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RCN London Safe Staffing Report 2014 \u2013 Royal College of Nursing\u00a0<\/strong>
\nThis report <\/a>shows that the region\u2019s nursing shortage is increasing with more than 8000 nursing posts in the capital unfilled. 14% of London nursing posts are now vacant, up from 11% a year ago. It calls for system-wide action to ensure London employers are able to recruit enough nurses to keep staffing numbers at the level they believe are needed to keep patients safe.<\/p>\n

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Investing In People: Draft Workforce Plan For England \u2013 NHS Health Education England<\/strong>
\nThis plan <\/a>sets out the \u00a35bn investment that NHS Health Education England will make in education and training programmes for 2015\/16. It is built upon the needs of local employers, commissioners and other stakeholders who, as members of Local Education Training Boards, have shaped the thirteen local plans. The priorities in the plan are the priorities of the NHS, identified locally and nationally by employers, colleges and other stakeholders. The plan commissions 370 more postgraduate medical training posts than in the 2014 plan, as well as over 800 additional nurse commissions, over 500 additional AHP commissions, and more than 800 new commissions for pharmacy, healthcare scientists and other therapeutic roles.<\/p>\n

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No more hero leaders –\u00a0Health Services Management Centre (HSMC)<\/strong>
\nAcross all public services, including health, the skill sets of leaders <\/a>in the future need to be different, and the type of leadership approach also needs to change.<\/p>\n

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Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) systems map: overview of the factors influencing the development of AMR and the interactions between them –\u00a0Department of Health<\/strong>
\nThe aim of producing an AMR systems map<\/a> is to provide a broad overview of the factors influencing the development of antimicrobial resistance and the interactions between them rather than detailed consideration of individual factors or infectious agents. It is hoped that this will increase awareness of the diverse factors that influence AMR, aid research groups in identifying issues for investigation and aid in policy development.<\/p>\n

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Professional Guidance on the Structure and Content of Ambulance Record –\u00a0NHS England\u00a0<\/strong>
\nNew guidance describing the clinical professional standards for the structure and content of ambulance patient records:\u00a0\u201cProfessional Guidance on the Structure and Content of Ambulance Records<\/a>\u201d is published today.\u00a0 The guidance was commissioned by NHS England from the Health and Social Care Information Centre and produced by the Royal College of Physicians Health Informatics Unit.<\/p>\n

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NHS England earmarks \u00a31bn for underfunded CCGs \u2013 Health Service Journal<\/strong>
\nNHS England has approved plans to use more than half of the extra \u00a32bn that has been freed up for health service spending in 2015-16<\/a> to bring underfunded clinical commissioning groups closer to their \u201cfair share\u201d of allocations.<\/p>\n