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Issue 142 2nd
February 2018
Health Reports, Documents & News
Responses to Francis A two-year study Responses to Francis: changes in board leadership and governance in acute hospitals in England since 2013 has been produced by a team from the Universities of Manchester and Birmingham, together with the Nuffield Trust. Report Commissioning continuing healthcare NHS Clinical Commissioners has published NHS continuing healthcare: effective commissioning approaches. This document outlines key learning points from CCGs that have achieved significant efficiency savings and improvements for patients in the provision of NHS continuing healthcare services in their local area. It includes six national actions which can be taken to support local delivery. To read more click here Agency staffing The Office of Health Economics has published NHS staffing and the impact of recent interventions. This briefing summarises a seminar exploring some of the reasons for the increase in the use of agency staff and the subsequent demand-side price caps and the context in which they were introduced. Briefing
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Learning from vanguards The NHS Confederation has published the following briefings sharing learning from vanguards:
Learning from vanguards: staff at the heart of new care models - looks at how the vanguards have broken down traditional organisational barriers across whole systems, how they have engaged staff in the programmes, communicated change and supported staff to work differently
Learning from vanguards: spreading and scaling up change - explores the ten key factors that the vanguards have identified are crucial to encourage the spread of initiatives
Learning from vanguards: supporting people and communities to stay well - explores how the vanguards have sought to design health and care services around the needs of people who use them, focusing on the outcomes that matter to people and tailoring care to their needs and goals.
Scaling innovation in the NHS The Innovation Unit and the Health Foundation has published Against the odds: successfully scaling innovation in the NHS. This report explores the findings of a research project about how to scale innovation in the NHS. It examines 10 innovations that have spread over the past 20 years and lists a set of provocations to consider how these insights build on, and challenge, existing wisdom on how to scale innovation in the NHS. Report Additional link: Health Foundation press release
Public attitudes to the NHS The King’s Fund has published a ‘long-read’ How have public attitudes to the NHS changed over the past three decades? This article looks at data from 34 years of the British Social Attitudes survey and what it tells us about the public’s relationship with the NHS and how it is viewed alongside other publicly funded services. To read more click here
Nursing workforce The Health Committee has published The nursing workforce. This report examines the current and future scale of the shortfall of nursing staff and whether the Government and responsible bodies have effective plans to recruit, train and retain nurses. The committee concludes that there has been too little attention given to retaining nurses which has resulted in more nurses now leaving than joining the professional register. There are many causes for this shortfall, including workload pressures, poor access to continuing professional development, pay and a general sense of not feeling valued. Report
Primary care estate Reform has published A design diagnosis: reinvigorating the primary care estate. This report looks at financing options for GPs who wish to upgrade their estate and finds private sector finance can upgrade the estate at value for money for the taxpayer. It suggests GPs need to be well-informed on financing options and building design to ensure public-private partnerships deliver value for money and that STPs have a critical role in supporting GPs when they are interacting with estate developers. Report Additional link: Reform blog
Adult social care: long-term funding The Communities and Local Government and Health Committees have launched a joint inquiry on the long-term funding and provision of adult social care to feed into the Government’s forthcoming Green Paper. The inquiry seeks to identify funding reforms that will command broad consensus to allow progress in ensuring the long-term sustainability of both the health and care systems. Submissions are invited by 7 March 2018. To read more click here
Sustainability and transformation in the NHS The National Audit Office has published Sustainability and transformation in the NHS. This report examines the progress the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and NHS Improvement have made towards achieving financial balance. It provides a summary of the financial position of NHS England, CCGs and trusts; looks at what the Department, NHS England and NHS Improvement have done to support local NHS bodies to improve their financial positions; and examines the support the national bodies have given local NHS bodies to help them work better in partnership. Report
Library Information Alert – A current awareness bulletin for the Somerset NHS health community 2/2/18
Accountable care The King’s Fund has published two articles relating to accountable care:
Making sense of accountable care - answers key questions about accountable care, what it is, how it is being implemented and what it has achieved so far.
