Do you run a journal club or are you thinking of starting one?
We offer support and training in setting up a journal club and helping you maintain your existing club. Get in touch with the Library to find out how we can help. Participation in Journals Clubs is a great way of evidencing your CPD for Revalidation purposes etc.

Dementia: post-diagnostic care and support –  Department of Health (DH)
This joint declaration across government, health, social care and the third sector aims to deliver better quality services to people with dementia.

Inclusion health: education and training for health professionals: end of study report – 
Department of Health (DH)
This report emphasises the need for a combination of clinical and non-clinical skills and knowledge in working with homeless people and vulnerable groups, and identifies possible opportunities for strengthening education and training of health care professionals.

2016/17 Better Care Fund: policy framework – Department of Health (DH)
The Better Care Fund (BCF) will provide financial support for councils and NHS organisations to jointly plan and deliver local services. This document sets out the agreed way in which the Better Care Fund will be implemented in financial year 2016 to 2017.

Incorporating Resilience and Compassion into team work – Academy of Fabulous NHS Stuff
So how does one incorporate resilience and compassion into teamwork in the face of tough challenges, work overload/deadlines, pressures to meet commissioning/trust targets and understanding the minds of the differing personalities that you work with on a daily basis?

‘Francis effect’ continues to push up nurse recruitment – Health Service Journal
The NHS is continuing to recruit record levels of qualified nursing staff, according to the latest workforce data – but some groups such as district nursing have seen double digit falls.  According to workforce data published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre the number of full-time qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff employed in the NHS in September 2015 rose to 317,023 – almost 2,300 more than in August and more than any previous September since 2009.

• Workforce data shows year on year increase in qualified nursing staff in September 2015
• Total number of employed nursing staff was larger than any previous September since 2009
• Data also shows significant falls in district nursing, mental health and numbers of nurse consultants

Frailty fulcrum model – NHS England
NHS England has published an animated model for frailty. This model aims to provide a ‘common language’ for frailty that can be shared between individuals, carers and professionals. It offers an interpretation of frailty that is meaningful, relevant and sustainable for people living with the condition, throughout their journeys of care.