Pharmacological management of migraine
The Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network has published SIGN 155: Pharmacological management of migraine: a national clinical guideline.  This guideline provides recommendations based on current evidence for best practice in the acute and prophylactic management of adults with migraine using pharmacological therapies or devices. The focus is on adults with acute migraine and preventative treatment in patients with episodic or chronic migraine and medication-overuse headache.

A&E Dashboard
NHS Improvement has published National A&E Dashboard: user guide.  This guide is intended for anyone using the A&E dashboard for analysing SITREP data, including Providers, NHSE users, NHSI users and various Arm’s-Length Bodies who have access to dashboard.

GMC to accept new language competency test 
The General Medical Council (GMC) will now routinely accept the Occupational English Test (OET) as proof of English language skills for overseas doctors who apply to work in the UK.

Revalidation to be rolled out to pharmacy professionals 
From April 2018, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians will be required to go through revalidation in order to renew their professional registration.

CCG Improvement and Assessment Framework
NHS England has published Improvement and Assessment Framework – conflicts of interest indicator: submission process for CCGs.  This document provides information on the conflicts of interest indicator in the framework and the process for completing and returning the self-certification submissions, including updated templates.

NICE Shared Learning

• Re-engineering the Post-Myocardial Infarction Medicines Optimisation Pathway – Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and University of Leeds
• Integrated working led by Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) to improve patient care and efficiency – Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• Implementing a program to provide improved access to physiotherapy and enhanced management for patients with low back pain and sciatica – South Warwickshire NHS Trust
• ‘Transfuse and Check’ – improving post-operative blood transfusion in line with NICE guidance
• Project to improve access to information for children and young people, their families and carers in Nottinghamshire relating to Autistic Spectrum Disorder – Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• Using Nutrition Support NICE Quality Standards as a basis to improve management of malnourished care home residents with a Food First approach – Essex Partnership University Foundation Trust

Statistics

• Patients registered at a GP practice – February 2018
• Community services statistics for children,  young people and adults – October 2017

Bulletin

• Provider Bulletin – 7 February 2018

HSJ Roundup (contact the Library for further details)

• Regulator seeks chief executive with ‘strong moral compass’ 
  The Care Quality Commission has advertised for a new chief executive to succeed Sir David Behan, saying the individual must have a “strong moral compass”.
• Former health minister to chair STP 
  A former Department of Health and Social Care minister has been appointed as chair of a sustainability and transformation partnership.
• STP moves towards shared control total 
  Leaders across a sustainability and transformation partnership are drafting a new agreement that could lead to the organisations in the STP sharing a control total.
• HSJ readers invited to the Provider and Modernising Healthcare summit 
  HSJ readers are invited to attend the annual HSJ Modernising Healthcare and Provider Summit on 19-20 April.
• New NHS national digital chief revealed 
  NHS bosses have appointed emergency medicine consultant Simon Eccles as the health service’s new chief clinical information officer, HSJ can reveal.
• Hospital group trusts see deficit forecasts slide by £36m 
  One of the trusts in the Essex hospital group has seen a dramatic slide in its financial position and a series of incidents in its maternity services.
• Trust targeted for bullying culture and safety concerns 
  The national guardian for NHS whistleblowers has criticised Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Foundation Trust for having a bullying culture and failure to respond to patient safety concerns raised by staff.