Accountable care explained – explains where accountable care came from and what it means Policies for healthy lives The Health Foundation has published Policies for healthy lives: a look beyond Brexit. This collection of essays underlines the value of taking a health-in-all-policies approach to the legislative programme that will follow the UK’s departure from the EU. The authors identify some common challenges and point towards the necessary conditions required to deliver better domestic policymaking for health, while exploiting opportunities to innovate, be progressive and put health at the heart of policy. To read more click here Patient access to medicines and medical technologies The NHS Confederation has published Brexit and the impact on patient access to medicines and medical technologies. This briefing looks at how UK and EU citizens could be affected by the disruption in trade that could result from the UK’s exit from the EU, as well as in the event of lack of cooperation in the regulation of medicines and devices between the EU and the UK post Brexit. Briefing Additional link: NHS Confederation blog – Supplies of medicines could be disrupted when UK leaves EU
Gluten free prescribing The Department of Health and Social Care has published Report of responses following the public consultation on gluten free prescribing. This report provides information about the consultation responses and the analysis undertaken. The government has decided to restrict gluten-free prescribing to bread and mixes only. Report Antimicrobial resistance The World Health Organization has published Global antimicrobial resistance surveillance system (GLASS) report: early implementation 2016-17. This report provides information from GLASS enrolled countries on the status of their antimicrobial resistance surveillance systems and reports national data for selected bacteria that cause infections in humans. Report Additional link: WHO press release Ambulance workforce NHS Employers has launched a new section on its website for the Ambulance workforce. It aims to develop organisational cultures that promote higher levels of morale, motivation, staff satisfaction, wellbeing and engagement, to improve the working lives of all staff in the ambulance service. It is based on evidence provided from across the ambulance sector on where good work is already happening and where support is needed. To read more click here Additional link: NHS Employers press release Ambulance and A&E arrivals The NHS Confederation has produced their first briefing using weekly sitrep data from NHS England relating to ambulance and A&E performance. Winter statistics: ambulance and A&E indicates that the number of people arriving at A&E departments by ambulance remained steady throughout the period 20 November 2017 to 14 January 2018, with the exception of a spike in activity on 1 and 2 January 2018. The delays of both 30 to 60 minutes and over 60 minutes fluctuated considerably over this period Briefing
Reimagining community services The King’s Fund has published Reimagining community services: making the most of our assets. This report looks at the current state of community services and explores how the health and care system needs to change to enable these services to meet the needs of the population now and in the future. It proposes ten design principles that should inform the future planning and provision of care. Report Additional link: King’s Fund blog
Library Information Alert – A current awareness bulletin for the Somerset NHS health community 2/2/18
Poverty and health infographic The Health Foundation has published an infographic on poverty and health which looks at how poverty can influence health. Infographic Storing NHS and social care data NHS Digital, Department of Health & Social Care, NHS England and NHS Improvement have published NHS and social care data: off-shoring and the use of public cloud services. This guidance explains the safeguards that must be put in place so health and social care organisations can safely locate health and social care data, including confidential patient information in the public cloud including solutions that make use of data off-shoring. Guidance Additional link: NHS Digital press release
Security of network and information systems The National Cyber Security Centre has published The NIS guidance collection. This collection is intended to support the implementation of the EU Directive on the security of network and information systems (NIS) which becomes UK law in May 2018. The Department of Digital, Culture, Media & Sport has also published the government response to the recent consultation on the Security of Network and Information Systems Directive. Guidance collection Security of Network and Information Systems Directive Additional link: Government press release Cyber resilience in health and care The Department of Health and Social Care has published Securing cyber resilience in health and care: a progress update. This document summaries progress made to strengthen cyber resilience across health and care. To read more click here
Data security and protection The Department of Health and Social Care has updated 2017/18 data security and protection requirements. This document outlines actions to implement recommendations by the National Data Guardian and has been updated to include additional information for general practices, local authorities and social care providers. To read more click here
'What would life be - without a sing or dance, what are we?' A report from the Commission on Dementia and Music This report from the International Longevity examines the current and potential use of therapeutic music with people with dementia. It calls for a more effective co-ordination of national and regional activities, more research, improved public awareness and increased funding. Report
Tackling loneliness and social isolation: commissioners The Social Care Institute for Excellence has published Tackling loneliness and social isolation: the role of commissioners. This briefing draws on discussion from a seminar held in September 2017 to explore the opportunities and barriers faced by commissioners seeking to address social isolation in older people. It also looks at previous research and evaluations in this field. Briefing Additional link: SCIE press release
Hidden hunger and malnutrition in the elderly This report from the All Party Parliamentary Group on Hunger calls on the government to look more closely at malnutrition in older people which it estimates will cost the NHS and social care £15.7 billion a year by 2030. Targeted investment in services that protect older people from malnutrition would deliver significant annual savings to the NHS, for example by reducing the number of hospital admissions and limiting the number of days older people spend in hospital. Report
Dental care in the Primary Care Home model The National Association of Primary Care has published Primary care home: exploring the potential for dental care to add value (pdf). This report examines how dental care could fit into the Primary Care Home model and how it could add value. This is intended as an initial review, with more work to follow on dental pilots within primary care homes. Report
Library Information Alert – A current awareness bulletin for the Somerset NHS health community 2/2/18
Social care briefings The House of Commons Library has published the following briefings relating to social care:
Social care: the forthcoming Green Paper on older people (England) - provides background information on the forthcoming Green Paper on social care for older people
Social care: the Conservative Party’s 2017 General Election pledges on how individuals pay for care (England) - considers the Conservative Party’s 2017 General Election pledges to reform how individuals pay for social car.
