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Cataracts in adults: management –\u00a0National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)<\/strong> International GP recruitment programme: application process guidance for commissioners –\u00a0NHS England<\/strong> NHS England\u2019s national report to ministers on the Responsible Officer regulations and medical revalidation, 2016\/17 –\u00a0NHS England<\/strong> 2017\/18 data security and protection requirements –\u00a0Department of Health (DH)<\/strong> Current, future and avoidable costs of stroke in the UK –\u00a0Stroke Association<\/strong> NHS pressures: future trends –\u00a0British Medical Association (BMA)\u00a0<\/strong> Staff engagement at Ashford and St Peter’s – NHS Employers<\/strong> The latest\u00a0Signals from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Dissemination Centre:<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nThis new guidance<\/a> argues that the\u00a0decision to have cataract surgery should be based on whether the patient thinks surgery is right for them. It\u00a0provides advice for patients and ophthalmologists to help them decide when surgery is appropriate, taking into account how the condition is affecting a patient\u2019s sight and their quality of life, the benefits and harms of the operation.<\/p>\n
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\nThis guidance <\/a>document outlines the approach that has been agreed to delivering the international GP recruitment programme. It also details the process that should be followed by areas wishing to apply for funding to deliver international recruitment schemes.<\/p>\n
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\nAt the end of the fourth year of implementation of medical revalidation, this report<\/a>\u00a0provides evidence of a steadily improving picture of engagement. The report also provides a national picture of revalidation as well as local level data on progress on medical revalidation.<\/p>\n
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\nThis document<\/a> sets out what all health and care organisations will be expected to do to demonstrate that they are putting into practice the ten data security standards recommended by the National Data Guardian.<\/p>\n
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\nThis report <\/a>estimates that the current cost of stroke to the UK is \u00a326 billion every year, a threefold increase from the previous estimated cost of \u00a39 billion.\u00a0The figures also predict that a growing and ageing population, increasing numbers of stroke survivors, and rising care costs are crucial factors behind the increasing financial burden of stroke over the next 20 years.<\/p>\n
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\nThis analysis of NHS admissions and waiting times data<\/a> estimates that emergency department attendances could increase to 24 million between October 2017 and September 2018. During this period, the analysis also projects that the number of patients failing to be treated within four hours of arrival at hospital could rise by 370,000.<\/p>\n
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\nRead our latest staff engagement case study<\/a> looking at Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s work around quality improvement.<\/p>\n
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