Transformational change in health and care: reports from the field – The King’s Fund The King’s Fund has been calling for transformational change to respond to the growing pressures and demands in the health and care system. We have argued that transformation is best brought about ‘from within’, led by…

Independent review of the Mental Health Act The Department of Health and Social Care has published The independent review of the Mental Health Act: interim report.  This review was set up to look at how the legislation in the Mental Health Act 1983 is used and how practice can improve. …

Reducing the impact of serious infections CQUIN 2018/19 – NHS Improvement Resources to support delivery of reducing the impact of serious infections (antimicrobial resistance and sepsis) CQUIN, parts 2c and 2d for 2018/19.   Aspiring chief operating officer programme  – NHS Improvement We’ve designed this programme with Ashridge Executive Education to…

Developing trusted assessment schemes: essential elements – NHS Improvements This guide describes how local systems could implement trusted assessment to effectively and safely reduce the numbers and waiting times of people awaiting discharge from hospital. Nursing associates: consultation on the regulation of a new profession – Nursing and Midwifery Council The Nursing…

Talking leadership: Clinicians leading transformational change – The King’s Fund Ahead of our latest report and eighth annual leadership and management summit – both on the subject of transforming health and care – Taj Hassan, Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, and President, Royal College of Emergency Medicine, answers…

People performance management skills NHS Employers has refreshed its People performance management toolkit.  This toolkit aims to support NHS managers to talk about performance with staff and to nurture talent in their teams.  It has been updated to include links to new guidance and latest resources. Change model NHS England…

NICE shared learning Systematic case finding of people with hypertension – East Berkshire CCG Implementing ‘Preventing ill health by risky behaviours: Alcohol screening and interventions (brief advice or referral)’ – South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Improving Physical Health for People with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) – Bradford District…

NHS property and estates The Department of Health and Social Care has published The Government response to the Naylor Review.  This document sets out the government’s response to the review of NHS property and estates published in March 2017.  The actions outlined are intended to drive transformation of the NHS…

Making the case for quality improvement: lessons for NHS boards and leaders – The King’s Fund This report has been co-authored with The Health Foundation. It outlines ten lessons for NHS leaders. These provide a starting point for leaders seeking to embed quality improvement in their work. NHS urges 1.4m staff…

NHS pay rises will be ‘linked to productivity’, says Jeremy Hunt Jeremy Hunt has told MPs the cap on pay rises for NHS staff has been scrapped but any change would be tied to a deal on productivity. NHS staff health and wellbeing CQUIN NHS England has published NHS staff…