers in response to Francis
Robert Francis QC’s proposal to extend the scope of the “fit and proper person” test for directors of NHS providers could lead to Monitor regulating individual managers, the chief executive of the regulator has told HSJ.
Source: HSJ - February 13, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Further UK case of novel coronavirus
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) can confirm a further case of novel coronavirus infection in a family member of the case announced on Monday 11 February. The patient, who is a UK resident, does not have any recent travel history and is currently receiving intensive care treatment at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham. It is understood that this patient has an existing medical condition that may make them more susceptible to respiratory infections. This latest case brings the total number of confirmed cases globally to 11, of which three have been diagnosed in the UK.
Source: Health Protection Agency - February 13, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
HSJ Live: rolling news 13.2.2013
Monitor could regulate managers in response to Francis report and the rest of today’s news
Source: HSJ - February 13, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Reducing emergency admissions: are we on the right track?
Regular readers will know that we often use this space to comment on the way that patients flow through the emergency department, whether they are discharged or admitted. In doing so we take note of (and occasionally pass comment on) the many and varied solutions put forward by different organisations to try and improve this problem. The title of this month's editorial is the same as that given to a thoughtful paper published in the British Medical Journal in September last year;1 in effect, it is an essay questioning current dogma on how we approach the issue and offers guidelines for future strategies and is well worth s...
Source: Emergency Medicine Journal - February 13, 2013 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Hughes, G. Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
Home-care support often ‘poor’ finds health watchdog
A quarter of providers fall short of standardsRelated items from OnMedicaGovernment failing on dementia care Sharp rise in uptake of PCT memory servicesA good prevention strategy could reduce falls by 30%Hunt praises GPs for ‘extraordinary dedication’Elderly patients often receive undignified care
Source: OnMedica Latest News - February 13, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Medicines watchdog launches side effect campaign
The Yellow Card Scheme was introduced in 1964 following the Thalidomide tragedy and has proved to be a successful system for the early detection of emerging safety issues with medicines. It acts as an early warning system for identifying previously unrecognised adverse drug reactions, but also provides valuable information on recognised side effects. This allows the MHRA to identify and refine understanding of potential safety issues that may affect the treatment of patients. It is used to update prescribing advice for health professionals. More ….
Source: NHS Networks - February 13, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
UK public sector internal audit standards published
This publication is aimed at accounting officers, accountable officers, board and audit committee members, heads of internal audit, internal auditors, external auditors and other stakeholders such as chief financial officers and chief executives.
Source: NHS Networks - February 13, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
Alzheimer’s Society launches Dementia Friends information sessions
Dementia Friends is an Alzheimer’s Society initiative that aims to give a million people a better understanding of dementia by 2015. Over 12,000 people have already registered their interest in becoming Dementia Friends. Now those people and many more will be able to attend free information sessions to find out more about what it’s like to live with dementia and then turn that understanding into action in their local community.
Source: NHS Networks - February 13, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
DH website to move to GOV.UK in March 2013
GOV.UK is the new single website for UK Government. In October 2012 it brought together government information and guidance from Directgov and Business Link into one place.
GOV.UK will also replace all UK central government department websites. Some departments can already be found in the Inside Government section of GOV.UK. Information from the Department of Health will be found there from Tuesday 26 March.
Source: NHS Networks - February 13, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
Statement of collaboration between NICE and Public Health England
The secretary of state will be responsible for referring public health topics to NICE. PHE and other partners will be closely involved in this process.
PHE will have an overview of the products and support offered to those working in public health. PHE will work with NICE to support the adoption of evidence-based public health interventions, for example by providing accessible summaries of evidence, and help users to navigate a coherent public health evidence journey. More …..
Source: NHS Networks - February 13, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
New kidney disease profiles help CCGs drive up service quality
NHS Kidney Care has produced a kidney disease profile for each of the 211 CCGs. The profiles are intended to help CCGs and other stakeholders, such as GPs and service providers, assess local kidney care need and current service levels in order to inform planning. This will facilitate improvements where necessary in the quality and productivity of services for those with kidney disease.
A data guide has also been produced, which should be read alongside the profiles.
Source: NHS Networks - February 13, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
The future role of pharmacy in public health
The events will be of particular interest to local authorities, which will be taking on the leadership role for public health from April 2013 and may be unaware of the important contribution that pharmacy can make to improve health locally.
These events are open to pharmacists and their teams, clinical commissioning groups, health and wellbeing boards, local authorities and councillors, the voluntary sector and public health professionals.
