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Abstract: Eight out of ten NHS trust finance directors
say that funding pressures have led to longer waiting times for people who need
mental health treatment, finds our latest quarterly monitoring report. This
report once more shows that patients are waiting too long for care, and
NHS trusts and CCGs remain under tremendous financial pressure. Midway through
2018/19 we are seeing waits for routine and emergency care that have not been
seen for a decade, and half of NHS providers are forecasting a financial
deficit.
Source: The King’s Fund; December 2018 [Freely available online]
Abstract: Professor
Dame Sally Davies's 10th report as Chief Medical Officer considers what the
state of the public’s health in England in 2040 could look like. The report
discusses: health as the nation’s primary asset; the health environment we
live in and build together; using emerging technologies to improve health for
everyone; effective planning for the future. It concludes that there are
reasons to be optimistic but that greater effort to improve the health
environment is required.
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Source: Department of Health and Social Care; 2018
Abstract: This
guidance developed and agreed with NHS England and NHS Improvement, will
support the health and care system in England to be prepared for a no-deal
scenario. It summarises the areas that the Department of Health and Social Care
is focusing on in its no-deal exit contingency planning and those in which
local action is required. Further operational guidance will be provided to
support the health and care system to prepare for the UK leaving the EU before
29 March 2019.
Source: Department of Health and Social
Care; December 2018 [Freely
available online]
Abstract: This briefing reveals that patient
demand is strongly outstripping the supply of doctors as the usual seasonal
increase combined with a rise in children’s emergency admissions is placing
unprecedented demand on services. It highlights some of the key findings from
the College's workforce census 2017 and provides recommendations for the future
of the paediatric and child health workforce.
Source: Royal
College of Paediatrics and Child Health; 2018 [Freely available online]
Abstract: The plan focuses on improving
services outside hospitals and moving towards more joined-up, preventive and
personalised care for patients and on the ambition to establish integrated care
systems in every part of the country by 2021. It includes measures to: improve
out-of-hospital care, supporting primary medical and community health services;
ensure all children get the best start in life by continuing to improve
maternity safety; support older people through more personalised care and
stronger community and primary care services; make digital health services a
mainstream part of the NHS. In addition, this plan includes measures to prevent
150,000 heart attacks, strokes and cases of dementia over the next 10 years and
to provide better access to mental health services for adults and children.
Source: NHS
England; January 2019
Abstract: On 7 January 2019, the NHS long-term plan (formerly known as the
ten-year plan) was published, setting out key ambitions for the service over
the next ten years. This explainer sets out the main commitments in the plan
and provides a view of what they might mean, highlighting the opportunities and
challenges for the health and care system as it moves to put the plan into
practice.
Source: The King’s Fund; 2019 [Freely
available online]
Abstract: This briefing looks at a range of
approaches that organisations can take to sustain staff engagement. The guide
outlines a core set of approaches that have been shown to be effective in
resolving engagement issues. It contains links to resources and case studies
looking at how NHS organisations have put ideas into practice.
Source: NHS Employers; 2019 [Freely available online]
Abstract: This case study describes how Salford Royal NHS
Foundation Trust used rota redesign to make improvements around the delivery of
education and training within core medical training (CMT). The trust engaged
with its junior doctors in order to understand what was needed to
accommodate the new three-year curriculum requirements that have replaced
the current two-year CMT programme.
Source: NHS
Employers; January 2019 [Freely available online]
Abstract: This report concludes that the existence of
substantial deficits in some parts of the system, offset by surpluses elsewhere
coupled with growing waiting lists and year-on-year increases in waiting times,
does not paint a picture that is sustainable. It also outlines the risk that extra
funding will not be used effectively due to staff shortages as more money may
be used to pay agency staff or will go unspent as health care providers may not
be able to recruit the staff to deliver additional activity.
Source: National Audit Office; 2019 [Freely available online]
Abstract: This study synthesised knowledge of interventions to introduce
collectivistic leadership in healthcare settings. Whilst collectivistic
leadership interventions have demonstrated positive outcomes, there is a need
for more rigor and consistency in the evaluation of interventions aimed at
developing collectivistic leadership approaches in health settings.
Source: De Brún et al.
BMC Health Services Research 2019; 19: 72 [Open access]
Abstract: A collection of resources to
help your organisation develop a staff retention strategy.
Source: NHS Improvement; 2019
Abstract: This document
outlines the ambitions set by NHS England and NHS Improvement and reflected in
the Long Term Plan, for each NHS organisation to set its own target for BME
representation across its leadership team and broader workforce. The strategy
will provide accelerated, intensive support to local NHS organisations on
increasing the recruitment of BME staff at senior levels.
Source: NHS England; 2019
Abstract: There isn’t one
simple solution or initiative that has been shown to be effective in resolving
all engagement issues, but there are a core set of approaches that have had
positive impacts, briefly outlined in this guide, in organisations where they
have been implemented effectively. The guide links to resources and case
studies looking at how NHS organisations have put ideas into practice.
Source: NHS Employers,
2019 [Freely available online]
Abstract: The Care Quality
Commission has been forced to abandon its local system review programme
after the Department of Health and Social Care ignored a request for approval
to continue.
Source: Health Service
Journal; 1 February 2019
Abstract: NHS England will
conduct a “rolling tour” of NHS providers to ensure everyone is “geared up” for
a possible no-deal Brexit.
Source: Health Service
Journal; 31 January 2019
Abstract: Andy Cowper
on Matt Hancock’s push to create NHSX, a new digital unit in government.
Source: Health Service
Journal; 28 January 2019
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