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Shared commitment to quality from the National Quality Board –\u00a0NHS England<\/strong>
\nThis framework <\/a>provides a nationally agreed definition of quality and guide for clinical and managerial leaders wanting to improve quality. \u00a0The approach has been agreed across NHS and social care organisations to provide more consistency and to enable the system to work together more effectively.<\/p>\n

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Beyond Brexit: assessing key risks to the nursing workforce in England –\u00a0Institute for Employment Studies (IES)<\/strong>
\nThis paper <\/a>analyses data at national and trust level to map the regions and NHS trusts in England who may be most vulnerable to the associated risks of Brexit and population growth. The analysis forecasts that areas with a high projected rate of population growth of over-85s and above average employment of nurses from the European Economic Area are most at risk of facing greater pressures in those health economies.<\/p>\n

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Hospital activity and funding
\n<\/strong><\/span>The King\u2019s Fund has published How hospital activity and funding in England have changed over time<\/a>.\u00a0 This analysis explores demand for hospital services by looking at the data for different aspects of activity over the past 13 years.\u00a0 The analysis indicates rising demand is resulting in increasing hospital activity. There is also evidence that other parts of the health service are facing similar challenges including general practice, district nursing health services and mental health.<\/p>\n

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Improving care for people with long-term conditions\u00a0–\u00a0Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)<\/strong>
\nThis report<\/a>, published by the RPS in Scotland, argues that pharmacist led care of people with long term conditions could deliver better results and be more cost effective. It focuses on the role of the pharmacist as part of a multidisciplinary approach to tackling the challenges facing the NHS in providing the highest quality care and support for people with long term conditions.<\/p>\n

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NICE surveillance reports
\n<\/span><\/strong>NICE Surveillance Reports provide a summary of new evidence published related to a guideline and provide an in depth commentary on a selection of this evidence.\u00a0 They include the decision that NICE has taken about the need to update the relevant clinical guideline in light of new evidence.<\/p>\n