{"id":3744,"date":"2016-07-18T13:29:25","date_gmt":"2016-07-18T12:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lihnnhs.info\/Sando\/?p=3744"},"modified":"2016-07-18T13:32:46","modified_gmt":"2016-07-18T12:32:46","slug":"3744","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lihnnhs.info\/Sando\/2016\/07\/18\/3744\/","title":{"rendered":"Knowledge @lert for Monday 18th July"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CQC: Night staff should be allowed rests to ensure safety &#8211; Health Service Journal<\/strong><br \/>\nNHS trusts should comply with guidelines on allowing doctors and nurses to rest at night, the Care Quality Commission has said.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Efficiency drive key to free at the point of use NHS, says DH official &#8211; Health Service Journal<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Department of Health is planning to roll out barcoding technology to 25 more trusts to help them save money and improve patient safety.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>GMC pilots scheme to reduce fitness to practise investigations &#8211; NHE<\/strong><br \/>\nA scheme to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalhealthexecutive.com\/Health-Care-News\/gmc-pilots-scheme-to-reduce-fitness-to-practise-investigations\" target=\"_blank\">cut the number of investigations into doctors deemed fit to practise<\/a> is being piloted by the General Medical Council (GMC). Under the scheme, the GMC will not immediately open an investigation into cases where doctors have allegedly made a mistake involving poor clinical care.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Recognising signs of sepsis in children<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Health Education England has announced details of a new film <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hee.nhs.uk\/news-events\/news\/film-puts-spotlight-recognising-signs-sepsis-children\">Think Sepsis<\/a> which aims to help health care professionals to spot and respond to the warning signs of sepsis in children. The film highlights the key signs that healthcare staff should be looking out for and asks them to think, \u2018could this be sepsis\u2019 when assessing and diagnosing patients. Whilst aimed at clinical trainers the film contains valuable information for GPs and other clinicians working across both primary and secondary care.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">NICE guidance updated<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>NICE has published updated guidance the details of the updates are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NG17 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nice.org.uk\/guidance\/ng17\">Type 1 diabetes in adults: diagnosis and management<\/a>: This guideline updates and replaces the sections for adults in NICE guideline CG15.\u00a0 In July 2016, recommendation 1.15.1 has been reworded to clarify the role of GPs in referring people for eye screening and also to add information on when this should happen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>NG28\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nice.org.uk\/guidance\/ng28\">Type 2 diabetes in adults: management<\/a>: This guideline updates and replaces NICE guideline CG87, NICE guideline CG66, NICE technology appraisal guidance 248 and NICE technology appraisal guidance 203. In July 2016, recommendation 1.7.17 has been reworded to clarify the role of GPs in referring people for eye screening and also to add information on when this should happen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Competency framework for all prescribers<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">The Royal Pharmaceutical Society in collaboration with NICE has published <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nice.org.uk\/news\/article\/new-competency-framework-for-all-prescribers\">A competency framework for all prescribers<\/a>.\u00a0 This updated framework can be used by any prescriber at any point in their career to underpin professional responsibility for prescribing. It can also be used by regulators, education providers, professional organisations and specialist groups to inform standards, the development of education, and to inform guidance and advice. It outlines ten key prescribing competencies under two areas: the consultation, and prescribing governance. Within these areas, statements describe the activity or outcomes prescribers should be able to demonstrate.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Greater national action needed on management of controlled drugs &#8211; NHE<\/strong><br \/>\nManagement of controlled drugs in the NHS is generally safe, but <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalhealthexecutive.com\/Health-Care-News\/greater-national-action-needed-on-management-of-controlled-drugs--cqc\" target=\"_blank\">needs greater sharing of information<\/a> to build a better picture, the CQC has said. The CQC has been required to ensure that all health providers practice safe management of controlled drugs following the fourth report of the Shipman Inquiry.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Spending on specialised services<br \/>\n<\/strong>The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has published a report on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.parliament.uk\/business\/committees\/committees-a-z\/commons-select\/public-accounts-committee\/news-parliament-2015\/nhs-specialised-services-report-published-16-17\/\">NHS specialised services<\/a>. The report warns that the disproportionate growth in spending on specialised services poses a risk to the financial sustainability of the wider NHS.\u00a0 The Committee is concerned that NHS England and the Department of Health &#8220;painted an unduly healthy picture of the state of commissioning specialised services in England&#8221;. It highlights the ongoing shortcomings in the collection of data and the potential impact this has on decision-making and efficiency.\u00a0 Among its recommendations to Government, the\u00a0 Committee is calling on NHS England to set out publicly by October how specialised services fit within the NHS Five Year Forward View as well as the \u00a322 billion efficiency challenge facing the NHS.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>May shakes up DH ministerial team &#8211; Health Service Journal<\/strong><br \/>\nTheresa May has implemented a substantial restructure of the Department of Health ministerial team as part of her wide-ranging reshuffle.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CCGs and council consider &#8216;formal integration&#8217; &#8211; Health Service Journal<\/strong><br \/>\nSTRUCTURE: A consultancy firm has been commissioned to consider the benefits of formally integrating Manchester\u2019s three clinical commissioning groups and commissioners of social care services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CQC: Night staff should be allowed rests to ensure safety &#8211; Health Service Journal NHS trusts should comply with guidelines on allowing doctors and nurses to rest at night, the Care Quality Commission has said. 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