CCG Knowledge @lert for Wednesday 10th June

June 10, 2015 CCG

Keogh: ‘Quality should define finance’ for chief execs – Health Service Journal
NHS England medical director says the quality agenda ‘should define the financial strategy’ for NHS chief executives, plus the rest of today’s news and comment

Fears health visitors will be target in £200m cuts round – Health Service Journal
Providers of health visiting services fear they could face funding cuts after the government said it would reduce councils’ public health budgets by £200m.

Post-acute stroke service commissioning audit
The first results from the Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP) new Post-acute Organisational Audit have been published.  The Post-acute stroke service commissioning audit outlines what post-acute stroke services are being commissioned for stroke survivors by CCGs, Local Health Boards and Local Commissioning Groups across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

National screening programme recommendations
The UK National Screening Committee has published the minutes from its latest meeting setting out its recommendations for national screening programmes.  The committee upheld its recommendation against screening adults in the UK for bladder cancer and also made recommendations against introducing national screening programmes for depression in adults and screening newborn babies for amino acid metabolism disorders, fatty-acid oxidation disorders and galactosaemia.

Trust probes why 250k patient pathways were out of date – Health Service Journal
External investigators are examining why 250,000 patient pathways were not properly updated on the computer systems at a West Yorkshire acute trust.

NICE advisor calls on A&E nurses to publish own staffing data – Nursing Times
A member of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s staffing advisory committee has urged nurses to start publishing their own evidence, after questioning whether future guidelines on accident and emergency nurse staffing will be as robust as NICE’s draft version.

Supplement case studies: The ways and means of new care pathways – Health Service Journal
How CCGs are pioneering new pathways of care for inflammatory bowel disease patients and freeing up funds to deliver better care.

Seven day primary care access cuts A&E activity in Manchester – Health Service Journal
Evaluation of seven day primary care access project in Greater Manchester finds drop in A&E activity.

Workforce supply events – how can you manage the challenge? – NHS Employers
A series of events to provide the HR community with a forum to hear, learn, share and discuss practical steps that can be taken to help manage the workforce supply challenge.

English devolution: local solutions for a healthy nation –  Local Government Association
This publication was commissioned by the Local Government Association to capture the thoughts of councillors, directors of public health, providers, commissioners, academics and other key opinion formers on the challenges and opportunities devolution could bring in terms of improving the public’s health.

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