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Trusts ordered to review risk of death and harm through misplaced tubes – NHE
The risk of patients having fluids or medication passed into their respiratory systems through misplaced tubes is unacceptably high, NHS Improvement (NHSI) has said. The regulator has issued a safety alert to all organisations where nasogastric or orogastric tubes are used for patients receiving NHS-funded care after finding that there…

Trusts in deficit – The NHS in a nutshell – The King’s Fund
Data source: The King’s Fund analysis of NHS Improvement, NHS Trust Development Authority and Department of Health data
Increasing numbers of NHS providers are facing financial difficulties. In 2009/10, just 8 per cent of trusts and foundation trusts overspent. The latest figures for 2015/16 show that nearly two-thirds of all trusts ended the year in deficit. Nearly three-quarters of trusts in deficit were acute hospitals.

NHS grants case studiestags: Integrated care, Local authorities, public health and health inequalities –  Regional Voices
These three case studies show how innovative use of NHS grants to voluntary organisations can help respond to the needs of patients and the public, and also target health inequalities. The case studies illustrate examples of the NHS and the voluntary sector working together effectively to improve people’s health and wellbeing in their local community.

Eight ways to improve your reflection #Revalidation – RCN
Written reflections are a requirement of revalidation. Follow these tips on how to best prepare yours. In order to revalidate, you are required to record a minimum of five written reflections. These reflections can be based on your continuing professional development (CPD) and / or a practice-related event or feedback. Whichever combination you choose, you must reflect on something that happened in the three years prior to your revalidation date. Visit the Library’s Revalidation support page for more information

Referrals of arthritis patients should be treated ‘as urgently as cancer’ – NHE
Just 20% of arthritis patients were referred to a rheumatology specialist within the time recommended by NICE clinical guidelines, a new report has said. The second national audit from the British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) found that of 5,002 patients with rheumatoid and early inflammatory arthritis, just 20% were referred to a…

Merger trust predicts it needs £650m bailout – Health Service Journal
FINANCE: Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust estimates it needs £650m of central financial support over the next 26 years to finance its £1.8bn private finance initiative deal.

Midlands trusts set out on path to possible merger – Health Service Journal
STRUCTURE: Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust has put on hold a decision to appoint a permanent chief executive amid the possibility it could merge or be taken over by Derbyshire Community Health Services FT.

NHS Employers comments on the BBC’s FOI about consultants’ overtime – NHS Employers
Danny Mortimer, Chief Executive, NHS Employers, comments on results of a Freedom of Information request by the BBC regarding consultants’ overtime costs.

Complexity in healthcare management: Why does Drucker describe healthcare organizations as a double-headed monster? Cinaroglu, Songul, International Journal of Healthcare Management.
Health Business EliteThe sector of healthcare management is different from other sectors because of its complexity. The reason of this complexity is that there are two different professional aspects of this sector i.e. medical and non-medical. Medical professionals are more familiar with biomedical terms and knowledge than non-medical professionals. On the other hand, non-medical professionals are as qualified as medical professionals and are educated in managing different functions of organization and work with a broader perspective. Due to this two-sided nature, Drucker describes difficulties in healthcare management as a ‘two-headed monster’. This study discusses the complexity in healthcare management, particularly in terms of this two-sided nature.

GPs to be offered ‘portfolio’ contract with hospital trust – Health Service Journal
Commissioners in east Sussex are to offer GPs a contact with the local acute and community services trust.

Statistics

• NHS Sickness Absence Rates – January 2016 to March 2016 and Annual Summary 2010-11 to 2015-16
• NHS Workforce Statistics – April 2016, Provisional statistics