\nFindings from a national survey<\/a> of more than 17,600 women who gave birth in February 2018 shows that many women are positive about maternity care in England. However, the findings show that there has been limited improvement in patient experience between 2017 and 2018.<\/p>\n
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Just another day: 24 hours in the NHS \u2013 compromised care, staff shortages and serious stress –\u00a0UNISON<\/strong> NHS App rollout<\/strong> CCG Improvement and Assessment Framework<\/strong> National Tariff Payment System 2019\/20<\/strong> HPV-MSM vaccination<\/strong> NIHR Signals<\/strong><\/p>\n Asthma care in the UK<\/strong> State of child health<\/strong> Alcohol consumption in pregnancy<\/strong> Supporting people with a learning disability and\/or autism<\/strong> Improving the safety of ambulance transfers<\/strong> NICE consultations<\/strong><\/p>\n Tackling antimicrobial resistance<\/strong> Public health workforce<\/strong> Improving staff engagement<\/strong> Atlas of Shared Learning<\/strong> Differences in child obesity by ethnic group<\/strong> Statistics<\/strong><\/p>\n Bulletins<\/strong><\/p>\n Our Fabulous NHS \u2013 Academy of Fabulous Stuff\u00a0
\nAlmost half of NHS workers on the front line of patient care say there are not enough staff on their shift to ensure patients are treated safely and with compassion, according to the results of a snapshot survey of NHS staff.<\/a> The report calls for an increase in NHS funding and mandatory safe-staffing levels in England and Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n
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\nThe NHS App<\/a> is now being rolled out across England.\u00a0 GP practices will need to review some of their system settings before they can go live and enable all the functions of the NHS App.\u00a0 When the GP practice is connected patients will be able to use it to book and manage appointments at their GP practice; order repeat prescriptions; view their GP medical record; check symptoms using NHS 111 online and the health A-Z on the NHS website; register as an organ donor; and choose whether the NHS uses their data for research and planning.\u00a0 Until the GP practice is online patients will be able to use the NHS App to check their symptoms.<\/p>\n
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\nNHS England has published Patient and Community Engagement Indicator: 2018\/19 CCG Improvement and Assessment Framework: Guidance for CCGs<\/a>.\u00a0 This document presents guidance to support CCGs to identify and compile evidence, and to complete the evidence template for the Patient and Community Engagement Indicator in the CCG Improvement and Assessment Framework (CCG IAF) 2018\/19.<\/p>\n
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\nNHS Improvement and NHS England have launched a consultation on National Tariff Payment System 2019\/20<\/a>.\u00a0 They are consulting on all aspects of the proposed 2019\/20 national tariff.\u00a0 There is a main document containing policy proposals and the draft tariff and a number of supporting documents.<\/p>\n
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\nNHS England has published frequently asked questions relating to the HPV-MSM (human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for men who have sex with men (MSM))<\/a>.\u00a0 The documents, one for health professionals and one for the general public, cover NHS England\u2019s response and FAQs, to the DHSC announcement to introduce a nationwide HPV vaccination programme for men who have sex with men aged 45 or younger attending level 3 specialist sexual health services\/genitourinary medicine and HIV clinics in England.<\/p>\n
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\nAsthma UK has published The reality of asthma care in the UK: annual asthma survey 2018 report<\/a>. This report presents the findings from a survey of 10,064 people with asthma across the UK. The findings include: three out of five people still don\u2019t receive basic asthma care; young people receive the worst level of basic care; there is variation in asthma care across the UK; people may be suffering from ore asthma attacks than previously estimated; and crucial follow-up after emergency care is still being missed.<\/p>\n
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\nThe Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has published State of Child Health: two years on<\/a>. This report sets out progress made against the policy recommendation in the RCPCH State of Child Health 2017 report. It reveals achievements in key areas and a more positive picture for infants, children and young people, however cuts to public health, services and political uncertainty pose substantial threats to progress.<\/p>\n
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\nHealthcare Improvement Scotland and SIGN have published SIGN156: Children and young people exposed prenatally to alcohol<\/a>. This document provides recommendations based on best available evidence and consensus for the assessment and diagnosis of children and young people affected by prenatal alcohol exposure. It includes evidence-based recommendations on measurement of alcohol consumption in pregnancy and consensus-based recommendations.<\/p>\n
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\nThe Strategy Unit has published reports presenting findings to date from an evaluation of the Building the Right Support plan<\/a> published in 2015. Building the Right Support is a national plan to provide better support to people with a learning disability or autism. The research is intended to find out what is working, what is not working and what can be done better to support people. The research is due to be completed in summer 2019 after which the final results will be published.<\/p>\n
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\nThe Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch has published Transfer of critically ill adults: healthcare safety investigation<\/a>. This report shows that a lack of national guidance and standard practice for ambulance transfers could be putting patients at risk. It puts forward key recommendations aimed at making ambulance transfers safer for adults that are critically ill.<\/p>\n
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\nThe Department of Health and Social Care has published a 20-year vision and a 5-year national action plan for containing and controlling antimicrobial resistance (AMR):<\/p>\n\n
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\nPublic Health England has published Fit for the future: public health people progress report 2016 to 2018<\/a>. This document reports on progress, to date, against the recommendations in the original \u2018Fit for the Future: public health people\u2019 and details the activities that have been carried out across the public health system by stakeholder organisations.<\/p>\n
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\nNHS Employers has published A quick guide to approaches to improving staff engagement in the NHS<\/a>. This guide examines a range of approaches that organisations can take to sustain staff engagement. It contains inks to resources and case studies looking at how NHS organisations have put ideas into practice.<\/p>\n
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\nNHS England has added the following case studies to the Atlas of Shared Learning:<\/p>\n\n
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\nPublic Health England has published Differences in child obesity by ethnic group<\/a>. This ad hoc statistical publication presents analyses of National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) data collected in the 2016 to 2017 school year. It shows how child obesity prevalence varies by ethnicity, after adjustment for other explanatory variables.<\/p>\n
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