Making sense of social prescribing – Social Prescribing Network
This guide, commissioned by NHS England, provides an introduction to social prescribing and outlines different models of social prescribing. It also highlights the key factors for successful social prescribing schemes.

Workplace health needs assessment – Public Health England (PHE) 
A health needs assessment can be a useful and simple way to gather anonymous information about the health of a company’s workforce, and also provide a baseline of data against which to track progress. This document provides practical advice for employers on workplace health and a tool for carrying out workplace health needs assessments.

Brexit: reciprocal healthcare inquiry: call for evidence – House of Lords EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee 
The House of  Lords EU Committee and its six sub-committees are conducting a coordinated series of short inquiries looking at the key issues that will arise in the negotiations on Brexit. This inquiry will focus on the reciprocal healthcare implications of Brexit for UK citizens travelling, living and/or working in the rest of the EU, and for EU citizens travelling, living and/or working in the UK, in both the short and medium term. The public call for written evidence is now open and evidence will be accepted up until 24 November 2017.

Leading large scale change: a practical guide – NHS England
This guide aims to support all those seeking to achieve transformational change in complex health and care environments. The guide has been informed by the learning and lived experience of system leaders who have strived for sustainable transformational change.

Spotlight on specialised services – NHS England
This report provides an insight into some of the specialised services that are already being delivered and will continue to be rolled out over the coming years in the NHS.

HSJ Roundup (contact the Library for further details)

• Vanguard GP provider expands into fifth STP patch 
  One of the largest scale GP providers in England has expanded in to a fifth sustainability and transformation partnership footprint.
• Pay rise for NHS staff moves closer as government lifts cap 
  NHS staff could receive pay increases beyond 1 per cent next year after the government said it is ready to show “flexibility” in the 2018-19 public sector pay round.
• Hospital seeks ‘joyful’ merger with teaching trust 
  Bedford Hospital Trust is seeking a formal merger with Luton and Dunstable University Hospital Foundation Trust, HSJ has learnt.
• NHS England will invest in artificial intelligence, says Stevens
  NHS England is to invest more in artificial intelligence over the next 12 months and will roll out new regional patient data schemes, chief executive Simon Stevens has said.
• Southern Health recruits new chief executive from neighbouring trust 
  A scandal hit mental health and community trust has hired its new chief executive from a neighbouring organisation.
• Trust, private providers and GPs form alliance 
  A community trust in Yorkshire is setting up an alliance with local GPs and two private primary care providers to deliver accident and emergency streaming services.

Our Fabulous NHS – Academy of Fabulous Stuff
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• Improving falls practice If you are looking at improving your falls prevention service then this resource from NHSI has a number of service developments with proven outcomes.  https://youtu.be/JjQXRTLqr6A