Financial reporting
The Healthcare Financial Management Association has published Financial reporting watching brief 2018/19 and beyond.  This briefing covers changes and developments in accounting standards, best practice in financial reporting and government reporting requirements.  It covers the current financial year but also looks ahead to identify changes which will affect the NHS in the future.

Implementing the NHS Long Term Plan: legislative proposals
NHS England has launched a consultation Implementing the NHS Long Term Plan – proposals for possible changes to legislation.  The consultation is seeking views on potential proposals for changing current primary legislation relating to the NHS which could make the implementation of the Long Term Plan easier and faster.  The consultation closes on 25 April 2019.

NHS e-Referral Service
NHS England has published NHS e-Referral Service: guidance on payment authentication.  This document provides guidance on the use of Patient Administration Systems and SUS+ to capture information to support Payment Authentication discussions in connection with the NHS Standard Contract.  This document is aimed at commissioners, GP practices, and all providers of acute consultant-led outpatient services which accept referrals from GP practices.

Atlas of Shared Learning
NHS England has added the following case studies to the Atlas of Shared Learning:

• Introducing group consultations for adults with Type 2 diabetes – Wigan and Manchester
• Development of the ‘Avoiding Falls Level of Observation Assessment Tool’ – Northumbria
• Implementation of a best practice framework to support staff to care for individuals with dementia
• Using technology to improve patient care in District Nursing Services – Whittington
• Nurse Led Digital Health Service – delivering place-based care to older people – Tameside and Glossop
• Improving smoking cessation in pregnancy at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
• The development of a ‘Therapeutic Engagement Questionnaire’ (TEQ) Tool – London
• Personal care planning in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease at Solent NHS Trust
• Implementing physical health training – North Staffordshire
• Implementing a mobile dental unit into a mental health inpatient ward

General practice workforce
The Health Foundation has published a chart showing changes to the general practice workforce.  The chart indicates that, in contrast to the trend among GPs, the number of nurses and other direct patient care staff working in general practice has continued to rise.

NICE guidance:

NICE guideline

Technology appraisal guidance

Medtech innovation briefings

Quality Standards

QS181  Air pollution: outdoor air quality and health

QS182  People’s experience using adult social care services

NICE Shared Learning
The following case studies have been added to the NICE Shared Learning website; they illustrate how NICE guidance has been implemented:

• A model of fast-track surgery for pancreatic cancer to implement the NICE guideline recommendations for the management of operable patients
• Alcohol Withdrawal Management for acute admissions to hospital
• Transforming Mental Health Care for Children and Young People with Long-Term Conditions: Mental Health and Psychological Wellbeing Drop-In Centre
• Redesigning paediatric neurological rehabilitation pathways in the West Midlands: A system wide approach to improving outcomes for children and young people
• Our Medicines – Our Way: A person centred approach to supporting adults with a learning disability to manage their medicines
• Planet Munch Healthy Lifestyle Programme – tackling childhood obesity through creative education
• Croydon Integrated Community Network Medicines Optimisation Service
• Focus on staff wellbeing and effectiveness in establishing group supervision in low and medium secure units

Urinary catheter tools
NHS Improvement has published tools to support the healthcare system to consistently manage and remove urinary catheters.  The urinary catheter tools have been developed collaboratively with national experts to support providers in delivering consistent evidence based catheter care. The use of the tools needs to be supported by strong leadership and education.

Health Education England
The Department of Health and Social Care has published the following documents relating to Health Education England:

• DHSC mandate to Health Education England: April 2018 to March 2019
• Framework agreement between the Department of Health and Social Care and Health Education England: 2018 to 2021

Brexit and health and social care
The King’s Fund has updated its long read Brexit: the implications for health and social care.  This long read looks at the latest developments that could impact the health and social care system in England.

Statistics

• Local tobacco control profiles for England – March 2019 update
• Public health outcomes framework – March 2019 interim data update
• 2019 child health profiles
• Cancer services profiles: 2018 update of Two Week Wait conversion rate
• Venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk assessment data – Q3 2018/19
• Personal Social Services: Staff of Social Services Departments, England 2018
• Maternity Services Monthly Statistics November 2018, Experimental statistics
• Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) – October 2018 to December 2018, Experimental Statistics Report
• Breast Screening Programme, England 2017-18
• National Data Opt-Out – February 2019
• Children’s social work workforce 2018

Bulletins

• NICE Update for Primary Care – February 2019
• NICE News – February 2019
• Vaccine update – February 2019