{"id":3951,"date":"2016-07-28T08:46:14","date_gmt":"2016-07-28T07:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lihnnhs.info\/Sando\/?p=3951"},"modified":"2016-07-28T09:04:12","modified_gmt":"2016-07-28T08:04:12","slug":"knowledge-lert-for-thursday-28th-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lihnnhs.info\/Sando\/2016\/07\/28\/knowledge-lert-for-thursday-28th-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Knowledge @lert for Thursday 28th July"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\">If you have not already done so, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.co.uk\/r\/9PL7CNT\" target=\"_blank\">answer a few short questions<\/a> about our Knowledge @lert service. Your feedback will be included in\u00a0 our annual Library Quality Assurance (LQAF) submission to Health Education England. Thank you. <\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>More people than ever receiving psychological therapies and recovering &#8211; NHS England<\/strong><br \/>\nMore people than ever are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/2016\/07\/psychological-therapies\/\" target=\"_blank\">receiving psychological therapies<\/a> and April saw the highest recovery rates so far in the history of the programme, end of year data has shown. The number of people referred for treatment from January to March (Q4) increased to 367,689 by around 17,000 from 350,505 in Q3.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Behan would increase waiting times rather than sacrifice quality &#8211; Health Service Journal<\/strong><br \/>\nThe chief executive of the Care Quality Commission has said he would choose to ramp up waiting times rather than see a drop in care quality if he was in charge of a trust, following last week\u2019s NHS \u201creset\u201d.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>The state of maternity services in England &#8211;\u00a0 Picker Institute Europe<\/strong><br \/>\nThis <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pickereurope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Maternity-services-policy-briefing-V2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">policy briefing <\/a>focuses on the meaning of maternity care and analyses the main characteristics of maternity services in England. It outlines the broader implications of changing quality in maternity care settings and includes suggestions for further actions and policy measures needed to improve the quality of care in English maternity services.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Independent provider bulletin: July 2016<\/strong><br \/>\nInformation and events for independent providers of NHS services.<br \/>\nIn this edition:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvement.nhs.uk\/news-alerts\/independent-provider-bulletin-july-2016\/#safe\" target=\"_blank\">Safe staffing improvement resource\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvement.nhs.uk\/news-alerts\/independent-provider-bulletin-july-2016\/#business\" target=\"_blank\">Our business plan and objectives\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvement.nhs.uk\/news-alerts\/independent-provider-bulletin-july-2016\/#new\" target=\"_blank\">New resources to support safer care of deteriorating patients\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvement.nhs.uk\/news-alerts\/independent-provider-bulletin-july-2016\/#nmc\" target=\"_blank\">NMC amendment to English language test requirements\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvement.nhs.uk\/news-alerts\/independent-provider-bulletin-july-2016\/#expo\" target=\"_blank\">Health and Care Innovation Expo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvement.nhs.uk\/news-alerts\/independent-provider-bulletin-july-2016\/#findings\" target=\"_blank\">2014\/15 patient-level cost collection findings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvement.nhs.uk\/news-alerts\/independent-provider-bulletin-july-2016\/#updates\" target=\"_blank\">Other healthcare updates<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Health and wellbeing leads network meetings &#8211; NHS Employers<\/strong><br \/>\nFind out what happened at our last network meeting and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhsemployers.org\/news\/2016\/07\/health-and-wellbeing-leads-network-meetings\" target=\"_blank\">access more resources to help you support your staff<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NHS England set to overspend budget for the first time &#8211; Health Service Journal<\/strong><br \/>\nThe overall NHS England budget is forecast to be overspent for the first time in 2016-17 and 45 clinical commissioning groups are already performing worse than planned.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Healthcare assistants overtake ambulance staff for highest rate of sickness absences &#8211; NHE<\/strong><br \/>\nHealthcare assistants and support staff now have the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalhealthexecutive.com\/Health-Care-News\/healthcare-assistants-overtake-ambulance-staff-for-highest-rate-of-sickness-absences\" target=\"_blank\">highest rate of absence <\/a>due to sickness in the NHS. The sickness absence figures for 2015-16, published today by the Health and Social Care Information Centre, show that the sickness rate for healthcare assistants in January-March 2016 was 6.5%. Ambulance staff, who had the highest&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Short-term RTT fix unlikely as nearly 1,000 patients wait over a year for referral &#8211; NHE<\/strong> NHS waiting times for referral to treatment <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalhealthexecutive.com\/Health-Care-News\/short-term-rtt-fix-unlikely-as-nearly-1000-patients-wait-over-a-year-for-referral\" target=\"_blank\">(RTT) are