NHS funding settlement<\/strong> Child health in England<\/strong> Commissioning for workplace compassion<\/strong> Cost effective treatments and initiatives<\/strong> National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death<\/strong> Addressing delayed discharges<\/strong> Integrated Care Providers<\/strong> Price increases for generic medicines<\/strong> Living with multiple conditions<\/strong> Advance care planning <\/strong> NHS Standard Contract provisions across primary and secondary care<\/strong> CCG funding allocations briefing<\/strong> Safety critical patient communications<\/strong> NIHR Signals<\/strong><\/p>\n Statistics<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nThe NHS Confederation has produced an infographic illustrating The reality behind the 2019-24 NHS funding settlement<\/a>.\u00a0 The infographic outlines the financial challenge facing the NHS over the next five years.\u00a0 It warns that commissioners and providers will need to continue to make considerable efficiency savings and also looks at why the NHS deficit has developed, despite considerable efficiency savings delivered by both providers and commissioners.<\/p>\n
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\nThe Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has published Child health in 2030 in England: comparisons with other wealthy countries<\/a>.\u00a0 This report uses long-term historical data to project outcomes for children and young people\u2019s health in 2030. The report concludes that whilst England is middle of the pack for some outcomes, on the majority England is likely to fall further behind other wealthy countries over the next decade.<\/p>\n
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\nNHS England has published Towards commissioning for workplace compassion: a support guide<\/a>.\u00a0 This document includes evidence-informed guidance and good practice for commissioners and for providers to support them in achieving compassion in the workplace and so create an NHS culture of compassion for all.\u00a0 NHS England has also produced two infographics providing information on \u2018Why caring for the people who care matters<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n
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\nThe National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has published a Highlight Nine ways research could save the NHS money<\/a>.\u00a0 This highlight provides nine treatments and initiatives that are cost effective for the NHS including weight loss surgery, misaligned shoulder fractures, rotavirus vaccine, public health interventions, oxygen levels for acute bronchiolitis in children, routine replacement of intravenous cannulae, behavioural activation, oral surgery in primary care, and uterine polyps.<\/p>\n
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\nNCEPOD has published <\/strong>National Confidential Enquiry Into Patient Outcome and Death: themes and recommendations common to all hospital specialties<\/a>.\u00a0 This report examines NCEPOD\u2019s previously published reports that review in-hospital perioperative deaths and quality of medical care.\u00a0 It looks at the recommendations within a set of chosen themes observed across these reports and brings these together into a set of general recommendations.<\/p>\n
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\nThe NHS Confederation has published Helping to address delayed discharges in South London: the HAWK\/SLaM service<\/a>.\u00a0 This case study describes a specialist service which brings together housing, clinicians and discharge teams to work with patients whose housing problems are delaying their discharge from hospital.<\/p>\n
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\nThe Department of Health and Social Care has launched a consultation Directions for integrated care providers (ICPs)<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This consultation set outs the draft directions for those providing primary care as part of an ICP and asks if the draft provisions for a new ICP contract are effective and sufficient, and whether there are other impacts the government should be aware of.<\/p>\n
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\nThe Public Accounts Committee has published Price increases for generic medicines<\/a>.\u00a0 Following the prices increase in certain generic medicines during 2017, the committee examines how the system coped.\u00a0 The report concludes the impact of generic drug price rises highlights the need for clarity now and after the UK\u2019s departure from the EU to ensure patients have access to medicines.<\/p>\n
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\nThe Taskforce on Multiple Conditions has published \u201cJust one thing after another\u201d: living with multiple conditions<\/a> (pdf).\u00a0 This document shares learning from interviews with the 10 people living with two or more long-term conditions.\u00a0 It sets out their everyday experiences. perceptions of quality of life and changes they would like.<\/p>\n
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\nCompassion in Dying has published Advanced care planning in general practice \u2013 does policy match reality?<\/a>\u00a0 This report presents the findings from a Freedom of Information request to CCGs which revealed gaps between national level policies, the efforts of CCGs in relation to advance care planning and the practice that takes place in GP surgeries.<\/p>\n
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\nNHS England has published 2017-19 NHS Standard Contract provisions across primary and secondary care: implementation toolkit for local systems<\/a>.\u00a0 This document sets out ways in which organisations can collaborate locally to implement the provisions relating to primary and secondary care.\u00a0 The toolkit includes: practical steps for enabling implementation; case studies; example local primary \/secondary care agreement involving LMC, CCG and secondary care provider; and detailed guidance to facilitate conversations between CCGs and providers.<\/p>\n
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\nThe House of Commons Library has published NHS Funding: Clinical Commissioning Groups<\/a>.\u00a0 This briefing and Excel file gives details of funding allocations for each CCG from 2013\/14 to 2020\/21. The briefing paper also gives details of the process used to allocate the funds.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
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\nNHS Improvement has published Spoken communication and patient safety in the NHS<\/a>.\u00a0 This research examines the issues surrounding spoken communication of safety critical information. It identifies six key areas that present challenges.<\/p>\n
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