STPs: destined to fail or the road to better care? – the hospital doctors\u2019 view –\u00a0<\/strong>Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association<\/strong> A realist informed mixed methods evaluation of Schwartz Center Rounds in England –\u00a0National Institute of Health Research (NIHR)<\/strong> Behavioural design teams: the next frontier in clinical delivery innovation? – Commonwealth Fund<\/strong> Commissioning children’s palliative care in England: 2017 edition – Together for Short Lives<\/strong> Primary medical care policy and guidance manual<\/strong> Finance and governance glossary<\/strong> Prevention of Type 2 diabetes and obesity<\/strong> Single Oversight Framework<\/strong> Preventing infections and reducing antimicrobial resistance<\/strong> Accountable care: eight steps<\/strong> Quality improvement in health care<\/strong> Early pregnancy care<\/strong> Statistics<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nThis report <\/a>aims to contributes to existing debates, setting out HCSA members\u2019 experience and views of STPs. The key themes covered in this research were: hospital clinicians\u2019 knowledge of the STP process; clinicians\u2019 engagement in the STP process; and clinicians\u2019 views on the impact of STPs.<\/p>\n
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\nThis summary <\/a>outlines initial findings from an in-depth study of Schwartz Center Rounds and the impact that they have on clinical and non-clinical staff. Researchers from The King’s Fund, the University of Surrey, Kings College London and the University of Sheffield found that health care staff\u00a0who regularly share the emotional, social or ethical challenges they face in the workplace experience less psychological distress, improved teamwork and increased empathy and compassion for patients and colleagues.<\/p>\n
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\nThis briefing <\/a>examines how embedded behavioural design teams could help providers rethinking the delivery of care in their organisations. Using interviews with experts in clinical delivery innovation and members of behavioural design teams, it highlights best practice in embedded behavioural design teams within health care organisations.<\/p>\n
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\nThis report <\/a>highlights that only a third of CCGs in England are implementing a government commitment to the prioritisation of palliative care for babies, children and young people. It finds that whilst 90 per cent of CCGs commission community children’s nursing services, only 67 per cent provide this service out of hours and at weekends.<\/p>\n
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\nNHS England has published two annexes to the Primary Medical Care Policy and Guidance Manual.\u00a0 The annexes cover managing patient assignments<\/a> and practice visits<\/a>.\u00a0 The policy provides commissioners of GP services with the context, information and tools to commission and manage GP contracts.<\/p>\n
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\nThe Healthcare Financial Management Association has published Glossary for NHS and local government finance and governance<\/a>.\u00a0 This briefing provides a glossary of frequently used terms relating to finance and governance.<\/p>\n
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\nNHS England, Public Health England and Diabetes UK have launched a pilot project which uses digital interventions to help prevent Type 2 diabetes and obesity<\/a>.\u00a0 Over 5000 patients are expected to be recruited to the project over a six month period and will be given access to digital products for up to 12 months.\u00a0 Users will be able to access health coaches and online support groups as well as set and monitor goals electronically.<\/p>\n
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\nNHS Improvement has updated its Single Oversight Framework<\/a>.\u00a0 This document sets out NHS Improvement\u2019s approach to overseeing and supporting NHS trusts.\u00a0 It explains what the framework is, how it is applied and how it relates to NHS Improvement\u2019s duties and strategic priorities.\u00a0 It is accompanied by separate documentation which sets out the detail of the metrics used to assess performance.<\/p>\n
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\nPublic Health England has published Health matters: preventing infections and reducing antimicrobial resistance<\/a>.\u00a0 This professional resource outlines the importance of infection prevention and control and how it can contribute to reducing antimicrobial resistance.\u00a0 It includes two case studies:<\/p>\n\n
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\nNHS Providers and Hempsons have published Accountable care \u2013 the art of the possible: an eight step guide to accountable care<\/a>.\u00a0 This report is based on discussions at a roundtable event to find out what advice NHS trusts needed in order to progress towards accountable care systems and organisations.\u00a0 It sets out eight steps and key considerations to help trusts work more closely with partners.\u00a0 The eight steps identified are: phasing, partners, governance, contracting, funding, organisational form, enablers and competition.<\/p>\n
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\nThe King\u2019s Fund has published Embedding a culture of quality improvement<\/a>.\u00a0 This report includes learning from organisations that have adopted quality improvement approaches and focuses on how senior leaders can create the right conditions for quality improvement to flourish within health care.\u00a0 It draws on a roundtable event, interviews with NHS leaders and stakeholders involved in quality improvement initiatives, and a literature review.<\/p>\n
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\nThe Royal College of Nursing has published Clinical nurse specialist in early pregnancy care<\/a>.\u00a0 This document outlines the key skills and knowledge required to develop the role of the clinical nurse specialist in early pregnancy care.\u00a0 It is intended to provide direction for commissioners and managers when creating roles to support best practice in local service provision for women and their families.<\/p>\n
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