Health Management and Policy Alert

NHS long-term plan: legislative proposals

Health and Social Care Committee - 

This report welcomes, in principle, NHS England and NHS Improvement's proposals to promote collaboration, especially the proposal to repeal section 75 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 and revoke the regulations made under it. The Health and Social Care Committee believes that collaboration, rather than competition, is a better way for the NHS and the wider health and care system to respond to today's challenges.

• Report
• Press release

Medicines in health and adult social care: learning from risks and sharing good practice for better outcomes

Care Quality Commission - 

This report report describes lessons for better medicines optimisation across health and social care providers and the positive impact of involving pharmacy professionals in health and social care settings.

• Report
• Press rlease

Integrated care research and practice

Social Care Institute for Excellence - 

This new digital resource aims to support the planning, commissioning and delivery of coordinated person-centred care. Based on the integration logic model, it brings together the evidence base and practice guidance on what good integrated care looks like. Funded by the Department of Health and Social Care, it is designed as a practical, digital tool and will be updated regularly in order to support the drive towards improvement and innovation.

Resource

National survey of local innovation and research needs of the NHS

Oxford Academic Health Science Network -
This report includes analysis of the innovation and research needs at local level across all Academic Health Science Networks. There were some differences in regional priorities but common themes emerged which reflected wider challenges facing the NHS and align with the priorities of the NHS Long Term Plan. These include: a need for innovation and research addressing workforce challenges; delivery of mental health services and providing care for patients with mental health needs, particularly in children and young people; integrating services to provide effective care for patients with complex needs – including multimorbidity and frailty; and use of digital and artificial intelligence technology.

• Report
• Oxford Academic Health Science Network - news

Integrating health and social care: state or market?

Institute of Economic Affairs -
This report argues that the only way to facilitate better outcomes in terms of patient care and efficiency, is within a system that allows more competition in healthcare provision with different organisations integrating health and social care according to the preferences of their customers and clients.

• Report
• Institute of Economic Affairs - press release

Community services: our time

NHS Providers -
This report explores the opportunities and risks for the sector as a result of the NHS long term plan. It pulls together a range of voices from sectors representing NHS trust leaders, from the hospital, community, ambulance and mental health sectors, as well as representation from social care, primary care, and integrated care systems. It found that there is optimism among leaders within the community services sector about delivering the ambitions of the NHS long term plan but there are key questions to be addressed about the relationship between community services and primary care networks.

• Report
• NHS Providers - news

Supporting community pharmacies to engage with primary care networks: potential actions for LPCs

Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee - 

This briefing provides suggested actions which local pharmaceutical committees (LPCs) can take to ensure community pharmacy is effectively engaged in the work of primary care networks, and pharmacy contractors and their teams are supported to play their part in this. 

• Briefing
• Press release

Contracting arrangements for integrated care providers: response to consultation

NHS England - 

NHS England has published its response following a consultation held about a new contract which can help local health and care communities provide better care for patients. Around 3,800 written responses and feedback from stakeholder events across the country were received about plans for an Integrated Care Provider (ICP) Contract, which will be an option to help local systems integrate care. The feedback will be used to further develop the ICP Contract, which will be available in its updated form as an option for use in local health and care systems from spring 2019.

• Response
• More detail

The primary care network handbook

British Medical Association -
This handbook offers options to groups of practices looking to establish a primary care network (PCN). It includes detailed guidance on: governance structures, internal governance and decision making, potential PCN structures and employment options, PCN funding, and PCN future workforce options.

• Handbook
• British Medical Association - blog

Integrated homes, care and support measurable outcomes for healthy ageing

The Extra Care Charitable Trust - 

This report provides an overview of the research findings from the collaborative research project between Aston Research Centre for Healthy Ageing (ARCHA) and the ExtraCare Charitable Trust. This report extends the findings of the 2015 report, covering the period from 2012 to 2018. Throughout the report, the focus is on the benefits to residents generated through ExtraCare villages and schemes, including sustained improvements in markers of health and well-being for residents and subsequent cost implications for the NHS.

• Report
• More detail