{"id":2271,"date":"2016-01-05T12:08:58","date_gmt":"2016-01-05T12:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lihnnhs.info\/Sando\/?p=2271"},"modified":"2016-01-05T12:08:58","modified_gmt":"2016-01-05T12:08:58","slug":"knowledge-lert-for-tuesday-5th-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lihnnhs.info\/Sando\/2016\/01\/05\/knowledge-lert-for-tuesday-5th-january\/","title":{"rendered":"Knowledge @lert for Tuesday 5th January"},"content":{"rendered":"

Transforming End Of Life Care In Acute Hospitals: The Route To Success \u2018How To\u2019 Guide \u2013 NHS Improving Quality<\/strong>
\nThis guidance <\/a>builds upon the 2008 end of life care strategy for acute hospitals and includes updated practical advice and support for frontline clinicians and leaders for the work required to transform end of life care in acute hospitals.<\/p>\n

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The Digital Revolution: Eight Technologies That Will Change Health And Care \u2013 The King\u2019s Fund<\/strong>
\nThe past decade has seen rapid development and adoption of technologies that change the way we live. But which technologies will have a similarly transformative impact on health and care? The King\u2019s Fund has looked at some examples of innovative technology-enabled care <\/a>that are already being deployed in the NHS and internationally to transform care. Now, we examine the technologies most likely to change health and care over the next few years.Some of the technologies we discuss are on the horizon \u2013 others are already in our pockets, our local surgeries and hospitals. But none are systematically deployed in our health and care system. Each could represent an opportunity to achieve better outcomes or more efficient care.<\/p>\n

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A zero cost way to reduce missed hospital appointments \u2013 Department of Health<\/strong>
\nThis randomised controlled trial tested the effectiveness of the reminder message sent to outpatients.<\/a> Results showed if the message included the specific cost to the NHS of not attending then the patient was more likely to attend or rearrange their appointment \u2013 rather than miss it.<\/p>\n

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Considerations For Determining Local Health And Care Economies \u2013 Monitor<\/strong>
\nThe NHS planning guidance, Delivering the Forward View: NHS planning guidance 2016\/17 to 2020\/21 asks every health and care system to produce its own sustainability and transformation plan (STP)<\/a>. One of the first steps in this process is for local health and care systems to agree the geographic scope of their STP. Monitor has produced resources to support CCGs, providers, local authorities and other key stakeholders to help determine their planning footprint. Download the Mapping Table.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Hospital trust admits rotas denied nurses sufficient rest \u2013 Health Service Journal<\/strong>
\nNurses at East Cheshire Trust have been working shifts which failed to ensure they had the legal minimum number of rest hours<\/a>.\u00a0The trust admitted a problem with its e-rostering system had meant nurse rotas were not compliant with the European Working Time Directive.<\/p>\n