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• Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals Trust Frailty Service The Liverpool Frailty Service was set up in 2014; it was recognized that frail older people requiring admission to hospital were often not seen by the most appropriate health professionals and care tended to be fragmented, with duplication of assessments between primary and secondary care. The service included the acute hospital, Liverpool Community Health, Merseycare […]
• What does MCP mean for my mum? A National Senior Manager for the New Care Models programme explains why her mum drives her passion for improving care. I frequently use my mum as a frame of reference when thinking about what multispecialty community providers (MCPs) are doing to improve care and support for patients and communities. As a “young” 74-year-old she has, […]
• New Atrial Fibrillation toolkit helps prevent strokes and saves lives Health professionals across London today have access to a brand new, online Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Toolkit, improving the detection and treatment for the estimated 68,000 people in the capital at risk of an AF-related stroke. The Atrial Fibrillation Toolkit has been designed by a team of experts, including the Health Innovation Network, to help address […]
• CCGs reduce outpatient appointments with ‘virtual’ consultants  CCGs in Cheshire have significantly reduced hospital referrals since introducing a pioneering new way for GPs to consult virtually with specialists. Thirty practices in South Cheshire and Vale Royal CCGs are using Medefer – a service that enables GPs to access online consultant advice and management plans – for patients who may otherwise be referred […]

HSJ Roundup (contact the Library for further details)

• New money for trusts to buy IT through ‘exemplar’ peers 
  NHS England has revealed funding for the next wave of global digital exemplars, which will compete to deploy new IT systems to the rest of the NHS.
• Swindells: ‘Significant’ extra capital funds needed for cybersecurity 
  NHS England will seek substantial new capital funding for cybersecurity in the wake on the WannaCry ransonware attack, Matthew Swindells has revealed.
• Major hospital estates project reviewed over ‘value for money’ concerns 
  Hinchingbrooke Hospital’s ambitious £150m “health campus” plans have been put under review.
• Special measures trust extends overnight A&E closure
  Grantham and District Hospital’s emergency department will remain closed overnight for at least another three months, United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust has announced.
• Regulator clears landmark teaching hospitals merger 
  The Competition and Markets Authority has cleared the planned merger of two major teaching trusts in Manchester.
• CCGs move closer to controversial A&E reconfiguration 
  Commissioners in the West Midlands want to move to public consultation on the controversial reconfiguration of acute services in Shropshire, following months of delays.
• Harvard and Imperial among universities to run NHS Digital Academy 
  A consortium of Imperial College, Harvard and Edinburgh universities will run a new academy to improve digital skills across the NHS.
• Another trust warns A&E could close overnight 
  The Princess Royal Hospital in Telford could be forced to “temporarily” shut its accident and emergency department overnight because of staffing shortages, the trust’s chief operating officer has warned.
• Future unclear for key NHS efficiency tool amid questions over funding 
  The future of price comparison tool that has helped NHS trusts generate significant savings is uncertain, HSJ has learned.
• NHS staff’s personal details made public by data breach 
  Hundreds of junior doctors’ personal details were mistakenly published online by an NHS trust.

CVD: Primary Care Intelligence Packs: NHS West Lancashire CCG – Public Health England  
Data and analysis of cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevalence, variation, treatment and outcomes in the West Lancashire CCG area. This can help with planning, commissioning and improving local services.  The pack uses GP practice data on prevention, detection and management across a range of cardiovascular conditions:

• high cardiovascular risk and hypertension
• stroke and atrial fibrillation
• diabetes
• kidney disease
• coronary heart disease and heart failure

CVD: Primary Care Intelligence Packs: NHS Southport and Formby CCG – Public Health England  
Data and analysis of cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevalence, variation, treatment and outcomes in the Southport and Formby CCG area. This can help with planning, commissioning and improving local services.  The pack uses GP practice data on prevention, detection and management across a range of cardiovascular conditions:

• high cardiovascular risk and hypertension
• stroke and atrial fibrillation
• diabetes
• kidney disease
• coronary heart disease and heart failure

New framework to promote person-centred approaches in healthcare – HEE
The new framework, helps workers communicate meaningfully both verbally and non-verbally, tailoring the care and advice they give to suit peoples’ needs. It supports individuals to better manage their own health and wellbeing through bespoke care, planning and support.

Fair shares – a guide to NHS allocations – NHS England
This set of infographics summarises data on NHS England’s funding allocations to CCGs and commissioning areas in a digestible format. The slides also outline the rationale behind the funding formula used to calculate funding allocations.

New case study – how trust wide engagement has encouraged speaking up  – NHS Employers
Find out how York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has engaged with all their staff over eight sites to create a culture of openness in relation to raising concerns.

Ordering system for flu fighter resources now open – NHS Employers
Find out how you can order the latest flu fighter resources

New case study on improving new starter turnover  – NHS Employers
We’ve published a new case study looking at how East Kent Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust improved experience for staff in their first year and saw new starter turnover improve by nearly 20 per cent.

CCG improvement and assessment framework 2016/17 – NHS England
This framework replaces both the existing CCG assurance framework and CCG performance dashboard. In the government’s mandate to NHS England, the new improvement and assessment framework takes an enhanced and more central place in the overall arrangements for public accountability of the NHS.

The recruitment, retention and return of nurses to general practice nursing in England –  NHS England
This report, authored by Ipsos MORI, outlines the findings of qualitative research into the drivers and barriers to entry into general practice nursing (GPN). It finds that the general perception is that general practice is more suitable for older or more experienced nurses. As student placements in general practice are rare, there is a lack of opportunity for students to develop an understanding of the GPN role. The research also highlights the need for greater support for GPNs and the lack of standardisation in pay for GPN roles.

Improving access for all: reducing inequalities in access to general practice services –  NHS England
This guide aimed at GP commissioners and providers aims to promote understanding of groups in the community who are experiencing barriers in accessing services and help to address those barriers as improvements in access to GP services are implemented.

Dementia in older age: barriers to primary prevention and factors – Public Health England (PHE)
These evidence reviews, authored by the Personal Social Services Research Unit at the London School of Economics, aim to aid commissioners and researchers make decisions about prioritisation of primary prevention measures relevant to dementia. The reviews find evidence that changing some behaviours in midlife can reduce the chances of getting dementia in older age.

Healthcare priorities and Brexit
The Brexit Healthcare Alliance has published Collective “asks” as the UK negotiates to exit the EU. This report sets the Alliance’s five priorities to safeguard the UK healthcare sector during the formal process of leaving the EU. These priorities include: ensuring maximum levels of research and innovation collaboration; providing regulatory alignment for the benefit of patients and population health; preservation of reciprocal healthcare arrangements; robust coordination mechanisms on public health and wellbeing; and securing a strong funding commitment to the health and public health sectors.