Responsibility for prescribing between primary and secondary/tertiary care – NHS England 
This guidance aims to provide clarity on the responsibilities of all professionals involved in commissioning and prescribing across primary, secondary and tertiary care, and to provide support in developing shared care agreements and in the transfer of care.

The health, safety and wellbeing of shift workers in health and social care environments 
NHS Employers
This guidance sets out how shift work can impact on staff health and safety and how organisations and individuals should manage any risks on staff wellbeing.

Counter-terrorism in the NHS: evaluating Prevent Duty safeguarding in the NHS –  
University of Warwick 
The Prevent Duty is a component of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 which requires health care providers to train their staff about the signs of radicalisation and how to report patients or staff to safeguarding teams. This report looks at how Midlands health care providers undertook their safeguarding responsibilities under the Prevent Duty.

Implementing seven day hospital services – NHS Improvement
These case studies, developed in collaboration with individual trusts, will help providers overcome some of the barriers to implementing seven day hospital services.

Patient safety incidents: supporting staff
NHS Improvement has published A just culture guide.  This guide encourages managers to treat staff involved in a patient safety incident in a consistent, constructive and fair way.  It supports a conversation about whether a staff member involved in a patient safety incident requires specific individual support or intervention to work safely.

Special measures for finance reasons
NHS Improvement has published Special measures for finance reasons: guidance for trusts.  This guidance describes how special measures work for financial reasons.  A list of the trusts currently in special measures is also available.

Statistics

• Recorded dementia diagnoses – February 2018
• National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS): results from years 7 and 8 (combined) of the rolling programme – 2014 to 2015 and 2015 to 2016
• Children living with at least one parent reporting emotional distress – 2010 to 2016

Bulletins

• NHS Workforce Bulletin – 12 March 2018

HSJ Roundup (contact the Library for further details)

• NHS mandate confirms flagship waiting targets on hold 
  The government’s instructions for the NHS in 2018-19 confirm that flagship waiting time targets for planned and emergency care remain on hold.
• Ministers and unions agree Agenda for Change pay and reform deal 
  More than 1 million NHS staff are set to be offered an average 6 per cent pay rise spread over three years from next April, after ministers and trade unions agreed a deal to reform the Agenda for Change pay framework, HSJ has been told.
• Hundreds of patients waiting over 12 hours at strained hospital 
  A damning review has warned one of the most distressed hospital trusts in the country “cannot enter another winter” without more beds, with hundreds of patients waiting more than 12 hours in its emergency department every month.
• Teaching trust creates subsidiary to turn around ‘unsustainable’ facilities services 
  University Hospitals Leicester Trust is to create a wholly owned subsidiary to run its facilities management services as the board has been told current arrangements are “not sustainable”.
• Hunt sets out principles of social care green paper 
  Jeremy Hunt has outlined the key principles of reform to the adult social care system and announced a 10 year strategy to align the health and social care workforce.
• Government to review whether GP premises ‘fit for purpose’ 
  NHS England and the government have agreed to carry out a review of primary care premises as part of this year’s GP contract deal with the British Medical Association.
• Hosting GP at Hand may cost CCG more than £10m 
  Commissioners in London are asking NHS England for extra funding to cover rising costs associated with the controversial digital practice GP at Hand.
• Criticism of trust subsidiary companies ‘inaccurate and misleading’ 
  Critics of trusts creating wholly owned subsidiary companies are being “inaccurate and misleading” in their arguments against the trend, NHS Providers has said.
• NHS Improvement: ‘Investigation fatigue’ prevents trusts learning from mistakes 
  NHS trusts could be experiencing “investigation fatigue” because they are using incident investigations as a tool for performance management instead of a way to learn from mistakes, NHS Improvement has warned.
• Government reveals new medical schools 
  Several areas of England struggling with doctor shortages are hoping to get a boost from five new medical schools, which have been announced today.
• Watchdog threatens 13 CCGs with legal action over ‘discrimination’ 
  The Equality and Human Rights Commission has written to 13 clinical commissioning groups threatening legal action over “discriminatory” funding policies for people with serious long term health conditions.
• NHS urged to improve epilepsy care after 70 per cent rise in deaths 
  New research by Public Health England has found the numbers of annual deaths of epilepsy patients has increased by 70 per cent between 2001 to 2014.
• STP commissioners appoint single leader 
  A single accountable officer will lead all four clinical commissioning groups across a West Midlands sustainability and transformation partnership.
• GPs block pilot of new Babylon service 
  A clinical commissioning group has dropped a plan to pilot an asthma service with the controversial online primary care company Babylon Health, after opposition from its GPs.
• Trusts reveal plans to centralise services after GIRFT review 
  Trusts have begun taking steps to centralise vascular surgery following an NHS Improvement clinical review, HSJ can reveal.
• More junior doctors taking career break 
  An increasing number of trainee doctors are taking a career break following completion of the foundation training, new research reveals.

Our Fabulous NHS – Academy of Fabulous Stuff
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• Our new way of facilitating learning to support staff Fab support sessions On Scotter ward we are using a new way of meeting targets and objectives in order to: Support staff Meet targets for quarterly clinical supervision Meet targets for quarterly attendance at staff meetings as per LCHS staff charter Ensure all staff attend mandatory bespoke to the ward training Provide a forum to […]
• The Let’s Get You Home Campaign High Weald Lewes Havens Clinical Commissioning Group has organised a big initiative to ensure that patients spend no longer than they need to in hospital. This means supporting them to return home safely or, if this is not possible, to move to a care home or supported housing once their treatment in hospital is […]
• How Can Technology Assist with Patient Flow Management? In a guest blog for TechUk,Célia Ribeiro, Health Innovation Manager explores the issues of delayed transfers of care ‘The issue of delayed transfers of care, often described as “bed-blocking”, is a major concern for NHS countrywide: the growing, ageing population stressing  hospital resources and budget, increases the search for strategies that can improve both operational efficiency […]
• Assess Stabilise Discharge At The West Norfolk System A&E Delivery Board discussions are regularly had about early and timely discharge. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kings Lynn described post a January SAFER week that after asking patients the four key questions (below) many patients did not fully understand their plan and more than 50% did not know when […]
• Stroke Unit Relaxation Room Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust The relaxation room on Aintree Stroke Unit at Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was opened in December 2017. The room provides a dedicated space to help combat some of the psychological effects of a stroke. The room, which is a converted office space, includes sensory lighting, relaxing music and essential oils which are […]
• Award shortlist for innovative student learning team Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is pleased to share that one of our innovative teams has been shortlisted for two awards for commitment to student experiences. Our Collaborative Learning in Practice (CLIP) team has been shortlisted in the categories of Student Experience and Student Innovation in Practice at the Student Nursing Times Awards this […]