Pressure ulcers The Department of Health and Social Care has published Safeguarding adults protocol: pressure ulcers and the interface with a safeguarding enquiry. This guidance helps practitioners and managers across health and care organisations to provide caring and quick responses to people at risk of developing pressure ulcers. It also offers a process for the clinical management of harm removal and reduction where ulcers occur, considering if an adult safeguarding response is necessary. Guidance
Maternity services survey The Care Quality Commission has published the results from the Maternity services survey 2017. The results show that women are reporting a more positive experience of maternity care and treatment and highlights improvements in areas such as choice of where to give birth, quality of information and access to help and support after giving birth, when compared to the results from previous years’ surveys. To read more click here Additional links: CQC press release | CQC news report
State of Child Health The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has published State of Child Health: one year on. These scorecards describe progress against recommendations made a year ago in the RCPCH’s State of Child Health report. The England scorecard reveals progress in some areas but no improvement in several fundamental areas. In particular, public health spending cuts are disproportionately affecting children’s services. To read more click here
NHS Health Check Public Health England (PHE) has published NHS Health Check: stocktake and action plan. This report provides a stocktake of the NHS Health Check programme as PHE approaches the end of the first 5-year cycle of the programme and outlines an action plan for the next cycle. PHE has also published Using the NHS Health Check programme to prevent CVD which explores how the NHS Health Check is playing and important role in the prevention and early detection of cardiovascular disease. Report Programme to prevent CVD
Routes to cancer diagnosis Public Health England has published the latest Routes to Diagnosis dataset which shows an improvement in the way some cancers are being diagnosed. This latest update includes a new interactive tool which shows trends in cancer diagnosis for 53 different types of cancer. To read more click here
Health Education England The Department of Health and Social Care has published DHSC mandate to Health Education England: April 2017 to March 2018. The mandate sets out the government's objectives for Health Education England around workforce planning, health education and training and development. To read more click here
End of life care collaborative NHS Improvement have published information about the End of life care collaborative. They ran a 150-day programme, involving 16 volunteer trusts, to improve end of life care across a number of settings to improve the experience and quality of care received by patients at end of life. They have published the following case studies:
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS FT Rotherham NHS FT
St George’s University NHS Trust
Colchester Hospital University NHS FT
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS FT
Hillingdon Hospitals NHS FT
Cumbria Partnership NHS FT
Library Information Alert – A current awareness bulletin for the Somerset NHS health community 2/2/18
Yorkshire and Humber CCG news Yorkshire and Humber CCGs have published the following information on their websites:
Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven, Bradford City, Bradford Districts CCGs
In partnership with the CCGs, Yorkshire Cancer Research is to invest £94,000 to improve bowel screening participation rates in the area. The charity will run a trial to find out if a follow-up phone call can improve the number of people who complete their home testing kit.
Doncaster CCG The CCG is expanding their Consultant Connect services to urology and ophthalmology this month. This service enables GPs to contact consultants directly for advice about managing a patient’s condition.
East Riding of Yorkshire and Hull CCGs
The CCGs have launched consultations on plans to improve access to GP services by making more appointments available outside of normal GP opening hours: East Riding of Yorkshire CCG | Hull CCG
Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby CCG
A new strategic GP role specialising in improving cancer education, earlier diagnosis and support has been introduced. The Macmillan GP is funded initially for two years in order to act as a liaison between primary and secondary care for cancer services.
Sheffield CCG
The CCG reports that health services in Sheffield have reduced the number of antibiotic prescriptions by nearly 12% over the last 5 years.
