Our Fabulous NHS \u2013 Academy of Fabulous Stuff<\/strong> HSJ Roundup\u00a0<\/strong>(contact the Library for further details<\/a>)<\/p>\n Nursing associate case studies published\u00a0<\/strong> Better care for people with co-occurring mental health and alcohol\/drug use conditions: a guide for commissioners and service providers –\u00a0Public Health England<\/strong> Behind closed doors: can we expect NHS staff to be the shock absorbers of a system under pressure? –\u00a0Point of Care Foundation<\/strong> Costs of inpatient falls in hospitals<\/strong> \u2018Eating for two\u2019 pregnancy myth<\/strong>
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\nThe health and wellbeing of our staff is extremely important. We have considerably improved management information to improve our understanding of issues surrounding stress. Staff have 24\/7 access to a staff support service, supplied by colleagues in Merseycare NHS Trust. We also have a comprehensive range of training opportunities for all staff to assist in […]<\/li>\n
\nAlison Roberts, Specialist Nurse Colposcopist at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has developed the Cervix Visual Assessment Guide which is designed to assist primary care health professionals with the assessment and evaluation of the cervix. The guide is a visual educational tool developed by health professionals specialising in colposcopy and gynaecology. In response to […]<\/li>\n
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\nGPs in North Staffordshire have said they want to see a new multispecialty community provider set up for the region instead of the larger organisation covering the whole county outlined in its sustainability and transformation partnership.<\/li>\n
\nThe agency charged with protecting the NHS from cyberattacks is planning to build a new \u2018security operations centre\u2019.<\/li>\n
\nAn NHS worker has been told she can keep more than \u00a331,000 in payments she was not entitled to after blunders by the NHS Business Services Authority<\/li>\n
\nA former nurse has been appointed as the new chief executive of a \u00a3550m turnover trust.<\/li>\n
\nA merger of three clinical commissioning groups would streamline commissioning across Birmingham and Solihull with some functions shifting to accountable care organisations.<\/li>\n
\nLocal commissioners must deliver efficiency savings of almost 4 per cent to meet their financial targets this year, despite failing to get close to last year\u2019s target of 3.2 per cent.<\/li>\n
\nOne of the UK\u2019s top medical leaders has warned over the \u2018softening\u2019 of waiting list targets, in the first interview in her new post.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\nHealth Education England has published a range of case studies<\/a> featuring trainees from the nursing associate pilot programmes.<\/p>\n
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\nThis guidance <\/a>supports local areas to commission timely and effective responses for people with co-occurring mental health and alcohol or drug use conditions.<\/p>\n
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\nThis briefing <\/a>highlights concerns that the pressures within the NHS are placing staff under stress and at risk of burnout and the impact that this could have on patient safety. It makes recommendations that focus on support for bottom-up initiatives that acknowledge the intrinsic motivations that staff feel to care for patients, and for actions at every level of the NHS to enable staff to be at their best with patients.<\/p>\n
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\nNHS Improvement has published The incidence and costs of inpatient falls in hospitals<\/a>. This review provides an overview of the scale of inpatient falls and the benefits to the NHS if the rate of falls was reduced in hospitals. It examines the incidence of inpatient falls in hospital; the estimated costs hospitals incur as a result of inpatient falls; the potential cost savings from reducing falls by implementing well-evidenced multidisciplinary interventions; and potential savings to hospitals from taking these actions.<\/p>\n
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\nThe Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) has highlighted the publication of a survey, to understand women\u2019s perceptions of how much they should eat during pregnancy<\/a>.\u00a0 The survey, commissioned by the National Charity Partnership,, found 69 per cent of women are unaware of how many extra calories they need to consume during pregnancy. The RCOG is working with the National Charity Partnership to bust the \u2019eating for two\u2019 myth and make it easier for people to understand how to make healthy choices during pregnancy to avoid unhealthy weight gain.<\/p>\n
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