For bookings:
25 February (Staffordshire) contact: carla.glanville@dh.gsi.gov.uk26 February (Yorkshire) contact: rachel.oxtoby@york.gov.uk27 February (London) contact...
Source: NHS Networks - February 13, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
Commissioning Board publishes operating framework for dental services
From April 2013, the NHS CB will take commissioning responsibility from primary care trusts for all NHS dental services: primary, community and secondary, including dental out of hours and urgent care.
This will include commissioning dental services provided in high street dental practices, community dental services, and dental services at general hospitals and dental hospitals.
The NHS CB will commission NHS dental services based on the local oral health needs assessment which will be developed by public health teams in local authorities and will help determine the needs of local populations. More ......
Source: NHS Networks - February 13, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
Child emergency hospital admissions on the rise
Increase reflects ‘ineffective triage’ and ‘system failure’ Related items from OnMedicaHospital ordered to improve child careRegulator blasts GP out-of-hours service in South WestShake-up needed of urgent careQOF needs four new child health measures
Source: OnMedica Latest News - February 13, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Patients see benefits of informatics in London
Four London CCGs have collaborated to tackle complex care issues
Source: HSJ - February 12, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Patients see benefits of informatics in North East London
Four London CCGs have collaborated to tackle complex health and social care issues
Source: HSJ - February 12, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Too long, too late but Francis can still make the NHS better
Francis must cut through the murk of his verbose report
Source: HSJ - February 12, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Francis: NHS chief, health secretary and ward staff are unaccountable
A lack of accountability in the NHS, from ward level through to the secretary of state, has been exposed by the report into care failings at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, its author has told MPs.
Source: HSJ - February 12, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
EXCLUSIVE: Nicholson to face MPs over Lorenzo deal
Sir David Nicholson will face questions from MPs following claims anticompetitive deals are being struck between NHS trusts and an IT supplier, HSJ has learned.
Source: HSJ - February 12, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Sheffield to step up community investment and agree risk share deal
The NHS in Sheffield is expected to agree a step-up in investment in community services and a new risk sharing deal as part of a citywide programme aimed at reforming urgent care.
Source: HSJ - February 12, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Michael White: Life, fate and the Francis legacy
There are echoes of Stalin’s deadly regime in the culture that blighted Mid Staffordshire
Source: HSJ - February 12, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Every potential student nurse to face aptitude test
Every potential student nurse or qualified healthcare worker entering training will in future be interviewed and tested to make sure they have the right values and skills to provide good care, HSJ can reveal.
Source: HSJ - February 12, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Analysis: system rejects Francis single regulator plans
Robert Francis QC’s proposal for a single quality and finance regulator looks unlikely to be realised after key players rejected the idea. However, the government is working on plans to toughen up the consequences for boards that preside over care failures, HSJ has learned.
Source: HSJ - February 12, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
No tax break for private providers
A health minister has ruled out exempting private companies providing NHS services from paying corporation tax.
Source: HSJ - February 12, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
UPDATED: Hunt anti-bureaucracy drive could cut paperwork by a third
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced a major review of “cumbersome bureaucracy” in the NHS which he hopes will cut paperwork by a third.
Source: HSJ - February 12, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
HSJ Live: rolling news 12.2.2013
Robert Francis warns MPs of a lack of NHS accountability and the rest of today’s news
Source: HSJ - February 12, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Medical schools could face tougher sanctions
GMC moots greater scrutiny of medical trainingRelated items from OnMedicaPayments for NHS training come under fireNew doctors ‘poorly prepared’ in acute careBoost for extended GP trainingYoung doctors call for urgent medical workforce review UK medical education discriminatory, research suggests
Source: OnMedica Latest News - February 12, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
TB emerging in increasingly drug-resistant forms, experts warn
TB – ‘the most successful human pathogen of all time’ Related items from OnMedicaTB drug resistance is growing around the worldHopes raised by TB drug cocktailTB toolkit for commissionersGPs warned to consider TB in pregnancyCountries must work together to tackle disease security threat
Source: OnMedica Latest News - February 12, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Non-communicable diseases reach epidemic levels
New interventions needed to reduce global burden Related items from OnMedicaAgeism must be tackled with more focus on non-communicable diseasesPeople are living longer but sicker, study showsGlobal drive to cut deaths from non-communicable diseaseGlobal family planning pledgeAction needed to curb global smoking
Source: OnMedica Latest News - February 12, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Social Care caps ‘will not help enough people’
Nurse leaders warn new reforms are not far reachingRelated items from OnMedica“Care now-pay later” option for social care mootedReforms to personal contributions to social care costs to be announcedGovernment claims credit for NHS successCharities warn of social care crisis for disabledHealth & social care could take half of public spend
Source: OnMedica Latest News - February 12, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Report from Viper project on child disability
Sixteen young disabled researchers examined disabled children and young people’s participation and involvement in decision-making and the barriers that prevent them from having a say. The findings provide new evidence that disabled young people are being denied the right to have a say in how local services, such as education, health and leisure are being developed and delivered, and there is still a long way to go to make sure disabled young people can participate meaningfully in strategic and operational decisions about service development.
