Health Management and Policy Alert

Support. Stay. Save. Care and support of people with dementia in their own homes

This report reveals that many people with dementia and carers receive insufficient support and care at home. It also found that the home care workers who responded regularly worked with people with dementia and understood that they could have a good quality of life. However, many reported they still needed more training on delivering good dementia care. (Alzheimer’s Society - publications)

WHO surgical safety checklist: for maternity cases only

This checklist is adapted from the WHO surgical safety checklist to ensure it is relevant and applicable to maternity care and that all key clinical risks in this environment are addressed. This adaptation uses the same principles but with maternity specific prompts, acknowledging that the woman (and her birth partner, if relevant) are involved in the process. Local adaptation of this checklist is encouraged to ensure it is effectively integrated into clinical practice. (National Patient Safety Agency - news)

NIHR Clinical Research Network North West Exemplar Programme: phase 2 report and recommendations

This report shows how collaboration between the life sciences industry, the NHS and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network is enhancing the UK’s clinical research competitiveness. The NIHR Clinical Research Network North West Exemplar Programme (NWEP) - supported by the NHS North West Strategic Health Authority, NHS chief executives and senior industry leaders - was initiated to demonstrate that the NHS could compete with Europe in the set-up and delivery of high quality, commercially-sponsored clinical research studies. (National Institute for Health Research - news)

National Cancer Patient Experience Survey 2010 – Trust level reports

Trust level Reports on the 2010 National Cancer Patient Experience Survey are now available. There are 158 reports in total, listed under the SHA in which the Trust is located. (Quality Health - publications)

Focus On: Health and Social Care Bill 2011

This Focus On brings together a range of resources around the Health and Social Care Bill 2011. It includes documents relating to the bill, reaction, analysis and press coverage. (NHS Evidence - health management)

 

Health and Social Care Bill 2011: combined impact assessments

The Health and Social Care Bill takes forward Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS and the subsequent Government response Liberating the NHS: legislative framework and next steps which require primary legislation. It also includes provision to strengthen public health services and reform the Department’s arm’s length bodies. This document is a combined impact assessment of the Health and Social Care Bill 2011. [Coordinating document] [Equality impact assessment] (Department of Health - publications)

 

National Health Service landscape review

This review summarises the new arrangements for the NHS proposed in the Health White Paper. The review's purpose is to inform the Public Accounts Committee so that it can take stock of the proposals as they currently stand and discuss their implementation with the Department of Health and NHS. (National Audit Office - publications)

 

 

 

GP commissioning: insights from medical groups in the United States

This report provides an international comparison on GP commissioning. It concludes that there are clear risks of introducing GP commissioning when the government has placed such a strong emphasis on reducing management costs, and when proposals to develop more extensive co-operation between primary and secondary care remain under-developed. (The Nuffield Trust - publications)

 

Hospitals in the new health service

This transcript from Reform’s December health summit presents the discussions which took place around the topic of the NHS reforms. The paper includes transcripts of speeches from Norman Lamb MP, Earl Howe (Parliamentary Undersecretary of State), Liz Kendall MP (Shadow Health Minister) and Christine Connelly (Chief Information Officer, Department of Health). (Reform - publications)

 

How can local authorities with less money support better outcomes for older people?

This report highlights examples of imaginative, affordable and effective ways of supporting older people’s health, well-being, social engagement and independence. Examples of good practice are provided, such as projects with some local authority involvement whether as lead commissioner, subsidiary partner, or through small grants or seed-funding. (Joseph Rowntree Foundation - publications)