Keypoints - 11th July 2008
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Department
of Health
the week:
issue 53, 4 - 10 July 2008
AHP
Bulletin, Issue 65, July 2008
Communications
summary - June 2008
The
Nursing and Midwifery Council (Constitution) Order 2008: a paper for
consultation
This draft
order sets out a proposed constitution for the NMC. It provides details of the
composition of the council, the terms of office of council members, and
criteria for the disqualification, suspension or removal of members from
office.
Letter
from Professor Mike Richards: A review of the consequences of additional
private drugs for NHS care.
This letter
from Professor Mike Richards, National Clinical Director, highlights the policy
review he is undertaking relating to patients
who choose to pay privately for drugs not funded by the NHS.
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Lettersandcirculars/Dearcolleagueletters/DH_086036
Putting
people at the heart of health
A new framework for action on social marketing and public health has
been published by the Department of Health. Ambitions for Health sets out how
we will use evidence of what motivates people to help them
lead healthier lives through targeted action. This builds on the success of
programmes like Health Trainers, which provides one-to-one support to help
individuals tackle health issues.
Impact
assessment of a national screening programme for abdominal aortic aneurysms
This
document sets out the evidence in support of implementing a national screening
programme for abdominal aortic aneurysms.
Delivering
care closer to home: meeting the challenge
The
document is a resource for commissioners and others interested in shifting care
closer to home. It aims to share local emerging practice, how national enablers
can support shifting care, and highlights new products developed to support
local commissioners and providers.
Marie Curie empowered to deliver end of life care at a local level
Operation
success rates help patients choose treatment
The NHS has today taken a significant step towards greater patient
choice with the publication of national operation survival rates.
The data
for four common operations for each trust in
Action to improve children's communication following Bercow
Review
http://nds.coi.gov.uk/environment/fullDetail.asp?ReleaseID=373166&NewsAreaID=2&NavigatedFromDepartment=False
Stronger
voice, better care - Local Involvement Networks (LINks)
explained
Research
and development work relating to assistive technology 2007-08. Presented
pursuant to section 22 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970
The report
covers research and development work carried out by or on behalf of any
government department in relation to equipment that might increase the range
and independence of older and disabled people.
Making
the difference: The Pacesetters beginner's guide to
service improvement for equality and diversity in the NHS
This guide
is intended to raise awareness of service improvement approaches for those
working within the Pacesetters programme. Service improvement is concerned with
testing ideas, sustaining and sharing best practice to make a tangible
difference in outcomes and experience for staff and service users. It is
primarily intended for NHS organisations who are part
of the Pacesetters programme; however, will also be useful for other
organisations.
Healthier eating for public sector workers and patients
Government
response to the Health Select Committee report 'modernising medical careers'
The Health
Select Committee published their report into Modernising Medical Careers (MMC)
on 8th May 2008. The Government has today set out its response to the
conclusions and recommendations of that report.
Evaluation
of the new social work degree qualification in
Health
informatics review report
GP Extended
Opening Hours - monthly update
Diagnostics
waiting times and activity data - monthly update
http://nds.coi.gov.uk/environment/fullDetail.asp?ReleaseID=373279&NewsAreaID=2&NavigatedFromDepartment=False
Healthcare
Commission
Towards
better births
This report
gives a detailed analysis of the results of a maternity review, including
recommendations for improvement. The review drew information from trusts
delivering maternity services, a survey of their staff and one of the largest
surveys of women ever undertaken.
Private
healthcare provider fined for breaching conditions of registration
Latest
Safeguarding Children review shows most vulnerable children not yet benefiting
from improvements to services and outcomes
Much has
changed in the landscape of children’s services since
the previous Safeguarding Children report in 2005. But some children and
young people are still not well enough served by public services. This is
particularly the case for those who are looked after by their local authority,
who are in secure settings or are asylum-seeking children.
The King's
Fund
Healthcare-associated
infections
Healthcare-associated
infections are a major concern to patients and the public as a result of both
high rates of infection across the NHS, and media coverage of outbreaks at
individual hospitals. The government has put in place a range of policies
designed to reduce healthcare-associated infections in NHS organisations in
In
the beginning: Determinants of Health
This
briefing looks at the early years of the NHS and the challenges it faced, from
long waiting lists to shortages of staff. It also looks forward to what the
next 60 years might hold for the NHS. It is based on a series of Data
briefings by John Appleby and Ruth Thorlby published
in the Health Service Journal between January and July 2008.
New
network will develop use of telecare and telehealth to manage long-term conditions
Greater use
of cutting-edge technologies in health care moved a step closer today with the
establishment of a new network to help expand use of telehealth
and telecare in helping patients with long-term
conditions.
Department
for children, Schools and Families
Nurse-Family
Partnership Programme - First Year Pilot Site Implementation in
The
Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP)is an evidence-based
nurse home-visiting programme designed to improve the health, well-being and
self-sufficiency of young first-time parents and their children.
The Cabinet
Office
Food
Matters: Towards a Strategy for the 21st Century
The Cabinet
Office has published the results of a ten month Strategy Unit project looking
at food policy across Government – and concludes that rising demand,
climate change, and trade and productivity restrictions must all be addressed
Adults
facing Chronic Exclusion (ACE) Programme
The ACE
Programme is a 3 year, £6million fund designed to test new approaches to
tacking chronic social exclusion amongst the most marginalised people in
society.
Four
Government Departments are sponsoring the programme: Home Office, Communities
and Local Government, Department of Health and the Department for Work and
Pensions. Each has contributed £1.5million over the next three years for the
ACE programme.
Food
Standards Agency
Agency
welcomes Cabinet Office report
The
Agency has welcomed the report from the Cabinet Office Strategy Unit on a
new food policy framework for the
The report,
Food Matters – Towards a Strategy for the 21st Century, looks at how different
elements of the food system can be better integrated and its impact
economically, socially and environmentally. It recognises that central
government needs to work with the public, businesses from all parts of the food
chain, other stakeholders, and other tiers of government, to put a new food
policy framework in place.
Office for
National Statistics
Births and deaths in England and Wales
The Office for National Statistics has published figures for
births and deaths in
National
Patient Safety Agency
Study
shows NHS Hospitals are cleaner
Standards
of cleanliness and food in NHS hospitals throughout
BBC Health
News
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