Cataracts in adults: management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) This new guidance argues that the decision to have cataract surgery should be based on whether the patient thinks surgery is right for them. It provides advice for patients and ophthalmologists to help them decide when surgery is appropriate,…

NHS workforce The Health Foundation has published Rising pressure: the NHS workforce challenge.  This report analyses the profile and trends of the NHS workforce, in particular focusing on the impact of the removal of the NHS bursary on student nurse numbers and staff retention.  The report highlights that national policy…

  System Transformation and Care Homes: A discussion document – Good Governance Institute and Care England  A discussion paper, developed through a literature review and desktop review of all 44 STPs, identifies the gaps in the STP process and how care homes can fill these gaps. Opportunities are illustrated through case studies…

The non-executive director’s guide to NHS data: part one – NHS Confederation This briefing is the first in a new series of guides to be launched by the NHS Confederation in association with healthcare intelligence provider CHKS.  The guides are for non-executive directors (NEDs) and aim to show how data can…

How operating theatres are wasting two hours a day – BBC Health News NHS hospitals could carry out 280,000 more non-emergency operations a year by organising operating theatre schedules better, a new study suggests. RightCare pathway: stroke – NHS RightCare  This pathway defines the key interlocking components for an optimal…

The road to recovery: Delivering financial sustainability in the NHS – PWC  Common solutions to tackling financial challenges identified by PWC through working closely with the NHS leadership teams. Get the right leadership in place. Strong organisations recognise they need people with the capability, time and commitment to lead and deliver financial…

Literature review: the economic costs of lung disease and the cost effectiveness of policy and service interventions – British Thoracic Society  This report, conducted by York Health Economics Consortium on behalf of the British Lung Foundation and British Thoracic Society, identifies published evidence on the economic costs of lung disease and…

BBC NHS performance tracker The BBC has launched its NHS tracker project which enables people to see how their local service is performing on three key performance targets: four-hour A&E waits; 62-day cancer care and planned operations and treatments.  It will be updated throughout the year as new figures are…

Reducing agency spend through a collaborative mobile app – NHS Employers  This case study describes how Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has maximised the take up of bank shifts through development of a mobile app allowing clinicians to self select shifts. The state of hospice services in England: 2014…