Long-term financial model and systematic modelling tools<\/strong> NICE surveillance report: food allergy<\/strong> Commissioning alcohol, drugs and tobacco services<\/strong> GP Partnership Review<\/strong> Approaches to better value<\/strong> Adult social care funding<\/strong> The Department of Health and Social Care has announced an additional \u00a3240 million social care investment to ease winter pressures<\/a>.\u00a0 The extra funding is aimed at reducing delayed transfers of care and will be allocated to councils based on the adult social care relative needs formula.<\/p>\n Acute care in smaller hospitals<\/strong> Early diagnosis of cancer<\/strong> Neonatal Audit Programme<\/strong> Adult social care<\/strong> Policy changes and initiatives<\/strong> NICE guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n NICE guideline<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nNHS Providers has produced resources to assist in the forecasting of finances, activity and workforce in trusts, STPs, integrated care systems or user defined systems<\/a>.\u00a0 Resources include a long-term financial model and system template which can be obtained from NHS Improvement.<\/p>\n
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\nNICE has published a Surveillance Report Food allergy in in under 19s: assessment and diagnosis<\/a> (CG116).\u00a0 Surveillance reports provide a summary of new evidence published related to a NICE guideline and include the decision that NICE has taken about the need to update the relevant clinical guideline in light of this new evidence.\u00a0 No new evidence was identified for this guideline so it will not be updated<\/p>\n
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\nPublic Health England has published annual guidance on smoking, drinking and drug misuse for commissioners<\/a> of tobacco control, drug and alcohol services.\u00a0 This guidance will help commissioners and local authorities develop joint strategic needs assessment and health and wellbeing strategies to reduce the harm caused by smoking, drinking, substance use and misuse in both adults and children.<\/p>\n
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\nThe interim report of the GP Partnership Review<\/a> has been published.\u00a0 The independent review is looking at the partnership model of general practice and this report sets out some of the messages about the challenges that GP partnerships face.\u00a0 The next stage of the work will involve wide consultation and the final report, to be published later this year, will make recommendations to reinvigorate the partnership model and support the transformation of general practice.<\/p>\n
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\nThe King\u2019s Fund has published Approaches to better value: improving quality and cost<\/a>.\u00a0 This report explores how three organisations are attempting to improve the value of the services they offer to patients.\u00a0 It highlights the opportunities and challenges that they have encountered as they attempt to bring together measures to improve the quality and efficiency of services, and to share this learning for other organisations wishing to develop their own strategy for value improvement.<\/p>\n
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\nThe Local Government Association has published Adult social care funding and integration survey: research report<\/a>.\u00a0 The survey aimed to capture and represent the views of council leaders and portfolio holders for adult social care on the future of funding for adult social care, the future of the national initiatives for integration and the progress made on integration.<\/p>\n
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\nThe Nuffield Trust has published Rethinking acute medical care in smaller hospitals<\/a>.\u00a0 This report examines the problems associated with acute medicine in smaller hospitals and outlines new approaches for running acute medical services.\u00a0 It is intended to be a stimulus for local innovation and to dissuade the thought that the reconfiguration of services is the only solution to staffing and other challenges posed by running smaller hospitals in an increasingly complex health care landscape.<\/p>\n
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\nThe Department of Health and Social Care has announced plans for the earlier diagnosis of cancer<\/a>.\u00a0 As part of the long-term plan for the NHS, a package of measures will be rolled out across the country with the aim of seeing 3 out of 4 of all cancers detected at an early stage by 2028.\u00a0 The plan will: overhaul screening programmes, provide new investment in state-of-the-art technology to transform the process of diagnosis, and boost research and innovation.<\/p>\n
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\nThe Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership has published National Neonatal Audit Programme: annual report<\/a>.\u00a0 This report uses 2017 data to show key achievements made in neonatal care for preterm babies in England, Scotland and Wales. The report contains key findings and selected recommendations for quality improvement of neonatal care going forward.<\/p>\n
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\nThe Department of Health and Social Care has published Quality Matters: a summary of year one outputs<\/a>.\u00a0 This document summarises achievements in the adult social care sector one year on from the launch of the Quality Matters action plan.<\/p>\n
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\nThe NHS Confederation has published policy changes and initiatives affecting NHS organisation from 1 October 2018<\/a>.\u00a0 These cover best value biological medicines, homelessness, workforce, continuing healthcare, primary care, genomics and standard contract requirements.<\/p>\n
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