{"id":8983,"date":"2017-09-29T11:58:57","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T10:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lihnnhs.info\/Sando\/?p=8983"},"modified":"2017-09-29T14:18:02","modified_gmt":"2017-09-29T13:18:02","slug":"knowledge-lert-for-friday-29th-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lihnnhs.info\/Sando\/2017\/09\/29\/knowledge-lert-for-friday-29th-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Knowledge @lert for Friday 29th September"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NHS hospital bed numbers:\u00a0past, present, future &#8211; The King&#8217;s Fund<\/strong><br \/>\nThis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingsfund.org.uk\/publications\/nhs-hospital-bed-numbers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">briefing<\/a> aims to place the debate about hospital beds in a wider context by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>presenting data on hospital beds for England over a 30-year period and, where possible,<\/li>\n<li>data on other categories of beds used in health care<\/li>\n<li>comparing the NHS\u2019s bed supply with other EU-15 countries<\/li>\n<li>exploring the drivers underpinning changes observed in hospital bed numbers<\/li>\n<li>considering whether STPs\u2019 proposed bed reductions are realistic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Supporting junior doctors in safe prescribing &#8211; RCP<\/strong><br \/>\nThe aim of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcplondon.ac.uk\/projects\/outputs\/supporting-junior-doctors-safe-prescribing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this guidance<\/a> is to give postgraduate medical education leads and those responsible for quality and safety within trusts a framework to address these issues.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Never Events 1 April &#8211; 31 August\u00a0 &#8211; NHS Improvement<\/strong><br \/>\nA <a href=\"https:\/\/improvement.nhs.uk\/uploads\/documents\/Never_Events_1_April_2017_-_31_August_2017_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">provisional summary<\/a> of Never Events that have been reported as occurring between 1 April and 31 August 2017.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Agreement of balances guidance for 2017\/18, 28 September 2017 &#8211; NHS Improvement<\/strong><br \/>\nNHS providers should refer to <a href=\"https:\/\/improvement.nhs.uk\/resources\/financial-reporting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this page<\/a> for the latest updates on financial accounting and reporting.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Reducing falls can help trusts improve patient experience and reduce costs &#8211; NHS Improvement<\/strong><br \/>\nThis <a href=\"https:\/\/improvement.nhs.uk\/news-alerts\/reducing-falls-can-help-trusts-improve-patient-experience-and-reduce-costs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report <\/a>from NHS Improvement provides a picture of the scale of inpatient falls and the benefits to the NHS if the rate in hospitals was reduced. It followed the successful completion of their collaboration between 19 trusts to adopt improvement methodologies and creating a learning community to discuss changes. Results include the observation that older patients represent 77% of total falls, but 87% of total costs \u2013 reducing this group by around 25-30% could result in annual savings of up to \u00a3170m.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NIHR Signals<\/strong><br \/>\nThe National Institute for Health Research has published new Signals containing summaries of published research for health and social care decision makers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/discover.dc.nihr.ac.uk\/portal\/article\/4000781\/heel-casts-do-not-improve-heel-ulcers-in-diabetes\">Heel casts do not improve heel ulcers in diabetes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/discover.dc.nihr.ac.uk\/portal\/article\/4000780\/self-guided-therapy-for-people-with-obsessive-compulsive-disorder-did-not-improve-symptoms\">Self-guided therapy for people with obsessive-compulsive disorder did not improve symptoms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/discover.dc.nihr.ac.uk\/portal\/article\/4000782\/intensive-lifestyle-interventions-can-help-obese-young-people-lose-weight\">Intensive lifestyle interventions can help obese young people lose weight<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/discover.dc.nihr.ac.uk\/portal\/article\/4000783\/initial-treatment-with-high-pressure-oxygen-reduces-deaths-in-severe-flare-ups-of-copd\">Initial treatment with high-pressure oxygen reduces deaths in severe flare-ups of COPD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/discover.dc.nihr.ac.uk\/portal\/article\/4000784\/local-nerve-blocks-can-improve-outcomes-for-people-with-hip-fracture\">Local nerve blocks can improve outcomes for people with hip fracture<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NICE guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Medtech innovation briefing<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"558\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"60\">MIB120<\/td>\n<td width=\"497\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nice.org.uk\/advice\/mib120\">Caris Molecular Intelligence for guiding cancer treatment<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"60\">MIB110<\/td>\n<td width=\"497\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nice.org.uk\/advice\/mib110\">FreeStyle Libre for glucose monitoring<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Bulletins &amp; Newsletters<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/drug-safety-update-monthly-newsletter\">Drug Safety Update<\/a> \u2013 September 2017<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/vaccine-update-issue-270-september-2017\">Vaccine update<\/a> \u2013 September 2017<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvement.nhs.uk\/news-alerts\/provider-bulletin-27-september\/\">Provider bulletin<\/a> \u2013 27 September 2017<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/improvement.nhs.uk\/news-alerts\/costing-newsletter-september-2017\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Costing newsletter<\/a> &#8211; September 2017<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>HSJ Roundup<\/strong>\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonhslks.com\/contact-us.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">contact the Library for further details<\/a>)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>NHS Improvement to introduce &#8216;maximum&#8217; caps on agency rates\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nHospitals struggling to recruit medical locums to tackle staff shortages will need to limit the amount they can spend even when safety is a factor, HSJ can reveal.<\/li>\n<li><strong>CCGs find no link between GP hours and A&amp;E attendance\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nTwo Nottinghamshire clinical commissioning groups, which also lead a national vanguard, have found there is no direct link between extended GP opening hours and accident and emergency attendances.<\/li>\n<li><strong>National leaders warned over lack of services for personality disorders\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nA coroner has warned national health leaders about a lack of commissioned services to support patients with borderline personality disorder.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stevens: NHS will be forced to open extra beds if DTOCs aren&#8217;t cut\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nThe NHS will have to open more beds \u2013 but would struggle to staff them \u2013 if there are not sufficient reductions in delayed transfers of care ahead of winter, Simon Stevens has said.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Trust warned by regulator over &#8216;oppressive&#8217; 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