Bassetlaw, East Riding of Yorkshire and Wakefield CCGs
These three CCGs report that the NHS England CCG Improvement and Assessment Framework has rated their diabetes care as “outstanding”: Bassetlaw CCG | East Riding of Yorkshire CCG |Wakefield CCG
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MENTAL HEALTH NEWS
Use of the Mental Health Act The Care Quality Commission has published Mental Health Act: the rise in the use of the MHA to detain people in England. This report examines the causes for the rise in the use of the Mental Health Act (MHA) to detain people. It is based on a review of data, site visits to 8 NHS trusts and engagement with service users, advisors and other stakeholders. There is no single cause for the rise in rates of detention this decade. It is highly likely that a range of factors are at play both nationally and locally Report
Brexit and mental health The NHS Confederation has published Brexit and mental health. This briefing outlines the possible implication of Brexit for the mental health sector. It examines some of the key questions that will need to be addressed as negotiations progress. Briefing Additional link: NHS Confederation press release
Sources of resilience and their moderating relationships with harms from adverse childhood experiences This is Part 1 of the Welsh Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) and Resilience Study. It found that people who have experienced abuse, neglect and other adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), such as living with domestic violence during their childhood, are at much greater risk of mental illness throughout life. Those adults who had suffered four or more types of ACE were almost ten times more likely to have felt suicidal or self-harmed than those who had experienced none. Report Infographic
Library Information Alert – A current awareness bulletin for the Somerset NHS health community 2/2/18
Improving access to psychological therapies NHS England has published the following case studies relating to Improving Access to Psychological Therapies:
Increasing older people’s access to Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services in North Yorkshire - looks at how North Yorkshire IAPT service has implemented an older people’s project to increase access to under-represented groups.
Staff retention at Westminster Talking Therapies – looks at why this service has a higher than average level of staff retention
Health needs of young carers / Children’s centre services The Local Government Association has published the following documents:
Meeting the health and wellbeing needs of young carers - contains case studies to help councils meet the health and wellbeing needs of young carers
Delivering children’s centre services - contains case studies setting out the approaches taken by eight councils to tackle the challenge of providing children’s centre services. It includes case studies from Bradford, East Riding of Yorkshire, Leeds and North East Lincolnshire.
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BEHIND THE HEADLINES Vaping damages DNA in mice, which 'may increase cancer risk' Case for folic acid to be added to flour is 'overwhelming' argues review Secondhand toys 'may pose toxic threat to children' Slim evidence vitamin D supplements benefit IBS symptoms 'Painkillers best option for sore throats' say new NHS guidelines Review highlights the danger of mixing herbal remedies with prescription drugs Just one cigarette a day increases heart disease and stroke risk Retirement linked to a decline in memory One in three women don't attend cervical screening because of 'embarrassment' Hopes raised for a blood test that may help spot 8 common cancers Screening for breast cancer genes 'is cost-effective' Getting fit may benefit obese people even if they don't lose weight Statins 'safe' for children with genetic heart condition Over half of 12-24 year olds have side effects from energy drinks, survey reports Cycling 'doesn't cause sexual or urinary problems in men', survey finds
Full list available at: http://www.nhs.uk/News/Pages/NewsIndex.aspx
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EXTRACTS FROM THE MENTAL ELF BLOG
Keeping you up to date with reliable mental health research, policy & guidance
Prevention and early intervention for youth mental illness: how should we focus our limited resources? #MQScienceMeeting
Youth online discussion forums: how do young people support each other and what do they talk about?
Risk factors and peripheral biomarkers for schizophrenia spectrum disorders
Community singing helps mental health recovery
Antidepressants for depression in schizophrenia: when good-enough evidence is good enough
The Origins of Happiness: can we predict life satisfaction?
EQUIPment testing: evaluating a co-delivered care planning training programme
Can social recovery therapy improve social functioning in psychosis?
Can we build cities that aren’t traps for those at risk of mental ill-health?
Full reviews at: http://www.thementalelf.net/#sthash.1TMfsl0G.dpuf
Library Information Alert – A current awareness bulletin for the Somerset NHS health community 2/2/18
NICE SURVEILLANCE REPORTS JANUARY 2018 NICE has published the Surveillance Reports below. These provide a summary of new evidence published related to a NICE guideline and include the decision that NICE has taken about the need to update the relevant clinical guideline in light of this new evidence.
