{"id":795,"date":"2014-06-26T12:54:13","date_gmt":"2014-06-26T11:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lihnnhs.info\/Sando\/?p=795"},"modified":"2014-06-26T12:54:13","modified_gmt":"2014-06-26T11:54:13","slug":"knowledge-lert-for-thursday-26th-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lihnnhs.info\/Sando\/2014\/06\/26\/knowledge-lert-for-thursday-26th-june\/","title":{"rendered":"Knowledge @lert for Thursday 26th June"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tackling health inequalities new report<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Royal Society for Public Health has published\u00a0Tackling health inequalities: the case for investment in the wider public health workforce<\/a>. This new report is calling for greater investment and better understanding of the impact of the \u201cwider public health workforce\u201d people who are not professionally qualified public health practitioners, but have the ability or opportunity to positively impact public health in their community. The report argues that this \u201cwider workforce\u201d could be instrumental in reducing the burden of health inequalities the financial cost of which was last estimated at close to \u00a360bn.<\/p>\n

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Health and wellbeing metrics and demographics\u00a0–\u00a0NHS Employers<\/strong><\/p>\n

NHS Employers have\u00a0added new information, case studies and useful links<\/a> to the health and wellbeing section of their website on using metrics and demographics.<\/p>\n

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Employers respond to the GMC’s new powers for checking doctors’ language skills\u00a0– NHS Employers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Changes in the law yesterday (25 June 2014) which give the General Medical Council new powers to check the English language skills of licenced doctors<\/a> have been welcomed by employers.<\/p>\n

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Sign up to safety campaign<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Secretary of State for Health has launched a new campaign\u00a0sign up for safety<\/a>.\u00a0 The campaign has set out a three-year shared objective to save 6,000 lives and halve avoidable harm with the aim ensuring patients get harm free care every time, everywhere.\u00a0 NHS England, Department of Health, Monitor, NHS Trust Development Authority, NHS Litigation Authority and CQC have all agreed to sign up, and have made a commitment to align their organisations\u2019 work with the campaign.
\nAdditional link:\u00a0Department of Health press release<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0Monitor press release<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publication of staffing levels and the ‘Sign Up To Safety’ campaign\u00a0– NHS Employers<\/strong><\/p>\n

The actual versus planned nurse and midwifery staffing levels<\/a> in May have been published on the NHS Choices website and a new safety website has been launched which allows the public to see how their hospital is performing on key safety measures.<\/p>\n

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NHS Trust Development Authority signs up to safety\u00a0 – TDA<\/strong><\/p>\n

The NHS Trust Development Authority (NHS TDA) has signed up to the \u2018Sign up to Safety\u2019 campaign<\/a>.\u00a0The campaign aims to make the NHS in England the safest healthcare system in the world by halving avoidable harm, saving around 6,000 lives a year.\u00a0<\/span>The campaign has the potential to not only improve the quality and safety of services, but is also aligned with the NHS TDA\u2019s core aim of supporting NHS Trusts to deliver sustainable quality in every part of the system.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Inquiry into patient centred care on the 21st century\u00a0–\u00a0Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

This Inquiry <\/a>has been established by the RCGP with the objective of delivering original, cost effective solutions to the medical, social and financial challenges posed by rising levels of multi-morbidity within society. The Inquiry is being undertaken by a panel of experts drawn from a range different perspectives within the healthcare system, including both patients and professionals. It will look at the role of general practice within the context of primary, community and social care services. The Inquiry is currently inviting evidence submissions from all who have a stake in this issue \u2013 including patients, health professionals, managers and decision-makers \u2013 to help inform its work. The deadline for responses is 16th July 2014.<\/p>\n

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NHS financial temperature check briefing\u00a0–\u00a0Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

This briefing<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>summarises finance directors\u2019 views on financial challenges facing the NHS.<\/p>\n

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Report on inquiry into respiratory deaths\u00a0–\u00a0APPG on Respiratory Health<\/strong><\/p>\n

The inquiry <\/a>investigated why premature mortality from respiratory disease remains so high and how death rates could be improved. It focussed in particular on two conditions: COPD and asthma, which together affect around 6 million people in the UK.<\/p>\n

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NHS England to develop new indicator for nurse staffing\u00a0– HSJ Article<\/strong><\/p>\n

One in three hospitals recorded nursing shift \u2018fill rates\u2019 <\/a>of more than\u00a0100 per cent in May, according to figures released as part of the government\u2019s patient safety drive.<\/p>\n

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One chance to get it right: improving people’s experience of care in the last few days and hours of life\u00a0–\u00a0Leadership Alliance for the Care of Dying People<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Leadership Alliance for the Care of Dying People, made up of 21 national health and care organisations, has published this report<\/a> to form a response to the recommendations set out in More Care, Less Pathway, the independent review of the Liverpool Care Pathway.<\/p>\n