Current Awareness Service for Health - Management http://www.tin.nhs.uk/management.rss The Department of Health has published the variations to the NHS Standard Contracts. These variations will bring these contracts in line with the requirements of the 2012/13 NHS Operating Framework. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=45218 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:11:37 GMT 20120222131137 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:11:37 GMT 20120222131137 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:13:39 GMT 201202221311339 The following health service activity statistics have been published: - Hospital Activity Data - December 2011 http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Statistics/Performancedataandstatistics/HospitalActivityStatistics/DH_129868 - Cancelled Operations, England - Quarter ending December 2011 http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Statistics/Performancedataandstatistics/Cancelledoperations/index.htm http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=45213 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:29:07 GMT 20120222112907 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:29:07 GMT 20120222112907 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:33:58 GMT 2012022211113358 The Social Care Institute for Excellence has published two guides on commissioning for effective safeguarding in care homes: - 'Safeguarding and quality in commissioning care homes' aims to support NHS and local authority commissioners of care homes to ensure that safeguarding is central to the commissioning process and a primary concern for residential and nursing care home providers. http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/guides/guide45/ - 'Commissioning care homes: common safeguarding challenges' aims to identify the issues that commonly lead to safeguarding referrals from care homes. The underlying causes are also identified. Prevention checklists are provided to help both commissioners and providers to work towards a reduction in occurrence of these issues. There are additional links to resources. http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/guides/guide46/ http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=45209 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:43:59 GMT 20120222104359 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:43:59 GMT 20120222104359 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:53:00 GMT 2012022210105300 The Information Centre has published 'Provisional Monthly Hospital Episode Statistics for Admitted patient care, outpatient and Accident & Emergency data: November 2010 - October 2011'. The data show that in the year from November 2010 to October 2011 there were, 17.3 million finished consultant episodes (FCEs), 59.0% (10.2 million) of which included at least one procedure or intervention, and 5.8 million of which were day cases. 14.9 million finished admission episodes (FAEs), of which 5.2 million were emergency admissions. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=45208 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:41:20 GMT 20120222104120 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:41:20 GMT 20120222104120 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:43:40 GMT 2012022210104340 The Department of Health has published 'Patient Experience Overall Measure update to include 2011 Outpatient Survey results'. The data show that the overall patient experience score in 2011 for Outpatient Services is 79.2 out of 100 (where 80 would suggest that patients, on average, found the service 'very good'). There have been improvements in scores for 'safe high quality coordinated care' (from 83.2 to 83.6), 'building closer relationships' (from 87.3 to 87.7) and 'clean comfortable friendly place to be' (70.9 to 71.3). There was a slight fall in the score for 'better information, more choice' (from 79.1 to 78.6). This fall is a result of reductions in patients' feeling that risks and benefits of treatment, and any medications side effects, were explained. Statistics: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsStatistics/DH_132388 Press release: http://mediacentre.dh.gov.uk/2012/02/14/update-of-overall-patient-experience-scores/ http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=45207 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:33:20 GMT 20120222103320 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:33:20 GMT 20120222103320 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:41:12 GMT 2012022210104112 The Department of Health has published 'Integrated Performance Measures Return - quarterly update statistics'. The statistics cover, diabetes, delayed discharges, access to midwifery, stroke/transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and NHS health Checks for the quarter ending 31 December 2011. Press release: http://nds.coi.gov.uk/clientmicrosite/Content/Detail.aspx?ClientId=46&NewsAreaId=2&ReleaseID=423298&SubjectId=36 Report: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Statistics/Performancedataandstatistics/Integratedperfomancemeasuresmonitoring/index.htm http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=45204 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:12:14 GMT 20120222101214 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:12:14 GMT 20120222101214 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:18:11 GMT 2012022210101811 The latest edition of the National Cancer Programme bulletin (Issue 24) has been issued. The bulletin aims to provide updated information about policy developments and implementation news for the National Cancer Programme which will be of specific interest to NHS staff involved in cancer related projects. This bulletin draws attention to plans for new arrangements to commission and fund molecular tests for cancer and Government investment in order to enable the development of proton beam therapy services. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=45201 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:35:37 GMT 20120222093537 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:35:37 GMT 20120222093537 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:38:26 GMT 201202220993826 The following health activity-related statistics have been published: - NHS Dental Statistics for England 2011/12, Second quarterly report http://www.ic.nhs.uk/pubs/dentalstats1112q2 - Referral to treatment waiting time statistics (admitted patients, non-admitted patients and incomplete RTT times) for December 2011 http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/DH_132618 - NHS Referral to treatment waiting times statistics, Annual Report 2011 http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/DH_132619 - Statistics on Women's Smoking Status at Time of Delivery : England, Quarter 3, 2011/12 http://www.ic.nhs.uk/pubs/wsstd1112q3 - Indicators on breastfeeding - Quarter ending December 2011 http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Statistics/StatisticalWorkAreas/Statisticalpublichealth/DH_124185 - Mixed sex accommodation breaches - January 2012 http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Statistics/Performancedataandstatistics/MixedSexAccommodation/index.htm - Direct access audiology waiting times - December 2011 http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Statistics/Performancedataandstatistics/Directaccessaudiology/index.htm http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=45200 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:31:00 GMT 20120222093100 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:31:00 GMT 20120222093100 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:34:42 GMT 201202220993442 The Department of Health has issued a series of factsheets on the Health and Social Care Bill to explain particular topics contained within the Bill. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=45199 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:29:18 GMT 20120222092918 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:29:18 GMT 20120222092918 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:30:51 GMT 201202220993051 Research published in the Archives of Internal Medicine indicates that patients' ratings of hospitals tally with objective measures of the hospital's performance. Researchers at Imperial College London examined 10,274 ratings of all NHS acute hospital trusts in England submitted on NHS Choices in 2009 and 2010. They found that hospitals with better patient ratings tend to have lower death rates and lower readmission rates. Hospitals rated by patients as being cleaner have lower rates of MRSA infections. The results also showed that the majority of ratings were positive, with 68 per cent of respondents saying they would recommend their hospital to friends. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=45197 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:15:48 GMT 20120222091548 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:15:48 GMT 20120222091548 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:19:26 GMT 201202220991926 The Information Centre has published 'Monthly NHS Hospital and Community Health Service (HCHS) Workforce Statistics in England - November 2011, Provisional, Experimental Statistics'. This is the latest publication of a new monthly series of the Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS) workforce statistics using data from the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). The figures do not include data for GPs and practice staff. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=45195 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:08:14 GMT 20120222090814 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:08:14 GMT 20120222090814 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:10:19 GMT 201202220991019 The Department of Health has published the final Payment by Results (PbR) tariff for use from 1 April 2012. Final PbR guidance has also been published which includes amendments following comments received as part of the recent road test exercise. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=45023 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:06:50 GMT 20120221120650 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:06:50 GMT 20120221120650 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:08:30 GMT 2012022112120830 The Knowledge Management Bulletin covers diverse health management topics and policy issues, from major initiatives and national policies to career development information and statistical data. Produced by Suzanne Toft, Assistant Librarian at Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Library and Knowledge Service. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=45022 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:37:00 GMT 20120220193700 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:37:00 GMT 20120220193700 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:38:43 GMT 201202201973843 The Knowledge Management Bulletin covers diverse health management topics and policy issues, from major initiatives and national policies to career development information and statistical data. Produced by Suzanne Toft, Assistant Librarian at Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Library and Knowledge Service. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44973 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:10:53 GMT 20120213181053 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:10:53 GMT 20120213181053 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:13:08 GMT 201202131861308 The following health statistics have been published: - Dental Commissioning Monitoring - October to December 2011 http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Statistics/Performancedataandstatistics/PrimaryCare/DH_089886 - NHS Diagnostics Waiting Times and Activities - December 2011 http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Statistics/Performancedataandstatistics/HospitalWaitingTimesandListStatistics/Diagnostics/index.htm - Provisional Monthly Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in England - April 2010 to March 2011 and April 2011 to September 2011 Pre and post operative data http://www.ic.nhs.uk/pubs/provisionalmonthlyproms http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44942 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:40:06 GMT 20120209134006 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:40:06 GMT 20120209134006 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:46:24 GMT 201202091314624 The Government has published its response to the House of Commons Health Committee Report on Public Health. The response welcomes the House of Commons Health Committee's report on public health and its endorsement of the Government's intention to give greater prominence and priority to public health policy. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44924 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:26:01 GMT 20120208122601 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:26:01 GMT 20120208122601 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:28:17 GMT 2012020812122817 The Commons Health Select Committee has published 'Fourteenth report - Social Care' which reports on an inquiry into the issues facing the future of social care, and makes recommendations for consideration by the Government in advance of publication of its White Paper on social care and update on funding. Although this report particularly focuses on those people aged 65 and older, many of the recommendations are equally relevant to services for younger people who have a disability, and other people who have long-term conditions. This report highlights several significant issues that the Committee has identified from the evidence received during the inquiry. It aims to paint a picture of how a fully integrated system could be achieved with more efficient use of resources and the improved outcomes that it could deliver. The Committee recommends that the Government respond to the issues raised in its forthcoming White Paper and its proposed bill as well as in its progress report on funding reform. The Committee plans to revisit social care in the light of these documents, with a view to reviewing the progress that has been made. BBC News report: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16910795 Report: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmhealth/1583/158302.htm http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44923 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:22:50 GMT 20120208122250 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:22:50 GMT 20120208122250 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:25:54 GMT 2012020812122554 The Department of Health has published 'Baseline spending estimates for the new NHS and Public Health commissioning architecture'. This document provides estimates of 2010-11 spend on services that will be allocated to different commissioners in the commissioning structure proposed under the Health and Social Care Bill. It brings together two separate collections of 2010-11 Primary Care Trust spend that focused on public health and NHS Commissioning Board or Clinical Commissioning Groups to estimate how those resources would be deployed under the commissioning architecture proposed in the Health and Social Care Bill. While these should be recognised as estimates at this stage, and further analysis is needed before 2013-14 allocations can be set, they do support initial planning by emerging Clinical Commissioning Groups and Local Authorities. DH press release: http://nds.coi.gov.uk/clientmicrosite/Content/Detail.aspx?ClientId=46&NewsAreaId=2&ReleaseID=423197&SubjectId=36 Baseline spending estimates: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_132535 http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44922 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:19:18 GMT 20120208121918 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:19:18 GMT 20120208121918 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:22:44 GMT 2012020812122244 NHS Sustainable Development Unit has published 'Sustainability in the NHS: Health Check 2012'. This document highlights how sustainability is viewed by leaders in the health service and demonstrates the public's desire for a more sustainable healthcare system. It also indicates how sustainability can save NHS organisations money as well as saving the environment. It provides three pieces of new research: a survey of NHS leaders showing the importance of sustainability in driving up quality, productivity and value; an Ipsos MORI public opinion survey demonstrating how sustainable the public think the NHS should be; and the latest NHS carbon footprint. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44918 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:36:42 GMT 20120207143642 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:36:42 GMT 20120207143642 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:38:41 GMT 201202071423841 The Department of Health has issued a Dear Colleague letter setting out the responsibility of local implementation teams leads to co-ordinate, collect, review and return all data for the National Survey of Investment in Mental Health Services 2011-12. The data aims to provide detailed analysis on spending in mental health services which can help Ministers in answering parliamentary questions. It should also assist the Department and local authorities in formulating policy for the provision of mental health services. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44915 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:28:00 GMT 20120207142800 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:28:00 GMT 20120207142800 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:30:03 GMT 201202071423003 The NHS Confederation has published 'Reforming public procurement: EU proposals for a new public procurement Directive'. The European Commission has published legal proposals to revise the existing EU public procurement rules. This briefing outlines the key changes proposed to the legal framework and seeks views from NHS organisations on the likely implications for the NHS. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44914 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:23:41 GMT 20120207142341 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:23:41 GMT 20120207142341 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:27:54 GMT 201202071422754 The NHS Confederation has published 'Mobility of health professionals across Europe. 