{"id":728,"date":"2014-06-05T09:25:49","date_gmt":"2014-06-05T08:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lihnnhs.info\/Sando\/?p=728"},"modified":"2014-06-05T09:54:35","modified_gmt":"2014-06-05T08:54:35","slug":"knowledge-lert-for-thursday-5th-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lihnnhs.info\/Sando\/2014\/06\/05\/knowledge-lert-for-thursday-5th-may\/","title":{"rendered":"Knowledge @lert for Thursday 5th June"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Senior staff cover means earlier discharges &#8211; HSJ<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Patients admitted to A&amp;E in the evening can stay in hospital up to four days longer than those admitted in the morning. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsj.co.uk\/home\/commissioning\/senior-staff-cover-means-earlier-discharges\/5071139.article#.U5AvmXJdXSg\" target=\"_blank\">To reduce their stays, trusts can take targeted action during the assessment phase<\/a>, explain Seamus McGirr and colleagues.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonhslks.com\/contact-us.html\" target=\"_blank\">Contact the Library &amp; Knowledge Service<\/a>\u00a0to request this HSJ article or Phn. 01704 704202<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Linking pay and progression &#8211; new toolkit launches\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0NHS Employers\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhsemployers.org\/news\/2014\/06\/linking-pay-and-progression-new-toolkit-launches\" target=\"_blank\">new toolkit <\/a>provides guidance and support to help employers link pay with performance within their organisation, in line with the 2013 Agenda for Change pay flexibilities.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Winning the global race? Jobs, skills and the importance of vocational education\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"http:\/\/kingsfund.blogs.com\/health_management\/2014\/06\/winning-the-global-race-jobs-skills-and-the-importance-of-vocational-education.html\" target=\"_blank\">briefing paper<\/a> analyses the latest projections on the changing shape of the jobs market in the UK and aims to present a more complex picture of the skills needs of the economy. It predicts that by 2022, the top three most in-demand occupations will all be in the health and social care sector and finds that there are emerging skills shortages in these areas.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ippr.org\/assets\/media\/publications\/pdf\/winning-global-race_June2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ippr.org\/assets\/media\/publications\/attachments\/annex_winning-the-global-race.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\">Data annex<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Confederation chief calls for 10 year NHS funding settlement\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Health Service Journal &#8211; Acute care news<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NHS Confederation chief executive Rob Webster has outlined a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsj.co.uk\/news\/finance\/confederation-chief-calls-for-10-year-nhs-funding-settlement\/5071621.article?referrer=RSS\" target=\"_blank\">package of commitments<\/a> which he wants politicians of all parties to sign up to before the 2015 general election.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonhslks.com\/contact-us.html\" target=\"_blank\">Contact the Library &amp; Knowledge Service<\/a> to request this HSJ article or Phn. 01704 704202<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Trust Development Authority\u00a0Board meeting \u2013 24 July<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntda.nhs.uk\/blog\/2014\/06\/05\/board-meeting-24-july\/\" target=\"_blank\">next Board meeting <\/a>will take place on\u00a0Thursday\u00a024 July,\u00a02014\u00a0at the Kings Fund, London.\u00a0 If you would like to attend please register your interest by e-mailing\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:lynneburgess@nhs.net\" target=\"_blank\">lynneburgess@nhs.net<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Fair pay campaign launches\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Royal College of Nursing\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Following the Government\u0092s recent decision to deny most nursing staff a cost of living increase this year, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcn.org.uk\/newsevents\/news\/article\/uk\/fair_pay_campaign_launches\" target=\"_blank\">RCN has launched What if&#8230;?, a major campaign for fair pay<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NHS trusts to save millions on mileage adjustment\u00a0&#8211; NHS Employers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Following a deal made last year with NHS trade unions, <a style=\"font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nhsemployers.org\/media-centre\/2014\/06\/nhs-trusts-to-save-millions-on-mileage-adjustment\" target=\"_blank\">NHS trusts are set to save around \u00a320 million compared to last year.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Patient and Family-Centred Care toolkit\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0The King&#8217;s Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"http:\/\/kingsfund.blogs.com\/health_management\/2014\/06\/patient-and-family-centred-care-toolkit.html\" target=\"_blank\">toolkit <\/a>is a step-by-step guide to improving processes of care and staff\u2013patient interactions, using a technique called Patient and Family-Centred Care. It aims to offer a simple way for health care organisations to show their commitment to patients\u2019 experience of the care they receive while also attending to the wellbeing of the staff who deliver that care.\u00a0The toolkit evolved from the Patient and Family-Centred Care programme. This initiative was run jointly by the Health Foundation and The King\u2019s Fund to develop a small number of exemplary hospitals and a team of professional staff and managers who could demonstrate their achievements to others and bring sustainable improvement in patients&#8217; experience and outcomes.