Providers deliver: resilient and resourceful through Covid-19 – NHS Providers This report showcases eight examples of great ideas put into action by trusts through the dedication and ingenuity of staff. One of the main themes in the report is the value of staff empowerment, where trust leaders support ideas and approaches…

Hospital Discharge – DHSC Guidance on how health and care systems should support the safe and timely discharge of people who no longer need to stay in hospital. Hospital discharge service: policy and operating model Reintroduction of NHS continuing healthcare Hospital discharge service: action cards Hospital discharge: leaflet for patients…

Covid-19 rapid guideline: arranging planned care in hospitals and diagnostic services – NICE The purpose of this guideline is to help healthcare professionals deliver efficient planned care while minimising the risk of Covid-19 in the context of increasing or decreasing local prevalence. It also aims to help patients make decisions about…

Preparing for a challenging winter 2020/21 – Academy of Medical Sciences This report states that the UK must prepare now for a potential new wave of coronavirus infections this winter that could be more serious than the first. It stresses that ‘intense preparation’ is urgently needed throughout the rest of…

Free mental health conversation training for NHS staff – NHS Employers  Free training using the REACT technique for NHS managers, supervisors, and those with caring responsibilities for NHS people. First do no harm – The Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review This report comes after a two-year review, chaired…

2019 adult inpatient survey statistical release – Care Quality Commission (CQC)  The majority of people who stayed as an inpatient in hospital were happy with the care they received, had confidence in the doctors and nurses treating them and felt their fundamental needs were met, according to the latest CQC…

Latest rapid guidelines from NICE COVID-19 rapid guideline: acute kidney injury in hospital NG175  Published 06 May 2020 COVID-19 rapid guideline: antibiotics for pneumonia in adults in hospital NG173 Published 01 May 2020 COVID-19 rapid guideline: children and young people who are immunocompromised NG174 Published 01 May 2020 COVID-19 rapid…

Latest rapid guidelines from NICE COVID-19 rapid guideline: critical care in adults [NG159], NICE (updated 29th April 2020) The purpose of this guideline is to maximise the safety of patients who need critical care during the COVID-19 pandemic, while protecting staff from infection. It will also enable services to make…

Latest rapid guidelines from NICE Critical care in adults [NG159], NICE (updated 24 April 2020) The purpose of this guideline is to maximise the safety of patients who need critical care during the COVID-19 pandemic, while protecting staff from infection. It will also enable services to make the best use…

Updated Cochrane review of PPE Personal protective equipment for preventing highly infectious diseases due to exposure to contaminated body fluids in healthcare staff.  Verbeek JH, Rajamaki B, Ijaz S, Sauni R, Toomey E, Blackwood B, Tikka C, Ruotsalainen JH, Kilinc Balci FS. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Apr 15;4:CD011621. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011621.pub4.…