2012: crunch time for recognition of professional qualifications?' Recent high-profile cases in the UK have focused attention on concerns about the clinical competence and language skills of some healthcare professionals from other European member states. This briefing provides an update on recent developments and outlines the key issues for NHS organisations, notably in their role as employers. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44913 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:18:41 GMT 20120207141841 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:18:41 GMT 20120207141841 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:23:36 GMT 201202071422336 The Knowledge Management Bulletin covers diverse health management topics and policy issues, from major initiatives and national policies to career development information and statistical data. Produced by Suzanne Toft, Assistant Librarian at Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Library and Knowledge Service. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44907 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:27:20 GMT 20120206122720 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:27:20 GMT 20120206122720 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:29:16 GMT 2012020612122916 Research published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine has concluded that hospital admissions at the weekend are associated with increased risk of subsequent death within 30 days of admission. The likelihood of death actually occurring is less on a weekend day than on a mid-week day. The research set out to assess whether weekend admissions to hospital and/or already being an inpatient on weekend days were associated with any additional mortality risks. BBC News report: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16868428 Abstract: http://jrsm.rsmjournals.com/content/early/2012/02/01/jrsm.2012.120009.abstract http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44893 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:08:33 GMT 20120203140833 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:08:33 GMT 20120203140833 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:12:08 GMT 201202031421208 The Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) has launched a new current awareness portal complete with email alerts for each of the newsfeeds and specialist bulletins available on TIN (http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date). To access the portal and read more about it please click on the link above. A feedback form is available on the Help and Support page of the portal. Please take a few moments to let us know what you think of this new feature of the CASH service. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44883 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:17:22 GMT 20120203101722 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:17:22 GMT 20120203101722 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:26:21 GMT 2012020310102621 The Information Centre has published 'Attribution dataset GP registered populations scaled to ONS population estimates, 2011'. This publication contains information about populations registered with GP practices at Strategic Health Authority (SHA) and Primary Care Organisation (PCO) level in five-year age bands by gender, for England and Wales. The data was collected in April 2011 for GP relevant populations. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44882 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:12:48 GMT 20120203101248 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:12:48 GMT 20120203101248 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:17:10 GMT 2012020310101710 NICE has launched a consultation on potential indicators for the proposed Commissioning Outcomes Framework (COF) which will be used to improve the quality of commissioned health services and drive up standards of patient care across England. The Commissioning Outcomes Framework is an accountability framework for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). The COF will allow the NHS Commissioning Board to identify the contribution of CCGs to achieving the priorities for health improvement in the NHS Outcomes Framework. The potential indicators have been mapped against the five domains of the NHS Outcomes Framework, encompassing the three dimensions of quality (effectiveness, patient experience and safety). The consultation is open for a four week period from Wednesday 1 February and will close at 5.00pm on Wednesday 29 February 2012. Press release: http://www.nice.org.uk/newsroom/news/PublicAskedForTheirViewsOnCommissioningOutcomesFramework.jsp Consultation: http://www.nice.org.uk/aboutnice/cof/ConsultationOnCOFIndicators.jsp http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44881 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:07:32 GMT 20120203100732 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:07:32 GMT 20120203100732 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:11:55 GMT 2012020310101155 The Government has outlined its plans to further improve the Health and Social Care Bill as it prepares to re-enter the House of Lords next week. Areas covered by the amendments include: Secretary of State accountability; greater patient involvement; education and training; health inequalities; and strengthening integration. DH press release: http://nds.coi.gov.uk/clientmicrosite/Content/Detail.aspx?ClientId=46&NewsAreaId=2&ReleaseID=423099&SubjectId=36 Amendments: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_132469 http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44880 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:03:01 GMT 20120203100301 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:03:01 GMT 20120203100301 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:12:33 GMT 2012020310101233 The Panopticon blog comments on, and has a transcript of, the First Tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber) decision (which is not yet on the Bailii website) on whether e-mails deleted from a "live" server, but retained on a backup one, could be considered to be held for the purposes of a freedom of information (FOI) request. The University of East Anglia was requested to disclose e-mails relating to the "climategate" scandal under an FOI request and argued that it not longer held the e-mails, where they were held on a backup server. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44874 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:28:41 GMT 20120202132841 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:28:41 GMT 20120202132841 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:06:17 GMT 201202031420617 The Office of Health Economics (OHE) has released the report of its Commission on Competition in the NHS, which recommends careful expansion of competition between providers of NHS-funded health care in England. 'Competition in the NHS' sets out the evidence compiled and analysed by the OHE Commission over the last year, and the conclusions it draws. The conclusions include that on the best available evidence, competition at regulated prices has improved the quality of some NHS services; because health care consists of a wide variety of very different services, delivered in dissimilar locations, the OHE Commission has developed a tool to help show where competition is most likely to be effective; and competition can help the integration of care and there is no evidence that competition hampers integration. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44837 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:41:51 GMT 20120131114151 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:41:51 GMT 20120131114151 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:44:44 GMT 2012013111114444 The Department of Health has published the report of the NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA) Industry Review and the Department's response. The Department welcomes the report, which highlights the positive role of the NHSLA and the effective contribution it has made since its establishment in 1995. The Department broadly accepts the report, its conclusions and recommendations. The Department's response sets out actions that will be taken forward as a result of the review undertaken by Marsh Ltd between February and April 2011. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44833 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:50:10 GMT 20120131105010 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:50:10 GMT 20120131105010 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:51:43 GMT 2012013110105143 The Department of Health and the NHS Commissioning Board Authority have jointly signed a framework agreement that sets out the relationship between the two organisations. The agreement covers roles and responsibilities and lines of accountability, and describes how the Department and the Authority will work together. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44832 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:48:50 GMT 20120131104850 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:48:50 GMT 20120131104850 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:50:04 GMT 2012013110105004 The King's Fund has published its latest analysis of NHS performance results which indicates that while the NHS is generally coping, national statistics mask significant pressures in some local areas. 'How is the NHS performing?' is the fourth quarterly monitoring report which aims to provide a real-time update on how the NHS is coping as it tackles the evolving reform agenda while grappling with the challenges of making improvements in productivity. The report combines publicly available data on selected NHS performance measures with views from a panel of finance directors on key issues their organisations are facing. Report: http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/nhs_performance_jan.html Online presentation: http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/current_projects/quarterly_monitoring_report/nhs_health_check_jan.html http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44831 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:44:21 GMT 20120131104421 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:44:21 GMT 20120131104421 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:48:42 GMT 2012013110104842 The Knowledge Management Bulletin covers diverse health management topics and policy issues, from major initiatives and national policies to career development information and statistical data. Produced by Suzanne Toft, Assistant Librarian at Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Library and Knowledge Service. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44829 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:02:47 GMT 20120130190247 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:02:47 GMT 20120130190247 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:04:37 GMT 201201301970437 The following activity statistics have been published: - Accident and Emergency Attendances in England (Experimental statistics), 2010-11 http://www.ic.nhs.uk/pubs/aandeattendance1011 - Provisional Accident & Emergency Quality Indicators for England , Experimental statistics by provider for September 2011 http://www.ic.nhs.uk/pubs/aaequalityindicatorssep11 - Genito-urinary medicine access monthly monitoring - November 2011 http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Statistics/Performancedataandstatistics/SexualHealth/index.htm - Critical care bed capacity and cancelled operations : monthly situation reports - December 2011 http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Statistics/Performancedataandstatistics/EmergencyActivityandCriticalCareCapacity/index.htm - Acute and non-acute delayed transfers of care : monthly situation reports - December 2011 http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Statistics/Performancedataandstatistics/AcuteandNon-AcuteDelayedTransfersofCare/index.htm http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44800 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:21:53 GMT 20120127162153 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:21:53 GMT 20120127162153 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:24:56 GMT 201201271642456 The Department of Health has published a report on genomic technology which highlights the UK's achievements in genetics research to date and makes recommendations to government to ensure future benefit of genomic innovation for the NHS and patients. 