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\nGrand Round \u2013 SDGH Education Centre \u2013 Lecture Theatre, 1-2pm, Friday 22nd June.<\/p>\n
Dr May Ng \u2013 Diabetes UK 2018 Mary MacKinnon Award Lecture \u2018Technology Telemedicine and Social Media are tools to improve health outcomes, education and patient engagement in a diabetes service<\/em>\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n
All staff and students welcome.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nNHS Funding plan<\/strong>
\nIn a press release<\/a> from the Department of Health and Social Care the government has set\u00a0out its five-year NHS funding plan. The NHS will receive increased funding of \u00a320.5bn in real\u00a0terms per year by the end of the 5 years compared to today \u2013 an average 3.4% per year over-\u00a0all. The increase is intended to ensure that the NHS can regain core performance, lay the foundations for service improvements and have the financial security to develop a 10-year\u00a0plan. The plan will be developed by the NHS, working closely with government and be published later this year.\u00a0Additional Link: Secretary of State\u2019s statement to Parliament<\/a><\/p>\n
\nAdditional NHS funding: responses<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- In a statement<\/a> NHS Providers has published its response to the government\u2019s announcement of additional NHS funding.<\/li>\n
- In a statement<\/a> the NHS Confederation has published its response to the government\u2019s announcement of additional NHS funding.<\/li>\n
- In a statement<\/a> The Mental Health Network, which part of the NHS Confederation has published its response to the government\u2019s announcement of additional funding.<\/li>\n
- In a press release<\/a> the Health Foundation has published its response to the government\u2019s announcement of additional NHS funding.<\/li>\n
- In a press release<\/a> the Nuffield Trust has published its response to the government\u2019s announcement of additional NHS funding.<\/li>\n
- In a press release<\/a> the King\u2019s Fund has published its response to the government\u2019s announcement of additional NHS funding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nReducing reliance on medical locums: a practical guide for medical directors –\u00a0NHS Improvement\u00a0<\/strong>
\nUpdated:\u00a0Reducing reliance on medical agency staff: sharing successful strategies document added. This guide <\/a>provides a list against which medical directors can check they’re taking the necessary action to reduce their reliance on medical locums.<\/p>\n
\nLearning from patient safety incidents<\/strong>
\nUpdated:\u00a0Updated with information about the National Patient Safety Agency.We explain why recording patient safety incidents is important for learning<\/a> and how to report these incidents. You can also find out how many incidents were recorded and how we use them to support healthcare providers to improve patient safety.<\/p>\n
\nRisk and reward sharing for NHS integrated care systems –\u00a0The Strategy Unit<\/strong>
\nThis report <\/a>outlines approaches to risk and reward sharing as they might apply to integrated care systems in the NHS. It is designed for those involved in establishing NHS integrated care systems, particularly NHS Directors of Finance, Directors of Strategy and their teams.<\/p>\n
\nGP recruitment<\/strong>
\nHealth Education England have announced<\/a> record breaking recruitment of trainee GPs in round one of their recruitment programme for this year.<\/p>\n
\nManaging GP correspondence<\/strong>
\nNHS England has published a case study<\/a> on better ways to manage correspondence in GP practice, easing workload and freeing GP time.<\/p>\n
\nCancer screening dashboard<\/strong>
\n\u00a0<\/strong>NHS Digital in a press release<\/a>, has urged GPs and health organisations to help to improve\u00a0Rates of potentially lifesaving cervical screening by making the most of an innovative online\u00a0data tool. The interactive data dashboard provides in-depth information on screening levels\u00a0and shows where they could be improved. It was launched a year ago by NHS Digital, Public Health England (PHE) and Jo\u2019s Cervical Cancer Trust. Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs),\u00a0GP practices and local authorities can look up their data to see where to focus work on\u00a0improving coverage rates of the vital test.<\/p>\n
\nBreast cancer in older patients<\/strong>
\nHealthcare Quality Improvement Partnership has published its National Audit of Breast Cancer in Older Patients: 2018 Annual Report<\/a>. The report presents information on the care received by women diagnosed between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2016 in England and Wales.<\/p>\n
\nWhat support to expect from dementia services<\/strong>
\nThe Department of Health and Social Care have published a guide to the support people\u00a0should get from local services if they or someone they know have been diagnosed with\u00a0dementia: After a diagnosis of dementia: what to expect from health and care services<\/a>. It includes information about:<\/p>\n\n
- what is in a care plan<\/li>\n
- how health care and social care services can help<\/li>\n
- support available to family and friends who are carers<\/li>\n
- how to take part in research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Additional link: information for commissioners about dementia services<\/a><\/p>\n
\nStatistics<\/strong><\/p>\n