HSJ Roundup<\/strong><\/p>\n The progress and outcomes of black and minority ethnic (BME) nurses and midwives through the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s fitness to practise process – Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)<\/strong> Draw the line – revised campaign resources –\u00a0NHS Employers<\/strong> Maternity Choice And Personalisation Pioneers: Frequently Asked Questions \u2013 NHS England\u00a0<\/strong> New models of care – The King’s Fund<\/strong>\n
\nNHS England has warned local commissioners that offer providers extra income to deliver their financial targets \u2013 and therefore trigger an incentive payment \u2013 could be \u201cpersonally\u201d scrutinized by national officials.<\/li>\n
\nA top teaching trust has granted semi-autonomy to its outstanding-rated children\u2019s hospital, to give it \u201cmore clinical ownership\u201d, HSJ can reveal.<\/li>\n
\nThe Care Quality Commission is planning to shift its approach to inspections and will in future carry out more unannounced visits and focus more on specific services rather than whole organisations.<\/li>\n
\nAt least 10 per cent of clinical commissioning groups across England are using unproven scoring tools to restrict access to hip and knee operations, HSJ can reveal.<\/li>\n
\nThree London trusts have agreed to redesign their cancer services to try to improve patient care and waiting time performance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\nThis research<\/a>, carried out by the University of Greenwich, explores the progress and outcomes of BME nurses and midwives going through the NMC’s fitness to practise process. The findings highlight that BME staff are more likely to be referred to the NMC than their white counterparts but that BME staff are less likely to be struck off or suspended.<\/p>\n
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\nWe’ve refreshed our Draw the line assessment tool and manager’s guide<\/a> to help you effectively determine where your organisation is with raising concerns and support staff more effectively.<\/p>\n
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\nThis updated set of FAQs<\/a> provides guidance and information on the pioneers who are testing ways of improving choice and personalisation for women accessing maternity services.<\/p>\n
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\nThe Kings Fund has published presentations from its conference Mainstreaming primary and acute care systems and multispecialty community providers<\/a>. The event explored the learning from the multidisciplinary community providers and primary and acute care systems new care model vanguards. It looked at what is working well and what could be replicated in other areas.<\/p>\n
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