Health Management and Policy Alert

10 actions the government can take to improve NHS working conditions

The King's Fund -

The workforce crisis is at the heart of many of the challenges facing the NHS in England. This briefing outlines early actions the government can take to enable NHS staff and leaders to deliver the highest possible quality of care in the coming months.

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Talking about adversity, trauma and resilience: recommendations from FrameWorks UK

Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) - 

Earlier this year, ADPH invited FrameWorks UK to present a set of evidence-based recommendations to Directors of Public Health and other public health professionals to enable them to better explain the causes and impact of adversity, trauma and resilience in infants, children and young people to policy makers and the wider public. The recommendations, which have been endorsed by ADPH, The Health Foundation, School and Public Health Nurses Association, Institute of Health Visiting and NHS Scotland, provide practical guidance for improving understanding, as well as producing resources and literature, about adversity, trauma and resilience.

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Preparing the NHS for the AI era: a digital health record for every citizen

Tony Blair Institute for Global Change - 

This report proposes a digital health record (DHR) to drive improvements to health and care, and ensure that the NHS is ready for the artificial-intelligence era. Each person’s DHR would be the “single source of truth” for their health and care data – data that currently sit in silos across hospitals, GP practices, pharmacies and phones. It would be the fundamental building block of all modern health systems and open up a whole new way of generating health and delivering health care in the future.

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A call for change: tackling inequalities in access to mental health support for children with social work involvement and those living in poverty

National Children's Bureau - 

This report finds children with social work involvement for current concerns are more likely to be rejected by NHS mental health services compared to their peers. The research, undertaken with Cambridge University, found overall, children from the most deprived areas are twice as likely to be rejected than those from the least deprived areas.

• Report
• Press release

 

What can integrated care systems in England learn from the devolved nations?

NHS Confederation - 

Approaches to integrating health and care services to improve efficiency and meet population needs have varied across the United Kingdom’s four devolved nations. Given the differences in approach to integration across the four nations, the NHS Confederation, supported by Novartis, has developed this resource to showcase both examples of good practice and lessons learned in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

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Realising the potential of primary care provider collaboratives

NHS Confederation - 

The new Labour government has set out an intention to move care closer to home with a shift of resources to primary and community care. This report highlights the role of primary care provider collaboratives in supporting transformation. The report – informed by interviews with 20 leaders in collaboratives and two roundtables with wider partners, including integrated care boards directors of primary care, involved in their formation – provides the first assessment of primary care provider collaboratives’ structures, their future ambitions and what is needed to support their future development.

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Unleashing health and prosperity throughout Britain

NHS Confederation - 

While a theoretical understanding of the links between health and wealth is increasingly recognised, the practical elements of what makes it work on the ground are less evidenced. Based on engagement with five local areas in England and Wales, this paper puts forward a set principles that have proven to aid successful social and economic development: making the integrated care partnership, health board or equivalent leadership body the vehicle to unlocking the anchor system; looking inward and recognising the assets systems already have at the ready; linking with local inclusive growth strategies; devolving accountability; sharing resources across partners; and leading the cultural shift necessary to generate more long-termist thinking.

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An overview of the National Minimum Wage

NHS Employers - 

This guide provides an overview of the National Minimum Wage (NMW), sets out how to calculate the NMW, and frequently asked questions (FAQs).

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Consultant doctors and dentists pay progression system guidance for employers

NHS Employers - 

The 2024 amendments to the 2003 consultant contract introduced provisions to move to a new pay structure supported by a new pay progression system. This guidance is produced in association with the British Medical Association (BMA) and the Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA).

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We Care into the Future

NHS Employers - 

Introduced for the first time in July 2019, the We Care into the Future interactive careers event aims to inspire young people in the Doncaster and Bassetlaw area, by challenging their perceptions around the career opportunities available across health and care. 

• Case study