Knowledge @lert for Tuesday 2nd June
CCGs urged to fund more hospital activity – Health Service Journal
NHS England expects clinical commissioning groups to fund more hospital activity than initially planned this year, prompting concerns that this could undermine non-acute services intended to reduce emergency admissions
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Trust with ‘sound financial record’ forecasts £22m deficit – Health Service Journal
East Lancashire Hospitals Trust has forecast a deficit of more than £22m for this year.
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Vacancies fuel agency overspending by NHS trusts – Health Service Journal
Two-thirds of the spending on locum doctors employed in NHS trusts is being driven by the need to fill vacancies, analysis shared exclusively with HSJ reveals.
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Clampdown on staffing agencies charging NHS extortionate rates – Department of Health.
Tackling staffing agencies is part of a package of measures that will help to cut costs while improving frontline care. This action will help the NHS bring down spiralling agency staff bills, which cost the NHS £3.3 billion last year. This was more than the cost of all that year’s 22 million A&E admissions combined. Other controls include limiting the use of expensive management consultants.
Planning successful international recruitment: a guide for employers – NHS Employers
This short guide aims to help employers to plan and deliver a successful international recruitment campaign. It covers many important considerations within the process, including timescales, use of agencies, ethical practices and professional registration. Simple checklists are also included for each of the different stages of recruitment.
Blood transfusion in obstetrics
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has updated its guideline Blood transfusions in obstetrics (Green-top Guideline No. 47). This guideline aims to offer guidance about the appropriate use of blood products that neither compromises the affected woman nor exposes her to unnecessary risk. Strategies to maximise the haemoglobin (Hb) level at delivery as well as to minimise blood loss are also discussed.
Bulletins
- NHS Managers’ Bulletin – 28 May 2015
- NHS Improving quality – Long term conditions bulletin May 2015
- Public Health England bulletin – 29 May 2015