\nThis report <\/a>states that tackling antimicrobial resistance needs to be firmly established as a ‘top five policy priority’ for the government in order to help prevent the virtual loss of worldwide modern medicine. No new classes of antibiotics have been developed for decades. Investment in basic scientific research is essential but so too is the investment by pharmaceutical companies in further development and bringing products to the market.<\/p>\n
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Focus on: physicians’ assistants (anaesthesia)<\/strong> Support for locums and doctors in short-term placements<\/strong> Flu vaccination programme in England –\u00a0\u00a0House of Commons Science and Technology Committee<\/strong> Developing governance to support integrated care: a bumpy ride? – The King’s Fund Blog<\/strong> A short history of NHS winter funding\u00a0– The King’s Fund Blog<\/strong> The legacy of PFI<\/strong> Statistics<\/strong><\/p>\n Our Fabulous NHS \u2013 Academy of Fabulous Stuff\u00a0 Enhanced Gall Bladder Disease Pathway<\/a><\/p>\n
\nThis week we are focusing on the role of physicians’ assistants (anaesthesia)<\/a>.\u00a0This is part of the ongoing campaign to promote the medical associate professions (MAPs).\u00a0The MAP roles are four distinct professions within the NHS developed to enhance the workforce, performing some duties traditionally associated with junior doctors and providing continuity of care.<\/p>\n
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\nNHS England has published the following documents on supporting locums and doctors in short-term placements, highlighting ways they may be supported to provide safe provision of healthcare:<\/p>\n\n
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\nThis report <\/a>examines the planning for the flu vaccination programme, how advice is formulated and cost-effectiveness issues are addressed, the reasons for different types of vaccines for different groups of the population, the effectiveness and take-up of the vaccination programme, and any plans for adjustments for the next flu season in terms of the vaccines uses and groups targeted.<\/p>\n
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\nHaving spent a year working at The King\u2019s Fund with integrated care systems (ICSs), I have seen first-hand the potential of this new way of working for NHS patients and staff.<\/a> A key aspect has been developing governance systems, which is both important and challenging. As the recent\u00a0King\u2019s Fund report on the first year of the pilot sites\u00a0has shown, building an approach to governance has helped to start creating order and process in an environment where there is currently a distinct lack of a rule book.<\/p>\n
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\nWords can sometimes take on a whole new meaning in the NHS. A good example is the \u2018non-recurrent\u2019 funding that continues to be provided year after year to help the NHS cope with additional pressures over winter<\/a>. But even if the NHS banks on the reoccurrence of this non-recurrent funding, Figure 1 shows that it is still kept on its toes each year wondering how much funding will be available and when it will be provided.<\/p>\n
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\nThe Centre for Health and the Public Interest has published Dealing with the legacy of PFI \u2013 options for policymakers<\/a>.\u00a0 This report analyses five options available to policy makers to address the problems caused by existing Private Finance Initiative schemes.<\/p>\n
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