'Building on our inheritance: genomic technology in healthcare' makes the following recommendations: to develop a cross-cutting strategic document, to set out the direction on genomic technology adoption in the NHS; to develop a national central genomic data storage facility; that the NHS Commissioning Board should lead on developing genomic technology adoption; to work to develop a service delivery model for genomic technologies; that the NHS should continue to develop genomics education and training; and to raise public awareness of genomic technology and its benefits. DH press release: http://nds.coi.gov.uk/clientmicrosite/Content/Detail.aspx?ClientId=46&NewsAreaId=2&ReleaseID=422969&SubjectId=36 Report: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_132369 http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44799 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:17:10 GMT 20120127161710 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:17:10 GMT 20120127161710 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:21:43 GMT 201201271642143 The NHS Confederation has published 'Defining mental health services: promoting effective commissioning and supporting QIPP'. In mental health there has not been a consistent set of definitions that describe what is meant by an inpatient bed which has led to difficulty in benchmarking and understanding patterns of performance. This report seeks to address those variations of understanding by suggesting a range of definitions that can be used by commissioners and service providers. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44797 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:11:54 GMT 20120127161154 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:11:54 GMT 20120127161154 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:15:36 GMT 201201271641536 The Department of Health has published 'Choice of GP Practice guidance'. This guidance is aimed at all PCT Clusters to prepare for the changes which will widen patient choice of GP practice. It sets out the action that all PCT clusters need to take by 1 April 2012 to ensure that patients who register with a GP practice away from home ("out of area patients"), as part of the forthcoming GP choice pilots in 2012/13, are able to receive the same level of service that would have been provided locally. (The three pilot areas involved are Westminster, City and Hackney and Tower Hamlets, Manchester and Salford and Nottingham City.) http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44796 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:00:56 GMT 20120127160056 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:00:56 GMT 20120127160056 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:11:35 GMT 201201271641135 The King's Fund has published 'Service-line management: Can it improve quality and efficiency?' Service-line management (SLM) and service-line reporting (SLR) offer one approach for hospitals to improve quality and make productivity savings. This report presents the findings from a series of interviews with staff at seven NHS trusts that are using SLM or SLR, revealing how they are implementing this approach and identifying what helps and what hinders this way of working. The paper outlines a number of important issues for trusts to consider when introducing SLM. Press release: http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/press/press_releases/slm_press_release.html Report: http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/slm_paper.html http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44793 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:51:00 GMT 20120127155100 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:51:00 GMT 20120127155100 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:56:05 GMT 201201271535605 Reference costs from NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts in July 2012 and a revised NHS Costing Manual have been published: - Reference costs guidance This guidance sets out the mandatory requirements for the collection of 2011-12 reference costs from NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts. http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_132390 - NHS Costing Manual This NHS Costing Manual sets out mandatory and minimum principles for costing in the NHS. They can be applied to other costing models, but must be adhered to by NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts when submitting reference costs. http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_132395 http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44792 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:47:48 GMT 20120127154748 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:47:48 GMT 20120127154748 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:50:33 GMT 201201271535033 The NHS Commissioning Board has published a key document setting out its recommendations for the structure of the future Commissioning Board and a clear vision for new ways of working, subject to the passage of the Bill. The proposals contained in 'Design of the NHS Commissioning Board' include the size and shape of the organisation, the principles behind the design and what happens next. The document is part of a series of board papers which will be discussed at their public board meeting on Thursday 2 February. Board papers: http://www.commissioningboard.nhs.uk/2012/01/26/board-meeting-020212/ Design of the NHS Commissioning Board: https://www.wp.dh.gov.uk/commissioningboard/files/2012/01/NHSCBA-02-2012-5-Organisational-Design-Recommendations-Final.pdf http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44791 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:44:29 GMT 20120127154429 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:44:29 GMT 20120127154429 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:50:54 GMT 201201271535054 The Information Centre has published the following statistics: - Monthly NHS Hospital and Community Health Service (HCHS) Workforce Statistics in England - October 2011, Provisional, Experimental Statistics http://www.ic.nhs.uk/statistics-and-data-collections/workforce/nhs-staff-numbers/monthly-nhs-hospital-and-community-health-service-hchs-workforce-statistics-in-england--october-2011-provisional-experimental-statistics - Summary Hospital-level Mortality Indicator (SHMI) - Deaths associated with hospitalisation, England , July 2010 - June 2011, Experimental Statistics http://www.ic.nhs.uk/statistics-and-data-collections/hospital-care/summary-hospital--level-mortality-indicator-shmi/summary-hospital-level-mortality-indicator-shmi--deaths-associated-with-hospitalisation-england-july-2010--june-2011-experimental-statistics http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44754 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:40:27 GMT 20120125134027 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:40:27 GMT 20120125134027 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:42:47 GMT 201201251314247 The London Health Observatory has updated the Local Tobacco Control Profiles. These profiles provide a snapshot of the extent of tobacco use, tobacco related harm, and measures being taken to reduce this harm at a local level. These profiles have been designed to help local government and health services to assess the effect of tobacco use on their local populations. They will inform commissioning and planning decisions to tackle tobacco use and improve the health of local communities. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44753 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:35:02 GMT 20120125133502 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:35:02 GMT 20120125133502 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:40:22 GMT 201201251314022 The Department of Health has published the terms of reference for two reviews established following the recent concerns about PIP implants. The first review, led by Lord Howe, the Minister for Quality, will establish what happened in the UK when the MHRA and Department of Health learnt about the situation with PiP implants in France. Lord Howe will submit a report to the Health Secretary by the end of March this year. The second review will be led by Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, the NHS Medical Director, and will look at whether the cosmetic surgery industry needs to be more effectively regulated. This review will take around a year to complete given the complexities of the issues. He will aim to give a report to the Health Secretary by March 2013. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44752 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:32:33 GMT 20120125133233 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:32:33 GMT 20120125133233 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:34:51 GMT 201201251313451 The Care Quality Commission has launched a consultation on the changes they propose to make to the fees in the coming year for NHS primary care trusts, the Health Protection Agency, NHS Blood and Transplant and NHS Direct. The services provided by NHS primary care trusts have reduced significantly over the last year, and fees for the other three organisations were disproportionately affected by changes the CQC made to their last fees scheme. The aim in consulting is to ensure that the fees these providers pay are proportionate to the services they deliver and the costs of their regulation. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44732 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:42:02 GMT 20120124144202 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:42:02 GMT 20120124144202 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:43:49 GMT 201201241424349 The Audit Commission and Monitor have jointly published a guide called 'Delivering sustainable cost improvement programmes' aimed at acute, ambulance, mental health and specialist NHS trusts and foundation trusts. It summarises how successful organisations approach the delivery of cost improvement programmes. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44731 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:39:35 GMT 20120124143935 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:39:35 GMT 20120124143935 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:41:55 GMT 201201241424155 The Department of Health has published the Public Health Outcomes Framework which sets out the desired outcomes for public health and how these will be measured. The new framework has been published in three parts. Part 1 introduces the overarching vision for public health, the outcomes to be achieved and the indicators that will assist with understanding how well health is being improved and protected. Part 2 specifies the current technical details for each public health indicator and indicates where further work will be conducted to fully specify all indicators. Part 3 consists of the impact assessment and equalities impact assessment. DH press release: http://nds.coi.gov.uk/clientmicrosite/Content/Detail.aspx?ClientId=46&NewsAreaId=2&ReleaseID=422941&SubjectId=36 Framework: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_132358 http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44730 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:31:40 GMT 20120124143140 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:31:40 GMT 20120124143140 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:29:51 GMT 201201311312951 The Health Select Committee has published a review of public expenditure in health and social care. The key priority of the review was to examine the extent to which health and social care authorities have been able to do more with the same level of real resources or whether they have had to reduce the quality of services provided in order to make ends meet. BBC News report: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16690273 Press release: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/health-committee/news/report---pex-2-news-/ Report: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmhealth/1499/149902.htm http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44729 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:26:30 GMT 20120124142630 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:26:30 GMT 20120124142630 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:31:34 GMT 201201241423134 The Nuffield Trust has published 'Competition and integration'. This event report summarises the presentations and discussion at a roundtable seminar, held on 12 September 2011, organised by the Nuffield Trust and Monitor. The aim of the seminar was to discuss how competition and integration could work together to improve quality and efficiency in the English NHS. It explored some of the challenges that will face Monitor and the NHS Commissioning Board in the dual pursuit of competition and integration. It draws on the latest evidence from international research and on examples from the United States, where the government has been experimenting with new pricing and payment strategies to foster more coordinated care. