Working together to assess how well led organisations are – TDA

The NHS Trust Development Authority, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Monitor have committed to developing an aligned framework for making judgements about how well led NHS providers are. By ‘well led’ we mean that the leadership, management and governance of the organisation assure the delivery of high quality care for patients, support learning and innovation and promote an open and fair culture. Well led statement of intent

Co-commissioning plan could ease pressure on A&E, report author claims – Health Service Journal

NHS England’s primary care co-commissioning plan could help ease pressure on accident and emergency services, a researcher behind a new College of Emergency Medicine study has claimed.

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Nursing workforce grows to highest level in a decade – Health Service Journal

The NHS is continuing to recruit hundreds of extra qualified nurses a month with numbers at their highest for a decade, the latest workforce data shows.

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Analysis suggests less inappropriate A&E attendances – – Health Service Journal

NHS England’s primary care co-commissioning plan couldhelp ease pressure on accident and emergency services, a researcher behind a new College of Emergency Medicine study has claimed.

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India and the UK: partners in healthcare – Department of Health

This brochure gives an overview of what the NHS, UK industry and UK academia can offer to the Indian healthcare market. It includes: elderly care provision, primary care services, training and development for healthcare professionals, hospital infrastructure and digital health.  The brochure also lists UK healthcare organisations which are available to work with India.

Dementia roadmap – Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP)

This online tool aims to help people access dementia care in their local area. It is aimed at doctors and providers of community care and hopes to be a ‘one stop shop’ designed to reflect a patient’s needs as they progress through the disease and signpost them to relevant local resources at the right time, from diagnosis onwards. It provides information about understanding dementia, memory worries, the diagnostic process, post-diagnosis support, living well with dementia, carer health and planning for the future. This is supplemented by details of local information and services for patients, such as memory clinics, hospitals, care homes, and specialist residential housing.

10 priorities for resolving the crisis in emergency departments – The College of Emergency Medicine

This document urges stakeholders to work alongside the College to provide a stable long term future for A&E services whilst tackling short term pressures. These proposals are the collective view of practicing emergency physicians and aim to represent cost-effective solutions to ensure that safe patient care can be delivered.

CQC highlights doctors’ poor handwriting – CQC

Doctors’ illegible handwriting in medical records could put patients at risk, the Care Quality Commission has said.

Primary care: working in partnership – HM Government

This brochure uses case studies to demonstrate how the UK healthcare sector is forming partnerships overseas to improve primary care, including:

• managing long term conditions
• telehealth
• primary care training
• improving access to primary care services
• state-of-the-art facilities

Overseas partnerships are increasingly being formed to use UK expertise in delivering primary care, or to rethink the ways in which healthcare can be provided to improve patient outcomes, increase access and remain sustainable.

Digital health: working in partnership – HM Government

Many healthcare providers see that digital health offers a fresh approach to healthcare. Telecare, telehealth, mobile healthcare and similar services all offer more efficient and effective healthcare delivery with the patient or service user at the core. This publication sets out why the UK is at the forefront of digital health. It includes case studies of how UK health providers are working in partnerships around the world to provide expertise to individual countries and healthcare systems.

Health systems development: working in partnership – HM Government

Healthcare UK shares success stories from within the UK and abroad. Examples include:

• ICNet’s web-based surveillance systems which lower the rate of healthcare acquired infections
• NHS’s Productive Operating Theatre initiative developed to give patients more time with NHS doctors and nurses while reducing costs
• telehealth successes for 2,000 patients in Gloucestershire
• PA Consulting’s strategy to improve health and social development in Dubai

Infrastructure for health: working in partnership – HM Government
Many countries are developing their healthcare infrastructure, to serve growing and ageing populations with greater expectations of health services. This publication gives an overview of the UK healthcare sector’s capabilities in:

• infrastructure design, commissioning and operation
• design, construction and facilities management
• project financing and management
• planning and delivering clinical services

It also includes case studies of successful overseas partnerships with UK healthcare organisations to support infrastructure development and facilities management.