Health Management and Policy Alert

CPCF in 2020/21: frequently asked questions

Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) - 

To accompany the announcement of arrangements for the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) in 2020/21, PSNC has set out responses to a number of questions to help to answer queries that community pharmacy contractors may have.

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Community pharmacy funding in 2020/21

Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) - 

This briefing describes how community pharmacy funding will be distributed during 2020/21 and gives background information on how community pharmacy funding works. More briefings will follow as further details for funding in 2020/21 are agreed.

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NHS key statistics: England, February 2020

House of Commons Library - 

This briefing summarises NHS demand, performance and capacity of services in England. It covers A&E statistics, waiting lists, ambulance data, delayed discharges, staffing levels including doctors and nurses, and more.

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Adult social care: policy developments under the current government (England)

House of Commons Library - 

This briefing paper provides a summary of the social care measures taken under the three Prime Ministers since the Conservative government was first returned in 2015. In particular, the note considers both the increases in central government funding for social care, and also its approach to reform of social care.

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The Care Quality Commission

House of Commons Library - 

This briefing explains the statutory role and powers of the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The CQC is responsible for the registration, inspection and monitoring of health and adult social care providers, including independent providers, under the Health and Social Care Act 2008.

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Capital investment: why governments fail to meet their spending plans

Institute for Government - 

Government departments (including the Department of Health and Social Care) may struggle to spend the money they are allocated as part of the prime minister’s ambitious infrastructure investment plans. This report outlines how government can better set capital budgets that will actually be spent – and spent well – by analysing the problems that have caused persistent underspending.

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Mental health services: meeting the need for capital investment

NHS Providers - 

There there has been prolonged under-investment in facilities across the English NHS. However, while restricted capital funding is affecting all sectors of the NHS, there is a particular need for capital investment within the mental health sector. This briefing summarises the findings of a survey NHS Providers sent to NHS mental health trusts and foundation trusts to gather further evidence on the sector’s capital funding needs, to support the case they are making for the sector to receive its fair share of capital investment in future.

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Leading with empathy

NHS Improvement - 
This case study is part of a series that focuses on improving emergency department retention and recruitment. It outlines how East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust are using a modern, supportive approach to staff development to successfully combat longstanding recruitment challenges and rising rates of staff turnover and absence.

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Air pollution: applying All Our Health

Public Health England (PHE) - 
This guide is part a series that aims to helps health and care professionals prevent ill health and promote wellbeing as part of their everyday practice. In the UK, air pollution is the largest environmental risk to public health. This information will help frontline health and care staff use their trusted relationships with patients, families and communities to take action on the health effects of air pollution.

• Guidance

Joint privacy notice for the implementation of reciprocal healthcare arrangements

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) - 
The Department of Health and Social Care and the NHS Business Services Authority have joint responsibility for data relating to claims for financial reimbursement for reciprocal health care treatment. This privacy notice describes how we collect and use personal information about, in accordance with data protection law. 

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