{"id":1721,"date":"2015-05-27T11:35:10","date_gmt":"2015-05-27T10:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lihnnhs.info\/Sando\/?p=1721"},"modified":"2015-05-27T11:39:59","modified_gmt":"2015-05-27T10:39:59","slug":"knowledge-lert-for-wednesday-27th-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lihnnhs.info\/Sando\/2015\/05\/27\/knowledge-lert-for-wednesday-27th-may\/","title":{"rendered":"Knowledge @lert for Wednesday 27th May"},"content":{"rendered":"

Go gentle into that good night: the past, present, and future of end-of-life care –\u00a0 RAND<\/strong>
\nEnd-of-life care has received increasing attention in recent years as the baby boomers age and health care costs continue to rise. This attention has brought with it remarkable growth in the field and improvement in care, but there remains work to be done in order to more consistently deliver high quality, compassionate, and patient- and family-centred end-of-life care. This dissertation <\/a>examines the past, present, and future of end-of-life care in order to shed light on the most effective ways to organise and deliver it.<\/p>\n

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Revised Medicines Optimisation Dashboard<\/strong>
\nNHS England has launched a full revision of the Medicines Optimisation Dashboard<\/a> to help CCGs improve and understand how well patients across the country are being supported to use their medicines. The dashboard brings together data and aligns it to various themes including patient safety, mental health, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, diabetes, antibiotic prescribing and community pharmacy. The data will allow local NHS organisations to highlight variation in local practice and stimulate discussion on the appropriateness of local care.<\/p>\n

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NHS foundation trusts: quarterly performance report<\/strong>
\nMonitor has published its final performance report for the foundation trust sectorfor the year ended 31 March 2015. Performance of the foundation trust sector: year ended 31 March 2015<\/a> shows thatthe 152 foundation trusts missed a number of national waiting times targets for A&E, routine operations and some cancer treatments for the entire year. The sector also ended 2014\/15 in deficit (-\u00a3349 million) for the first time.\u00a0 An infographic has also been published to summaries the information.<\/p>\n

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Survey finds patients positive about their hospital stay
\n<\/strong>The Care Quality Commission and the NHS has published the National results from the 2014 Inpatient Survey<\/a>. It looked at the experiences of over 59,000 people who were admitted to an NHS hospital in 2014. Most people reported an overall positive experience of their inpatient care. The majority of respondents said that they were \u2018always\u2019 treated with respect and dignity and that they \u2018always\u2019 had confidence and trust in the nurses and doctors treating them. However, the results also indicate some areas where patients\u2019 experiences of care were less positive, which include: people\u2019s experiences of being admitted; the information and support they received while they were an inpatient and being discharged from hospital.
\nAdditional link: Picker institute press release<\/a><\/p>\n

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Cancer Drugs Fund update
\n<\/strong>NHS England has published an updated Cancer Drugs Fund<\/a> (CDF) list following decisions, made by cancer doctors and patient representatives at the last national CDF panel meeting, that aim to deliver the maximum clinical benefit for patients. The updated CDF list reflects the outcomes of the appeals from pharmaceutical companies following the removal of drugs after the panel meeting in December 2014.\u00a0 Decisions on seven new applications to the fund have also been published.<\/p>\n

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NICE consultations
\n<\/strong>Chronic heart failure (QS update): topic engagement<\/a>.\u00a0 Closing date for comment 3 June 2015<\/p>\n

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NICE guidance
\n<\/strong>NICE has published the following guidance:<\/p>\n