Month: October 2018

Knowledge @lert for Wednesday 31st October

October 31, 2018 CCG Daily News
Personalised cancer care Reform has published A data-driven approach to personalised cancer care.  This report considers how a better collection and use of data can significantly improve cancer outcomes.  The new model of cancer care proposed in this paper looks at how data could be examined and used at every…

Knowledge @lert for Tuesday 30th October

October 30, 2018 CCG Daily News
Budget 2018 – NHS Employers Read a summary of the budget for the key points affecting the NHS and its workforce. The King’s Fund responds to the 2018 Budget Richard Murray, Director of Policy at The King’s Fund responding to yesterday’s Budget Social care needs more than another sticking plaster, says…

Knowledge @lert for Wednesday 24th October

October 24, 2018 Daily News
Business case process guidance NHS England has refreshed its Business case development, assurance and approval process guidance.  This guidance has been developed to enable commissioners, Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships and regional teams to develop and assure business cases, which are properly constructed and have strong local ownership to aid timely…

Knowledge @lert for Tuesday 23rd October

October 23, 2018 CCG Daily News
Antimicrobial resistance – House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee This report states that tackling antimicrobial resistance needs to be firmly established as a ‘top five policy priority’ for the government in order to help prevent the virtual loss of worldwide modern medicine. No new classes of antibiotics have been…

Knowledge @lert for Monday 22nd October

October 22, 2018 CCG Daily News
Winter preparedness NHS Providers has published Steeling ourselves for winter 2018/19.  This briefing explores some of the key questions about the sector’s preparedness for the coming winter. These include the operational and financial challenges trusts face following this summer’s heatwave, the support available from the national bodies, and the preparations…

Knowledge @lert for Friday 19th October

October 19, 2018 CCG Daily News
Pressure ulcers: revised definition and measurement framework NHS Improvement has published Pressure ulcers: revised definition and measurement.  The recommendations in this guide are intended to support board and senior leaders to deliver a consistent approach to defining and measuring pressure ulcers as well as help understand the level of pressure…

Knowledge @lert for Thursday 18th October

October 18, 2018 CCG Daily News
The future of healthcare: our vision for digital, data and technology in health and care – Department of Health and Social Care This policy paper outlines what is needed to enable the health and care system to make the best use of technology to support preventative, predictive and personalised care. Estimating…

Knowledge @lert for Wednesday 17th October

October 17, 2018 CCG Daily News
NHS funding settlement The NHS Confederation has produced an infographic illustrating The reality behind the 2019-24 NHS funding settlement.  The infographic outlines the financial challenge facing the NHS over the next five years.  It warns that commissioners and providers will need to continue to make considerable efficiency savings and also…

Knowledge @lert for Wednesday 10th October

October 10, 2018 CCG Daily News
Efficiency and the long-term plan NHS Providers has published Making the most of the money: efficiency and the long-term plan.  This report is based on a survey and interviews with trust leaders.  It argues that although trusts recognise their responsibility to maximise efficiency the current approach method of driving efficiency…

Knowledge @lert for Tuesday 9th October

October 9, 2018 CCG Daily News
Long-term financial model and systematic modelling tools NHS Providers has produced resources to assist in the forecasting of finances, activity and workforce in trusts, STPs, integrated care systems or user defined systems.  Resources include a long-term financial model and system template which can be obtained from NHS Improvement. NICE surveillance…