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kingsfund.org.uk\/print\/4608\" target=\"_blank\">Toolkit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kingsfund.org.uk\/blog\/2014\/06\/patient-and-family-centred-care-practical-tools-improve-patient-experience\" target=\"_blank\">The King&#8217;s Fund &#8211; blogs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kingsfund.org.uk\/projects\/pfcc\" target=\"_blank\">The King&#8217;s Fund &#8211; projects<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>GMC warning as health regulation bill omitted from Queen&#8217;s speech\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0GP Online<\/strong><br \/>\nThe government <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gponline.com\/gmc-warning-health-regulation-bill-omitted-queens-speech\/article\/1297418\" target=\"_blank\">missed an opportunity to modernise the regulation of healthcare professionals <\/a>when it left the Regulation of Health and Social Care Bill out of Wednesday&#8217;s Queen&#8217;s speech, the GMC has warned.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Wider NHS to benefit from a streamlining programme that has saved London millions &#8211; NHS Employers\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhsemployers.org\/media-centre\/2014\/06\/wider-nhs-to-benefit-from-a-streamlining-programme-that-has-saved-london-millions\" target=\"_blank\">programme <\/a>that has saved the NHS in London millions of pounds and improved services is being rolled out throughout England with a package of supporting resources, was showcased today (4 June) at the NHS Confederation Annual Conference.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>GPs could merge with hospital services, says NHS chief executive\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<strong>GP Online<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>General practice could be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gponline.com\/gps-merge-hospital-services-says-nhs-chief-executive\/article\/1297366\" target=\"_blank\">merged into joint provider organisations with hospitals<\/a>, NHS England&#8217;s chief executive has said.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Establishing incentives and changing cultures to support data access\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Wellcome Trust<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"http:\/\/kingsfund.blogs.com\/health_management\/2014\/06\/establishing-incentives-and-changing-cultures-to-support-data-access.html\" target=\"_blank\">study <\/a>seeks to understand the factors that help and hinder researchers in making data more widely available, and to investigate the need to create new incentives to facilitate data sharing. In addition to a review of previous work on this topic, the research encompassed a web survey, expert interviews and focus group discussions with researchers and data managers. The report makes a series of recommendations to funders and research leaders about how they could work to build incentives and embed cultural change.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wellcome.ac.uk\/stellent\/groups\/corporatesite\/@msh_peda\/documents\/web_document\/wtp056495.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wellcome.ac.uk\/stellent\/groups\/corporatesite\/@msh_peda\/documents\/web_document\/wtp056489.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Supporting materials<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wellcome.ac.uk\/About-us\/Policy\/Spotlight-issues\/Data-sharing\/EAGDA\/WTP056496.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Wellcome Trust &#8211; policy pages<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>The open data era in health and social care\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0The GovLab<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"http:\/\/kingsfund.blogs.com\/health_management\/2014\/06\/the-open-data-era-in-health-and-social-care.html\" target=\"_blank\">report <\/a>contains a blueprint for the NHS in England to develop a research and learning programme for the open data era in health and social care. It suggests ways to enable a conversation about how the health and care system can maximize the impact of sharing open data through establishing priorities and clear ways of measuring benefits.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/images.thegovlab.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/nhs-full-report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Full report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/images.thegovlab.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/NHS-report-executive-summary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Executive summary<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">McKesson committed to ESR &#8211; to 2015\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0EHI News<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The managing director of UK Workforce Solutions for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ehi.co.uk\/news\/EHI\/9450\/mckesson-committed-to-esr---to-2015\" target=\"_blank\">McKesson has said the company is committed to supporting the NHS Electronic Staff Record until its contract \u00a0expires in November 2015.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Health Statistics<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hscic.gov.uk\/catalogue\/PUB14188\">CCG Prescribing Data<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; January to March 2014<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hpa.org.uk\/web\/HPAweb&amp;HPAwebStandard\/HPAweb_C\/1244763936373\">Mandatory Surveillance of MRSA, MSSA, and Escherichia coli bacteraemia and Clostridium difficile infection<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; April 2013 &#8211; April 2014<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Senior staff cover means earlier discharges &#8211; HSJ Patients admitted to A&amp;E in the evening can stay in hospital up to four days longer than those admitted in the morning. 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