Health Management and Policy Alert

Our vision for the women's health strategy for England

Department of Health and Social Care -
In March 2021, the government launched a call for evidence to inform the development of the first women’s health strategy for England. Analysis of the call for evidence consultation response has informed the development of this document. It sets out the government’s vision for the women’s health strategy for England which will be published in 2022.

• Policy paper
• Consultation response
• Department of Health and Social Care - publications

Bridging the gap: protecting the nation from public health threats

Deloitte -
This report examines the UK’s policies and approach to health protection including the availability of the specialist resources, knowledge and skills needed to tackle the many diverse and challenging public health threats.

• Report
• Deloitte - publications

Going it alone: health and Brexit in the UK

Nuffield Trust -
This report looks at six key areas that are being impacted after leaving the Single Market and Customs Union and outlines what NHS, government and business figures expect for the future.

• Report
• Nuffield Trust - press release

Making sense of population health: a clinician's perspective

The King's Fund - 

What role can clinicians play in improving population health? Here Johnson Neo considers how applying a framework can help make sense of the factors that can impact on their patients' health. 

• Read the blog

Our ageing population: how ageing affects health and care need in England

Health Foundation - 

England’s population is ageing. In the next 25 years, the number of people older than 85 will double to 2.6 million. An ageing population might lead to the presumption that there will be an increased need for health and social care services. But the reality is more complicated. This report report examines this dynamic by analysing changes in two measures of need: an estimate of social care need, drawn from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA); and prevalence of long-term conditions, as a proxy for health and health service demand. 

• Report
• More detail

Professional nurse advocate A-EQUIP model: a model of clinical supervision for nurses

NHS England and NHS Improvement - 

This document describes the professional nurse advocate (PNA) role and the A-EQUIP (Advocating and Educating for QUality ImProvement) model of professional nursing leadership and clinical supervision, and provides guidance on their implementation, including key actions for each relevant group.

• Document
• More detail

Market sustainability and fair cost of care fund: purpose and conditions 2022 to 2023

Department of Health and Social Care - 

In September 2021 the Prime Minister confirmed the government will be providing funding to support local authorities move towards paying providers a fair rate of care. This statement provides further detail on the funding available, including the government's expectations for fair cost of care and market sustainability, conditions of funding and distribution for 2022 to 2023. This is to enable local authorities to begin preparing local markets for reform. This will be followed by a grant determination letter and further guidance in early 2022.

• Policy paper
• More detail

Government response to the independent inquiry report into the issues raised by former surgeon Ian Paterson

Department of Health and Social Care -
The report of the independent inquiry that was set up following the conviction of surgeon Ian Paterson was published in February 2020. It reviewed the circumstances surrounding Ian Paterson’s malpractice and considered other past and current practices in the NHS and the independent sector. This publication sets out the government’s response to the 15 recommendations made in the inquiry report.

• Policy paper
• Paterson inquiry report
• Department of Health and Social Care - publications

The state of medical education and practice in the UK 2021

General Medical Council -
This is an annual report on the realities and challenges faced by medical professionals in the UK’s health care systems. This year’s report looks at how the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and the recovery have affected doctors’ work and training. It also highlights learnings that the UK health services can use to support doctors and patients.

• Report
• General Medical Council - publications

Regulation and use of confidential patient information for genomic and medical research during and post Covid-19

PHG Foundation -
At the start of the Covid-19 pandemic the government in England introduced measures to enable the use of confidential patient information for Covid-19 purposes without consent or another form of approval that would normally be required. These measures, the ‘COPI notices’, set aside the common law duty of confidentiality for a range of purposes, including research into the disease and its impact on health and care. This report considers how these regulatory changes to the governance of confidential patient information have impacted genomic and medical research, and whether these changes should be integrated into the regulatory framework longer-term.

• Report
• PHG Foundation - publications