Source: NHS Networks - February 12, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
NHS Confederation response to the Francis report
This paper aims to start a constructive debate, leading to concrete proposals about how to tackle these issues and find ways of reinforcing both organisational and individual accountability for delivering and improving the quality of NHS patient care.
Source: NHS Networks - February 12, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
New care funding measures
The new measures are based on the recommendations made in 2011 by the Dilnot commission, an independent panel set up to look at the fairest and most sustainable way to fund care and support in England.
Source: NHS Networks - February 12, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
US report on patient engagement
A report from the American Hospital Association looks at engagement strategies employed by hospitals and healthcare systems to involve service users in their care.
Source: NHS Networks - February 12, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
Dental commissioning statistics, December 2012
These statistics show units of dental activity (UDAs) commissioned by primary care trusts in England.
Source: NHS Networks - February 12, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
Response to consultation on ‘best value’ commissioning
The department received over 80 responses to the consultation from a wide range of interested parties. The response document includes the main findings and the approach the department has taken in developing the regulations.
Source: NHS Networks - February 12, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
New genes found that cause myopia
Breakthrough could lead to new treatments Related items from OnMedicaGo-ahead for trials using human embryonic stem cellsOpticians to get prescribing rightsBlepharitisThree genes linked to gout riskEye doctors angry about plans to restrict drugs
Source: OnMedica Latest News - February 11, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Medically trained staff needed in NHS top jobs
From doctor to director: promoting clinical leadership
Source: HSJ - February 11, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Our response to the government's plans for reforming social care funding
11 Feb 2013
Responding to the announcement on the government's plans for reforming social care funding, Richard Humphries, Assistant Director at The King's Fund, said:'Today's announcement is an important milestone on the way to a sustainable settlement for social care in which costs are shared fairly between the individual and the state – a principle we have long argued for. Together with the reforms set out in the draft Care and Support Bill, this at last offers the prospect of replacing the unfairness and confusion of the current system with a clearer framework that will enable people to plan ahe...
Source: The King's Fund - Press - February 11, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Analysed: Sheffield’s Right First Time reforms of urgent care
This weeks HSJ Local Briefing examines the work by NHS organisations and the city council in Sheffield on a programme to reform services, particularly use of urgent care for older people and those with long-term conditions
Source: HSJ - February 11, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Sheffield’s Right First Time reforms of urgent care
This weeks HSJ Local Briefing examines the work by NHS organisations and the city council in Sheffield on a programme to reform services, particularly use of urgent care for older people and those with long-term conditions
Source: HSJ - February 11, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Nine more trusts face Keogh death probe
The scope of the NHS medical director’s review of hospitals with high mortality rates has widened to include another nine trusts, it has been announced.
Source: HSJ - February 11, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Friends and family test will be ‘opaque and confusing’, says provider
The Friends and Family Test could end up being “opaque, puzzling and confusing”, one of the leading providers of the new patient satisfaction survey has told HSJ.
Source: HSJ - February 11, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Case of novel coronavirus identified in the UK
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) can confirm the diagnosis of a further case of novel coronavirus infection in a UK resident, who had recently travelled to the Middle East and Pakistan. The patient is receiving intensive care treatment in a Manchester hospital. This latest case brings the total number of confirmed cases globally to 10, of which two have been diagnosed in the UK.
Source: Health Protection Agency - February 11, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Hunt to outline £75,000 social care cap
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt is to announce details of a plan to cap social care costs at £75,000.
Source: HSJ - February 11, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Clearing up confusion on commissioning
Clearing up some confusion about commissioning, and a cautionary tale about public sector cooperation with the private sector.
Source: HSJ - February 11, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
We must spend more on changing behaviour
Behavioural change can improve health and be cost effective
Source: HSJ - February 11, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
