Mainstreaming primary and acute care systems and multispecialty community providers – Kings Fund
Presentations from an event including:

• New care models programme update,
• Evidence emerging from the new care models evaluation,
• The primary care home model, and
• case studies from Isle of Wight, Flyde Coast, Hampshire and Stockpot

New employment checks cross-referencing tool  – NHS Employers
Download our new resource, which helps recruiting managers to quickly identify which personal documentation meets the requirements for identity, right to work and criminal record checks.

Pilots revealed for new surgical training programme – NHE
The 19 pilot sites for the new Improving Surgical Training (IST) project have been named in anticipation of trials starting in England by August 2018. The sites have been picked from eight Schools of Surgery and Training Boards across the country by the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) and Health Education England (HEE), who are running…

Referral-to-treatment waiting times and forecasts  – NHS Confederation 
This report estimates that the number of people waiting longer than 18 weeks for planned operations could exceed 800,000 by 2020. The analysis finds that demand for elective operations is rising, with the number of people waiting for treatment forecast to hit 5 million in 2020. The report recommends that patients be made aware of their right to choose where they receive NHS treatment in order to help patients access care as quickly as possible.

Older people’s care in acute settings benchmarking
The Benchmarking Network has published Older people’s care in acute settings national report.    This project explores the pathway that people take through the acute hospital, including A&E and assessments units, inpatient wards and supported discharge teams.  Forty seven acute hospitals took part in the 2016 project collecting 2015/16 data.  The three key findings indicate the use of the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment is increasing, readmission rates are rising, and delayed transfers of care continue to grow.

Workplace Wellbeing Charter
RAND Europe has published Workplace Wellbeing Charter: analysis of take-up and impact.  This report, commissioned by Public Health England, analyses the take-up and impact of the Workplace Wellbeing Charter (WWC).  The study identified a number of improvements in policies, infrastructure and the provision of wellbeing programmes although these changes could not be unambiguously attributed to the WWC in part due to a lack of information on outputs and outcomes.

NICE Bites: spondyloarthritis
The March 2017 NICE Bites bulletin from the North West Medicines Information Service covers Spondyloarthritis in over 162: diagnosis and management.  The aim of this publication is to provide healthcare professionals with a summary of key prescribing points taken from the NICE guidance NG65. This guideline covers the diagnosis and management of suspected or confirmed spondyloarthritis in adults 16 years and over.

NHS complaints procedures in England – House of Commons Library
This briefing paper provides information on the standard NHS complaints procedures and also the other options available to patients.

Quality Principles for NHS Apprenticeships  – NHS Employers
A guide to help improve the quality of healthcare apprenticeships has been developed by National Skills Academy for Health and Health Education England.

Analysis shows patients waiting longer for surgery could double – NHS Confederation
NHS Partners analysis shows number of patients waiting longer than 18 weeks for surgery could double.