\nGrand Round \u2013 SDGH Education Centre \u2013 Lecture Theatre, 1-2pm, Friday 6th July.<\/p>\n
Dr P McDonald (Clinical Director Medicine) & Dr S Mariguddi (Clinical Director Paediatrics) \u2013 \u2018Datix \u2013 Lessons Learnt\u2019.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
Everyone welcome.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nHow older people move between health and social care<\/strong>
\nThe Care Quality Commission has published Beyond barriers: how older people move between health and care in England<\/a>.\u00a0 Following the completion of 20 local authority area reviews, this report looks at how services are working together to support and care for people aged 65 and over.\u00a0 It highlights some examples of organisations working well together but the reviews also found too much ineffective co-ordination of health and care services, leading to fragmented care.\u00a0 The report sets out a number of recommendations to encourage improvement in the way agencies and professionals work to support older people to stay well.<\/p>\n
\nNewborn and infant screening<\/strong>
\nPublic Health England has published Newborn and infant physical examination quality improvement guidance<\/a>.\u00a0 This document presents guidance for providers and commissioners to improve quality in the NHS newborn and infant physical examination screening programme.<\/p>\n
\nNHS Digital: cyber security \/ patient de-identification<\/strong>
\nNHS Digital has issued the following press releases:<\/p>\n\n
- Cyber security boost to the NHS as NHS Digital joins forces with IBM<\/a> – NHS Digital has entered into a three-year strategic partnership with IBM to provide a range of new and improved services to enhance data security and cyber security responses and provide additional defence against increasingly complex, evolving threats.<\/li>\n
- NHS Digital leading the protection of patient data with new patient de-identification solution<\/a> – NHS Digital has signed a contract to deliver a new software solution for the de-identification of patient information, to help improve the way that data is used across the NHS and social care.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nCosting skills in the NHS<\/strong>
\nThe Healthcare Financial Management Association has published Costing skills in the NHS<\/a>. This document presents the survey results from a Healthcare Costing for Value Institute survey of costing practitioners to gauge whether there is the capability and capacity within the NHS to deliver the requirements of the Costing Transformation Programme, as well as promote the use of cost data.<\/p>\n
\nNew models of integrated care<\/strong>
\nThe National Association of Primary Care has published Achieving the provision of integrated care: exploring the development and successful implementation internationally of new models of integrated care<\/a> (pdf).\u00a0 This report of a two-day symposium attended by health experts from the UK, USA and Ireland, traces the development and impact of integrated care to date, highlights some examples of successful practice and draws out the key lessons for later-adopters.<\/p>\n
\nQuality in emergency care<\/strong>
\nNHS Improvement has published the following guides:<\/p>\n\n
- Ambulatory care guide: managing increased demand from winter illness<\/a> – outlines key approaches to avoid unnecessary admissions, reduce length of stay and promote efficient patient flow in emergency care during winter<\/li>\n
- Ambulatory emergency care guide: same day acute frailty services<\/a> \u2013 offers practical tools available to optimise outcomes for older people with frailty in urgent care<\/li>\n
- Ambulatory emergency care guide: same day emergency care \u2014 clinical definition, patient selection and metrics<\/a> – offers clinically effective guidance on how to select patients for ambulatory emergency care, as well as guidance on emergency patient flow to identify a large cohort of patients who can safely be treated on the same day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nDeveloping new care models through vanguards<\/strong>
\nThe National Audit Office has published Developing new care models through NHS vanguards<\/a>. This report examines whether the NHS is well placed to get value for money from its investment in developing new care models through vanguards. In particular, it focuses on the set up and management of the vanguard programme; national support and evaluation; progress made by the vanguards; and readiness for the spread of these new care models.<\/p>\n
\nLearning from safety incidents<\/strong>
\nThe Care Quality Commission has published a series of resources aimed at ensuring the safety and well-being of people using their services.\u00a0 The Learning from safety incidents resources<\/a> cover falls from improper use of equipment, unsafe use of bed rails, fire risk from the use of emollient creams, burns from hot water or surfaces, and safe management of medicines.<\/p>\n
\nPatient data: type 2 objections error<\/strong>
\nThe Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health has issued a written statement regarding a supplier defect in the processing of historical patient objections to the sharing of their confidential health data<\/a>. An error occurred when 150,000 Type 2 objections set between March 2015 and June 2018 in GP practices running TPP\u2019s SystmOne were not sent to NHS Digital.\u00a0 This means that data for these patients has been used in clinical audit and research.\u00a0 The error has now been resolved for any future data disseminations.<\/p>\n
\nPressure ulcer resources<\/strong>
\nNHS Improvement has published:<\/p>\n\n
- Pressure ulcers: revised definition and measurement framework<\/a> \u2013 supports board and senior leaders to deliver a consistent approach to defining and measuring pressure ulcers<\/li>\n
- Pressure ulcer core curriculum<\/a> \u2013 provides education to nurses and other healthcare professionals on the steps needed to prevent pressure ulcers from developing and causing avoidable harm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nNHS pay system<\/strong>
\nThe Centre for Policy Studies has published An NHS bonus: how fixing the NHS\u2019s broken pay system can deliver better outcomes for patients<\/a>.\u00a0 This report argues that by introducing greater flexibility into the system, and linking pay more closely with performance and objectives, both NHS productivity and patient outcomes could be improved. It urges the Government, and NHS managers, to make reform of the pay system an urgent priority as part of the new funding settlement.<\/p>\n
\nWorkforce census data<\/strong>
\nThe following health workforce census reports have been published:<\/p>\n\n
- Clinical Oncology UK Workforce Census Report 2017<\/a> – provides a profile of the clinical oncology workforce in the UK.<\/li>\n
- Focus on Physicians 2017-18 census (UK consultants and higher specialty trainees)<\/a> – provides data on the state of the physician workforce in the UK<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nImproving adult cranial neurosurgery<\/strong>
\nThe Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme has published Cranial neurosurgery: GRIFT Programme national speciality report<\/a>.\u00a0 This report sets out 15 recommendations to improve the way adult cranial neurosurgery is delivered in the NHS<\/p>\n
\nLocal Health and Care Records Exemplars<\/strong>
\nNHS England has announced a further two areas chosen to become Local Health and Care Records Exemplars<\/a>.\u00a0 The areas are Yorkshire and Humber and Thames Valley and Surrey.\u00a0 Each area will receive up to \u00a37.5 million over two years to put in place an electronic shared local health and care record that makes the relevant information about people instantly available to everyone involved in their care and support.<\/p>\n
\nNHS Pay Review Body report<\/strong>
\nThe National Health Service Pay Review Body 31st<\/sup> report: 2018<\/a> has been published.\u00a0 This report sets out the NHSPRB\u2019s analysis of evidence provided by relevant organisations and makes observations on the pay of NHS staff paid under Agenda for Change for 2018 to 2019.<\/p>\n
\nNICE guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n
Quality standard<\/p>\n