growing and are unlikely to improve <\/a>in the short term, according to the latest report to NHS Improvement (NHSI). Papers published ahead of the regulator\u2019s board meeting tomorrow show that 996 patients had been waiting over a year for referral in May 2016, a significant increase&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NHS to trial specialised commissioning with four STPs &#8211; NHE<\/strong><br \/>\nNHS England is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalhealthexecutive.com\/Health-Care-News\/nhs-to-trial-specialised-commissioning-with-four-stps\" target=\"_blank\">trialling measures to ensure specialised services are delivered at a local level<\/a>, according to a new report from its specialised services commissioning committee. In the report, published ahead of NHS England\u2019s board meeting tomorrow, the committee says that it is currently working to align development of its 2017-18&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>&#8216;Standardised&#8217; contract needed to stop consultant overspend &#8211; NHE<\/strong><br \/>\nRevelations about the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalhealthexecutive.com\/Health-Care-News\/standardised-contract-needed-to-prevent-consultant-overspend-nhs-employers\" target=\"_blank\">high rates some NHS trusts are spending<\/a> to get consultants to cover shifts show the need for contract reform, the chief executive of NHS Employers has said. Freedom of Information requests from the BBC to 114 NHS trusts found that spending on high-cost overtime has risen from \u00a3125m in 2013-14 to \u00a3168m in&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Achieving a sustainable health service<br \/>\n<\/strong>The independent think-tank Localis has published <a href=\"http:\/\/www.localis.org.uk\/research\/local-empowerment-how-to-achieve-a-sustainable-health-service\/\" target=\"_blank\">Local empowerment: how to achieve a sustainable health service<\/a>.\u00a0 This report makes the case for a devolution revolution in the NHS and recommends that local areas should negotiate health devolution deals directly with the Government. These deals should give them new powers and freedoms to enable more integrated planning and delivery between health and social care<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NICE Bites: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease<br \/>\n<\/strong>The June\/July 2016 NICE Bites bulletin from the North West Medicines Information Service covers<a href=\"http:\/\/www.elmmb.nhs.uk\/newsletters-minutes\/nice-bites\/?assetdetesctl486923=55366\" target=\"_blank\">Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease<\/a>. <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>The aim of this publication is to provide healthcare professionals with a clear and succinct summary of key prescribing points taken from the NICE guidance, NG49.\u00a0 This guideline covers Identifying, assessing, and managing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in children, young people and adults.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Maternity pressure ulcers legal leaflet<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>As part of a series of leaflets aimed at reducing preventable injuries, the NHS Litigation Authority has published <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcm.org.uk\/news-views-and-analysis\/news\/maternity-pressure-ulcers-legal-leaflet\" target=\"_blank\">Did you know? Maternity pressure ulcers<\/a>.\u00a0 Maternity pressure ulcers have resulted in 39 claims from women in the five years from April 2009.\u00a0 The leaflet pinpoints factors that were common to the care the women received and highlights the cost of compensating patients affected by poor care.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NICE<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Interventional procedure guidance<br \/>\n<\/strong>IPG563\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nice.org.uk\/guidance\/ipg563\" target=\"_blank\">Percutaneous endoscopic laser balloon pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quality Standard<br \/>\n<\/strong>QS126\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nice.org.uk\/guidance\/qs126\" target=\"_blank\">Motor neurone disease<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Technology appraisal guidance<br \/>\n<\/strong>TA398\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nice.org.uk\/guidance\/ta398\" target=\"_blank\">Lumacaftor\u2013ivacaftor for treating cystic fibrosis homozygous for the F508del mutation<\/a><br \/>\nTA399\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nice.org.uk\/guidance\/ta399\" target=\"_blank\">Azacitidine for treating acute myeloid leukaemia with more than 30% bone marrow blasts<\/a><br \/>\nTA400\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nice.org.uk\/guidance\/ta400\" target=\"_blank\">Nivolumab in combination with ipilimumab for treating advanced melanoma<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Public Health Outcomes Framework update<br \/>\n<\/strong>Public Health England has published <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/public-health-outcomes-framework-indicator-updates\" target=\"_blank\">Public Health Outcomes Framework: indicator updates, August 2016<\/a>. The Public Health Outcomes Framework was refreshed in May 2016. This update is the first publication of data on the new framework. Additional indicators will be added as they become available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you have not already done so, please answer a few short questions about our Knowledge @lert service. Your feedback will be included in\u00a0 our annual Library Quality Assurance (LQAF) submission to Health Education England. Thank you. 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