{"id":1766,"date":"2015-06-03T12:30:22","date_gmt":"2015-06-03T11:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lihnnhs.info\/Sando\/?p=1766"},"modified":"2015-06-03T12:38:52","modified_gmt":"2015-06-03T11:38:52","slug":"knowledge-lert-for-wednesday-3rd-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lihnnhs.info\/Sando\/2015\/06\/03\/knowledge-lert-for-wednesday-3rd-june\/","title":{"rendered":"Knowledge @lert for Wednesday 3rd June"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Acute sector productivity dwarfs everything in the search for savings &#8211; HSJ<\/strong><br \/>\nNHS England chief executive Simon Stevens this week choose to<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsj.co.uk\/5085512.article?WT.tsrc=email&amp;WT.mc_id=Newsletter94#.VW7jGtJVhBc\" target=\"_blank\"> challenge the nature of relationships held dear by many clinicians.<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonhslks.com\/contact-us.html\" target=\"_blank\">Contact the Library &amp; Knowledge Service<\/a> to request this article in full or Phn. 01704 704202<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CCG hires 10 US physician associates to ease pressure on GPs &#8211;\u00a0GP Online NEWS<\/strong><br \/>\nA Midlands CCG has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gponline.com\/ccg-hires-10-us-physician-associates-ease-pressure-gps\/article\/1349802\" target=\"_blank\">recruited 10 physician associates from the US <\/a>to help tackle the growing GP workforce crisis.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Emergency care to be &#8216;completely redesigned&#8217; within three years, says Stevens &#8211; HSJ<\/strong><br \/>\nUrgent and emergency care will undergo a \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsj.co.uk\/news\/acute-care\/emergency\/emergency-care-to-be-completely-redesigned-within-three-years-says-stevens\/5085503.article?referrer=RSS\" target=\"_blank\">complete redesign\u201d<\/a> and be in \u201ca very different place by the middle of this Parliament\u201d, the NHS England chief executive has announced.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonhslks.com\/contact-us.html\" target=\"_blank\">Contact the Library &amp; Knowledge Service<\/a> to request this article in full or Phn. 01704 704202<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Health secretary launches crackdown on NHS executive pay &#8211; HSJ<\/strong><br \/>\nHealth secretary Jeremy Hunt has ordered an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsj.co.uk\/news\/health-secretary-launches-crackdown-on-nhs-executive-pay\/5085479.article?referrer=RSS\" target=\"_blank\">immediate review of executive pay<\/a> at every NHS hospital in England.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonhslks.com\/contact-us.html\" target=\"_blank\">Contact the Library &amp; Knowledge Service<\/a> to request this article in full or Phn. 01704 704202<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Use of staffing agencies in the NHS<br \/>\n<\/strong>The Secretary of State for Health has outlined a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/clampdown-on-staffing-agencies-charging-nhs-extortionate-rates\">package of measures to help cut costs<\/a> while improving frontline care.\u00a0 The measures focus on the spiralling agency staff bills which cost the NHS \u00a33.3 billion last year. This was more than the cost of all that year\u2019s 22 million A&amp;E admissions combined. Other controls include limiting the use of expensive management consultants.\u00a0 New rules will be introduced which will: set a maximum hourly rate for agency doctors and nurses; ban the use of agencies that are not on approved frameworks; put a cap on total agency staff spending for each NHS trust in financial difficult and require approval for any consultancy contracts over \u00a350,000.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Stevens interview: Dealing with agency staff is NHS\u2019s \u2018biggest operational risk\u2019 &#8211; HSJ<\/strong><br \/>\nNHS trusts will \u2018undoubtedly\u2019 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsj.co.uk\/news\/workforce\/stevens-interview-dealing-with-agency-staff-is-nhss-biggest-operational-risk\/5085499.article?referrer=RSS\" target=\"_blank\">struggle to employ the doctors and nurses <\/a>they need as the service clamps down on the cost of temporary staff from next month, NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has told HSJ.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonhslks.com\/contact-us.html\" target=\"_blank\">Contact the Library &amp; Knowledge Service<\/a> to request this article in full or Phn. 01704 704202<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Stevens promises tougher line on struggling CCGs &#8211; HSJ<\/strong><br \/>\nThe responsibilities of severely <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsj.co.uk\/news\/commissioning\/stevens-promises-tougher-line-on-struggling-ccgs\/5085511.article?referrer=RSS\" target=\"_blank\">struggling clinical commissioning groups<\/a> could be passed to other CCGs, local authorities or \u201cintegrated providers\u201d, Simon Stevens has said.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonhslks.com\/contact-us.html\" target=\"_blank\">Contact the Library &amp; Knowledge Service<\/a> to request this article in full or Phn. 01704 704202<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Health and social care priorities for the Government: 2015\u20132020<br \/>\n<\/strong>The Nuffield Trust has published <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk\/publications\/health-priorities-next-government-2015-2020\">Health and social care priorities for the Government: 2015\u20132020<\/a>. The briefing outlines ten key health and social care priorities for the new Government which the trust believes the new government should focus upon. The briefing draws on our published and forthcoming research, expert opinion and insights from key figures in the health and social care system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Acute sector productivity dwarfs everything in the search for savings &#8211; HSJ NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens this week choose to challenge the nature of relationships held dear by many clinicians. 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