Workforce plan analysis suggests number of students training to be clinicians needs to increase by 50 per cent

Health Foundation analysis of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan commitments suggests the proportion of first-year higher education students training to be NHS clinical professionals would need to increase by 50 per cent. Based on current trends, this would mean that students training to be NHS clinical professionals would make up around 1 in 6 of all first-year students in 2031/32, up from 1 in 9 in 2022/23.  

How feasible are the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan commitments on training? – The Health Foundation

Public spending breakdown available

This report by the Institute of Fiscal Studies estimates the level of funding for five key public services (the NHS, schools, local government, the police and public health) in each local authority area in England in 2022-23 and compares the relative levels of funding different areas receive to estimates of their relative spending needs. It finds substantial differences between the share of funding areas receive and the share they would receive if funding was allocated in line with their different levels of need.

How much public spending does each area receive? Local authority level estimates of health, police, school and local government spending | Institute for Fiscal Studies (ifs.org.uk)

Case for major conditions strategy publishedma

This report sets out the government’s case for change and strategic framework for the final strategy, following the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care’s commitment to publish a major conditions strategy.

Major conditions strategy: case for change and our strategic framework – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Latest national dementia audit published

The latest Royal College of Psychiatrists dementia audit has been undertaken prospectively. This is intended to enable hospitals to take earlier action to improve patient care and experience. However, this has demonstrated that many hospitals still have no ready mechanism to identify people with dementia once admitted. One notable improvement found is delirium screening but the report also shines a light on a need for more training.

National Audit of Dementia Round 5 | Royal College of Psychiatrists (rcpsych.ac.uk)

National Audit of Dementia Round 5 – Tools | Royal College of Psychiatrists (rcpsych.ac.uk)

Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome experience consultation launched

The government has launched a consultation on an interim set of actions to improve the experiences and outcomes of people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome.

It will inform the development of a final cross-government delivery plan on ME/CFS.

The consultation will run for a period of eight weeks until 4 October and is open to everyone aged 13 and over. You can respond as an individual or on behalf of an organisation.

Consultation document: the interim delivery plan on ME/CFS – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

NHS England guides for NHS chaplaincy

This NHS England document sets out for NHS managers of chaplaincy services in England guidance on how to run and manage a safe, effective and inclusive chaplaincy service, with some examples of how NHS bodies across the country are operating such services.

NHS England » NHS Chaplaincy – guidelines for NHS managers on pastoral, spiritual and religious care