Reducing the impact of serious infections CQUIN 2018\/19 –\u00a0NHS Improvement<\/strong> <\/p>\n Aspiring chief operating officer programme\u00a0 – NHS Improvement<\/strong> Improving cardiothoracic surgery<\/strong> Infectious diseases in pregnancy screening standards<\/strong> Dementia support guide<\/strong> COPD National Audit Programme<\/strong> Integrated commissioning for better outcomes<\/strong> Statistics<\/strong><\/p>\n HSJ Roundup<\/strong>\u00a0(contact the Library for further details<\/a>)<\/p>\n Our Fabulous NHS \u2013 Academy of Fabulous Stuff
\nResources to support delivery of reducing the impact of serious infections<\/a> (antimicrobial resistance and sepsis) CQUIN, parts 2c and 2d for 2018\/19.<\/p>\n
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\nWe\u2019ve designed this programme<\/a> with Ashridge Executive Education to help develop up to 25 senior professionals from inside or possibly outside the NHS to be ready to take on a chief operating officer (COO) role within the next 12 to 18 months.<\/p>\n
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\nThe Getting It Right First Time (GRIFT) programme has published Cardiothoracic surgery: GRIFT Programme National Specialty Report<\/a>.\u00a0 This report is the result of an outcomes data review of cardiothoracic surgery combined with insight from clinicians and managers who deliver the service.\u00a0 It suggests smarter bed management and using designated specialist teams for key cardiothoracic surgery procedures will help deliver better outcomes.\u00a0 The report makes 20 recommendations to improve practice, process and outcomes.<\/p>\n
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\nPublic Health England has updated Infectious diseases in pregnancy screening standards<\/a>.\u00a0 These revised national standards for the NHS infectious diseases in pregnancy standards programme (IDPS).\u00a0 The IDPS supports health professionals and commissioners in providing a high quality screening programme.<\/p>\n
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\nThe Local Government Association has published Dementia: post diagnosis support<\/a>.\u00a0 This publication highlights examples of good practice by local authorities and their partners relating to post diagnostic care for people with dementia.<\/p>\n
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\nThe Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership has published the following documents relating to the National Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Audit:<\/p>\n\n
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\nThe Local Government Association and NHS Clinical Commissioners have published Integrated commissioning for better outcomes: a commissioning framework<\/a>.\u00a0 This framework is intended as a practical tool in the support of improving outcomes through integrated commissioning.\u00a0 The four domains (building the foundations; taking a person-centred place-based and outcomes focused approach; shaping provision to support people, places and populations; and continuously raising the ambition) contain 22 standards setting out what should be in place to support a dynamic process of continuous improvement.<\/p>\n
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\nA trust with a bed deficit of more than 100 has had its bid for funding to open more beds rejected by NHS Improvement, HSJ has learned.<\/li>\n
\nA large acute trust is considering seeking funding from a local authority pension scheme to carry out much needed redevelopment work.<\/li>\n
\nMPs have warned the government is leaving the door open to widespread sharing of patients\u2019 confidential details beyond the NHS without their consent or knowledge.<\/li>\n
\nCommissioners have been left with a \u00a315m bill after losing a dispute with their local acute trust over procedures which they said had been costed wrongly.<\/li>\n
\nAn acute trust board is being asked to spend more than \u00a31.5m on extra nursing staff for its emergency departments to try to improve four hour performance and ensure patients get safe care.<\/li>\n
\nLeaders in the most \u201cadvanced\u201d health economies have rejected national bodies\u2019 terms for signing up to system-wide financial control totals, HSJ understands.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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