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44723 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:46:53 GMT 20120124114653 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:46:53 GMT 20120124114653 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:48:55 GMT 2012012411114855 The Centre for Mental Health has published 'The Mental Health Strategy, system reforms and spending pressures: what do we know so far?'. This paper examines how delivery of the strategy is being influenced by pressures on public spending and the emerging reforms in health, local government and other public services. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44722 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:43:26 GMT 20120124114326 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:43:26 GMT 20120124114326 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:46:40 GMT 2012012411114640 The Department of Health has updated the never events list with minor amendments to two of the never event definitions. The changes are to never event number 18, Transplantation of ABO incompatible organs as a result of error and never event number 23, Misidentification of patients. The list sets out the revised list and definitions for use in the NHS in 2012/13. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44719 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:34:56 GMT 20120124113456 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:34:56 GMT 20120124113456 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:38:32 GMT 2012012411113832 The NHS Future Forum has given its second set of reports to Health Secretary Andrew Lansley in which it sets out a series of recommendations to improve the quality of patient care and achieve better outcomes. The Forum looked at four areas of health policy: the NHS's role in the public's health, information, education and training and integration. DH press release: http://nds.coi.gov.uk/clientmicrosite/Content/Detail.aspx?ClientId=46&NewsAreaId=2&ReleaseID=422776&SubjectId=36 NHS Future Forum reports: http://healthandcare.dh.gov.uk/forum-report/ BBC News report: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16473677 http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=44556 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:26:39 GMT 20120110162639 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:26:39 GMT 20120110162639 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:35:06 GMT 201201311313506 The claimants were whistleblowers, who claimed that they had been victimised for making a protected disclosure, under the terms of the Employment Rights Act 1996 s.47B. The Court of Appeal, on appeal from the Employment Appeal Tribunal, reviewed earlier decisions on whether: (1) the trust was vicariously liable for victimisation of the claimants by their colleagues; and (2) its actions following the disclosure were a result of the whistleblowing, for the purposes of s.47B. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=43468 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:57:18 GMT 20111103145718 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:57:18 GMT 20111103145718 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:56:09 GMT 2012020311115609 The Government has published the Protection of Freedoms Bill, which, inter alia will change: regulation of CCTV and other surveillance technology; the use of investigatory powers by local authorities; the employment vetting system, and particularly safeguarding and the use of CRB checks; the use of various powers of entry; the provision of public datasets under freedom of information and data protection law, including obligations to make more data re-usable. The Bill's progress can be monitored on the Parliament website. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=38931 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:54:37 GMT 20110218135437 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:54:37 GMT 20110218135437 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:52:30 GMT 201202021315230 The Health and Social Care Bill 2010-11 is now available on the Parliament website. The Bill aims to establish and make provision about a National Health Service Commissioning Board and commissioning consortia and to make other provision about the National Health Service in England; to make provision about public health in the United Kingdom; to make provision about regulating health and adult social care services; to make provision about public involvement in health and social care matters, scrutiny of health matters by local authorities and co-operation between local authorities and commissioners of health care services; to make provision about regulating health and social care workers; to establish and make provision about a National Institute for Health and Care Excellence; to establish and make provision about a Health and Social Care Information Centre and to make other provision about information relating to health or social care matters; to abolish certain public bodies involved in health or social care; to make other provision about health care; and for connected purposes. Parliamentary proceedings have recommenced following the Future Forum report. The Bill's progress can be monitored on the Parliament website. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/management/?entryid20=38199 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:13:27 GMT 20110120161327 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:13:27 GMT 20110120161327 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:50:08 GMT 201202021315008