Health Management and Policy Alert

Supporting older people with hearing loss in care settings: a guide for managers and staff

Action on Hearing Loss -
This guide has been produced to help staff working in longer-term care settings provide high-quality care and support to older people with hearing loss. It is written for care home managers.

• Guidance
• Action on Hearing Loss - projects

Mapping of specialist primary health care services in England for people who are homeless

King's College London -
This study finds significant variation in the type of service available, with some areas poorly covered. It also finds that homelessness projects in smaller towns and rural areas, and those working with young people who are homeless, were much less likely to be served by a specialist primary health care service.

• Report
• King's College London - publications

Government response to the Lords Select Committee report on long-term sustainability of the NHS and adult social care

Department of Health and Social Care -
The original Lords Select Committee report on the long-term sustainability of the NHS and adult social care made 34 recommendations in the areas of: service transformation; funding the NHS and adult social care; innovation technology and productivity; public health, prevention and patient responsibility; and lasting political consensus. The government’s response states that significant efficiencies will be needed to make the NHS and social care system sustainable for the long term.

• Report
• Original report
• Department of Health and Social Care - publications

People's experience in adult social care services: improving the experience of care and support for people using adult social care services

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence -
This guideline covers the care and support of adults receiving social care in their own homes, residential care and community settings. It aims to help people understand what care they can expect and to improve their experience by supporting them to make decisions about their care.

• Guidance

Approaches to social care funding

The King's Fund - 
What are the options for the future funding of social care? Our new joint report with The Health Foundation considers the approaches to funding social care for older people in England and the implications of each model.

• Report

Equality in Public Health England: how we met the public sector equality duty in 2017

Public Health England (PHE) - 
This report sets out how Public Health England has responded to its equality duties in 2017. The equality duty is supported by two specific duties which require public bodies to publish information to show their compliance with the equality duty and set and publish equality objectives at least every four years.

• Report
• More information

Supplementary supply estimates memorandum and appendix

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) - 
This memorandum and accompanying appendix provides a breakdown on the resources and cash required to support the functions of the Department, NHS and associated non-departmental public bodies. 

• Memorandum
• Appendix

Data sharing between NHS Digital and the Home Office: call for evidence

Public Health England - 
This consultation seeks views on the impact of data-sharing arrangements under the memorandum of understanding on the health and health care-seeking behaviour of migrants. This consultation closes on 30 March 2018.

• Consultation

A Royal Commission on the NHS: the remit

Centre for Policy Studies - 
This report sets out how a Royal Commission can ensure the NHS delivers the best outcomes on a sustainable financial basis over the coming decades. It outlines the remit and priorities that such a Commission should adopt, in order to address the NHS's most important problems.

• Report
• Summary

Alcohol and drug prevention, treatment and recovery: why invest?

Public Health England (PHE) - 
This guidance aims to assist local commissioners and providers to demonstrate the scale of harms caused by drug and alcohol misuse and make the case for investing in drug and alcohol treatment and interventions.

• Guidance