Consultation launched on Oliver McGowan draft code of practice

A consultation has been launched to consider the extent to which the Oliver McGowan code of practice on statutory learning disability and autism training provides Care Quality Commission (CQC) registered providers with the necessary guidance to meet the legislative requirement introduced by section 181 of the Health and Care Act 2022. The consultation will run until 19 September 2023.

If you have any queries on this consultation or require an alternative format, email ndld.consultation@dhsc.gov.uk.

Oliver McGowan draft code of practice – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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Recommendations made to improve mental health inpatient data

A Department of Health and Social Care report on data in mental health, autism and learning disability inpatient care settings and pathways includes
recommendations for improvements in the way local and national data is gathered and used to monitor and improve patient safety.

The rapid review into data on mental health inpatient settings was commissioned to produce recommendations to improve the way data and information is used in relation to patient safety.

Rapid review into data on mental health inpatient settings: final report and recommendations – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

More than 500 additional deaths a week involving cardiovascular disease since the Covid pandemic began, charity finds

An analysis by charity the British Heart Foundation has found nearly 100,000 more people with cardiovascular disease than expected have died since the start of the Covid19 pandemic in England. This means that, on average, there have been more than 500 additional deaths a week involving cardiovascular disease since the Covid-19 pandemic began.

excess-deaths-involving-cvd-in-england_an-anlysis-and-explainer.pdf (bhf.org.uk)

NHS in England becoming more reliant on overseas health professionals, report finds

The NHS in England has become more reliant on overseas health professionals over the past five years, this evidence report from the Migration Observatory finds. The UK immigration system admitted unprecedented numbers of overseas health and care workers in the year ending March 2023 with almost 100,000 applicants making up the majority of Skilled Worker entry visas. Half of secondary care doctors registered with the General Medical Council in England in 2022 had received their primary medical qualification abroad (excluding trainees).

Migration and the health and care workforce – Migration Observatory – The Migration Observatory (ox.ac.uk)

Sickness absence in the NHS

Over the course of the last calendar year, from January to December 2022, we saw an unprecedented and sustained high average level of sickness absence for the NHS in England. In this report for the Nuffield Trust Billy Palmer and Lucina Rolewicz draw on published data to explore the trends in, reasons for, and impact of sickness absence in the NHS. The briefing primarily focuses on hospital and community services in England, since this is where most is known, although we do compare to trends in other sectors and health services in the other UK nations, where data permits.

All is not well: Sickness absence in the NHS in England | Nuffield Trust