Knowledge @lert for Friday 30th January

Funding to get people home from hospital and prevent admissions The Department for Communities and Local Government, and the Department of Health have announced new funds will be made available for councils to get people home from hospital more quickly and stop people from being admitted in the first place.…

Knowledge @lert for Thursday 29th January

Investing in specialised services: consultation NHS England is consulting on a proposed set of principles which will underpin the future decision making process for investment in specialised services.   Investing in Specialised Services sets out how NHS England will prioritise which specialised services and treatments to invest in.  It directly commissions around…

Knowledge @lert for Tuesday 27th January

Room for more flexibility in the future of FT model – Health Service Journal NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has suggested that there could be more flexibility in what constitutes a foundation trust in future. Contact the Library & Knowledge Service to request this article or Phn. 01704 704202…

Knowledge @lert for Thursday 22nd January

Commissioning better community services for NHS patients – Monitor This report looks at what CCGs are doing about community services as the contracts entered into after the Transforming Community Services programme expire. As contracts expire, commissioners need to consider what options are best for patients. This review of community services commissioning…

Knowledge @lert for Wednesday 21st January

Independent sector ‘could provide 50 per cent of community services by 2020’ – Health Service Journal Independent sector providers could take a 50 per cent share of the market for NHS community services by the end of the decade, according to market analyst LaingBuisson. Complaints and raising concerns – The…

Knowledge @lert for Tuesday 20th January

NICE evidence summaries: new medicines NICE has published two new medicines evidence summaries providing a summary of the published evidence for selected new medicines, or for existing medicines with new indications or formulations, that are considered to be of significance to the NHS.  The strengths and weaknesses of the relevant evidence…

Knowledge @lert for Friday 16th January

“Minimums should never become maximums” – RCN responds to guidelines for A&E nurse staffing The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued draft guidance to advise NHS A&E departments on how to ensure there are safe levels of nursing staff. Progress in improving cancer services and outcomes…

Knowledge @lert for Tuesday 13th January

Knowledge for healthcare Health Education England has published Knowledge for healthcare: a development framework for NHS library and knowledge services in England 2015-2020.  The framework articulates an ambitious vision through which the outputs and expertise of healthcare library and knowledge staff will underpin improvements in patient care and safety, experience…

Knowledge @lert for Wednesday 7th January

Trust launches first self-funded nursing course to tackle shortage – Health Service Journal  A North West trust has partnered with a local university to launch the first degree course to offer student nursing places not commissioned by Health Education England.   Government response: NHS accident and emergency figures – Department of Health…

Knowledge @lert for Tuesday 6th January

Evidence summary new medicine: Hyperphosphataemia in adults with chronic kidney disease on dialysis NICE has published a new medicines evidence summary ESNM51 Hyperphosphataemia in adults with chronic kidney disease on dialysis: sucroferric oxyhydroxide. Evidence summaries: new medicines’ provide a summary of the published evidence for selected new medicines, or for existing…