Health inequalities in ageing in rural and coastal areas<\/strong> Preventing falls in people with a learning disability<\/strong> Improving care for patients with a learning disability<\/strong> Flexible working<\/strong> NHS Health Checks review<\/strong> Progressive Neurological Conditions Toolkit<\/strong> Reducing length of stay<\/strong> NIHR Signals<\/strong> NICE consultations<\/strong><\/p>\n Bulletins<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nPublic Health England has published Health inequalities in older populations in coastal and rural areas<\/a>.\u00a0 This review provides evidence on the health inequalities experienced by older populations in coastal and rural areas, together with a summary of key considerations to reduce inequalities and promote healthy ageing in these areas. It comprises a literature review supplemented with case studies, and brings together a range of information with links to published research.<\/p>\n
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\nPublic Health England has published Preventing falls in people with learning disabilities: making reasonable adjustments<\/a>.\u00a0 This guide contains information to help staff in public health, health services and social care to prevent falls in people with learning disabilities. It is also intended to help falls prevention services to provide support that is accessible to people with learning disabilities.\u00a0 It may also be of use to family, carers and friends of people with learning disabilities.<\/p>\n
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\nNHS Digital is piloting a reasonable adjustment flag<\/a> on patient records which will let doctors, nurses and other health and care staff know that a patient has a learning disability and has specific needs that require adjustments to the services provided so they get the best care.\u00a0 The pilot will run to the end of September to test the technology behind the flag and gather feedback from staff, patients and carers.\u00a0 NHS Digital will then explore a potential expansion.<\/p>\n
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\nThe Department of Health and Social Care has launched a new engagement exercise to understand what would help create the work-life balance<\/a> NHS and social care staff want.<\/p>\n
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\nThe Department of Health and Social Care has announced there will be an evidence-based review of the NHS Health Check service<\/a>. The review will explore new intelligent, predictive checks, taking age, risk factors and lifestyle into account.\u00a0 It will examine how to improve the system with a focus on offering personalised interventions. The review will also explore a special check-up for people approaching retirement age; increasing the range of advice the checks can offer; ways to increase the uptake of health checks; and the digitisation of health checks where appropriate.<\/p>\n
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\nNHS RightCare has produced the Progressive Neurological Conditions Toolkit<\/a>.\u00a0 This guidance aims to help CCGs deliver faster diagnosis and treatment for progressive neurological conditions, better join-up the different health professionals and organisations supporting each individual, and improve access to specialist physical and mental health care.<\/p>\n
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\nNHS England has produced a series of reducing length of stay action cards<\/a>.\u00a0 The six action cards, aimed at different groups of health professionals, highlight the most important things that healthcare professionals should be doing each day to reduce long hospital stays.<\/p>\n
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\nThe following research summaries have been added to the National Institute for Health Research website:<\/p>\n\n
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