NG15 Antimicrobial stewardship: systems and processes for effective antimicrobial medicine use CG164 Familial breast cancer: classification, care and managing breast cancer and related risks in people with a family history of breast cancer CG181 Cardiovascular disease: risk assessment and reduction, including lipid modification CG81 Advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and treatment
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Shared Learning
Stroke care pathway from the emergency department to CT and the improvement of patient time from CT scan to thrombolysis – Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust
A collaborative approach using remote web-based technology to improve major haemorrhage management and transfusion practice at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
Innovative use of published NICE guidance to inform policy development and widen understanding – Quality Compliance Systems
The Moth TalkCPR Art in Medicine Project – Velindre NHS Trust
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The National Institute for Health Research has published the following Signals containing summaries of published research for health and social care decision makers:
New screening pathway could help to identify a rare, single-gene form of diabetes
A primary care intervention helps older people with depression
Biological therapies for psoriasis do not increase serious infection risk
A surgical procedure for shoulder pain is less effective than previously thought
Staying on antidepressants may prevent a relapse of anxiety
Blood test reduces mortality and shortens antibiotic use among adults with chest infection
What works to support residents’ health in care homes and why
Two common operations to fix a broken tibia have similar outcomes
Starting antiretroviral therapy immediately after HIV diagnosis reduces transmission of the virus
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EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE NICE Guidance for January 2018
Ref Title Type
NG82 Age-related macular degeneration NICE Guideline NG83 Oesophago-gastric cancer: assessment and management in
adults NICE Guideline
TA498 Lenvatinib with everolimus for previously treated advanced
renal cell carcinoma Technical Appraisal Guidance
TA499 Glecaprevir–pibrentasvir for treating chronic hepatitis C Technical Appraisal Guidance TA500 Ceritinib for untreated ALK-positive non-small-cell lung cancer Technical Appraisal Guidance MIB138 Minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolitholapaxy medium
(MIP-M) for removing kidney stones Medical Innovation Briefing
MIB139 EpiFix for chronic wounds Medical Innovation Briefing
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USEFUL WEB RESOURCES
AAccrroonnyymm BBuusstteerr Want the definitions of more than 700 commonly used acronyms and abbreviations in the NHS? Browse our comprehensive list below. And if you're baffled by acronyms within general medical services (GMS), check out NHS Employers' handy GMS acronym buster. Find out about the App: http://www.nhsconfed.org/~/link.aspx?_id=9309AB5978C8450394524FED66111B85&_z=z
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LIBRARY NEWS
Wellbeing month in March The Library team are putting together a great programme of activities in support of Wellbeing Month in March... more to follow soon!
#Colleaguewellbeingmonth
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New Books added to Library stock
FFuunnddaammeennttaallss ooff MMeennttaall HHeeaalltthh NNuurrssiinngg:: aann eesssseennttiiaall gguuiiddee ffoorr nnuurrssiinngg aanndd
hheeaalltthhccaarree ssttuuddeennttss EEddiitteedd bbyy AAnnddrreeww CClliiffttoonn eett aall Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing is an accessible evidence-based introduction to the role of the mental health nurse. This comprehensive overview explores concepts of mental health and distress, ethics and accountability, key nursing models to be aware of, and the prevalence, predisposing factors and features of the most commonly occurring mental health problems.
KEY FEATURES:
Places mental health conditions and interventions within a wider holistic context
Situates recovery at the centre of mental health nursing practice
Links key concepts to mental health across the lifespan
Contains learning outcomes in each chapter and includes vignettes, activities and reflective exercises to root concepts in real life practice
Information is placed in a practice context from the outset, making this an essential guide to both the theory and the practice of mental health nursing. It is ideal for students on courses relating to mental health care, as well as for registered nurses and health care practitioners looking to revise their knowledge of key concepts.
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MMaannaaggee YYoouurr PPaaiinn:: pprraaccttiiccaall aanndd ppoossiittiivvee wwaayyss ooff aaddaappttiinngg ttoo cchhrroonniicc ppaaiinn bbyy MMiicchhaaeell NNiicchhoollaass eett aall Sufferers of chronic pain learn how to adapt their lives and negotiate their discomfort with the techniques illustrated in this book. A wide range of approaches for managing persistent pain are described, offering chronic pain sufferers options that take into account the level of pain and lifestyle. Based on two highly successful multidisciplinary pain-management programs in the UK and Australia, the suggestions demonstrate awareness of current medical thinking and draw on the latest scientific research. For people who do not wish to rely on prescribed drugs, an integrated method is used, including physiotherapy and psychological techniques. This new edition is fully revised and updated to include a special chapter on pain management for the elderly, as well as clearly explaining the causes of pain and providing steps that anyone can take to minimize the impact of
persistent pain on a sufferer’s life, work, and leisure.
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