Current Awareness Service for Health - Quality & Service Improvement http://www.tin.nhs.uk/quality-and-service-improvement.rss This briefing examines the use of specialist housing services to support black and minority ethnic communities. It provides best practice examples for people experiencing: Poor mental health Homelessness Domestic violence Teen parenthood Older age The paper also looks at the effectiveness of the 'Supporting People' programme, considering the likely impact of funding cuts on black and minority ethnic tenants. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/quality-service-improvement/?entryid20=45222 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:29:21 GMT 20120222152921 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:29:21 GMT 20120222152921 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:35:30 GMT 201202221533530 The Department of Health has issued the results of a call to find the best new ideas and existing smartphone apps that help people and doctors better manage care. Nearly 500 entries and over 12,600 votes and comments were received. The most popular app ideas were: to help manage long-term conditions; to help people deal with post-traumatic stress; to track and monitor things like blood pressure; to help people find NHS services on a map; and to get practical information about keeping fit and eating healthily. The most popular apps can be found on the DH Maps and apps website. Press release: http://nds.coi.gov.uk/clientmicrosite/Content/Detail.aspx?ClientId=46&NewsAreaId=2&ReleaseID=423384&SubjectId=36 Maps and apps website: http://mapsandapps.dh.gov.uk/ http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/quality-service-improvement/?entryid20=45217 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:08:53 GMT 20120222130853 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:08:53 GMT 20120222130853 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:11:29 GMT 201202221311129 The King's Fund has produced two new resources to help individuals and organisations develop more supportive design for people with dementia, particularly in hospital settings. ' EHE Assessment Tool' and 'Developing supportive design for people with dementia: design principles' are the first in a series of tools and resources to be developed and produced to enable buildings to become more dementia friendly. The design of the built environment can significantly help in compensating for the sensory loss and cognitive impairment associated with dementia, as well as supporting the continued independence of people in hospital who have dementia. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/quality-service-improvement/?entryid20=45216 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:06:55 GMT 20120222130655 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:06:55 GMT 20120222130655 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:08:40 GMT 201202221310840 NICE has issued the following guidance: - Technology appraisal: Pharmalgen for the treatment of bee and wasp venom allergy (TA246) Press release: http://www.nice.org.uk/newsroom/pressreleases/PharmalgenForBeeAndWaspAllergy.jsp Guidance: http://guidance.nice.org.uk/TA246 - Technology appraisal: Tocilizumab for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (rapid review of technology appraisal guidance 198) (TA247) Press release: http://www.nice.org.uk/newsroom/pressreleases/TocilizumabForRARapidReview.jsp Guidance: http://guidance.nice.org.uk/TA247 - Technology appraisal: Exenatide prolonged-release suspension for injection in combination with oral antidiabetic therapy for the treatment of type 2 diabetes (TA248) Press release: http://www.nice.org.uk/newsroom/pressreleases/ExenatideForType2Diabetes.jsp Guidance: http://guidance.nice.org.uk/TA248 http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/quality-service-improvement/?entryid20=45215 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:03:54 GMT 20120222130354 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:03:54 GMT 20120222130354 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:06:30 GMT 201202221310630 Twenty topics have been updated on the PRODIGY website. PRODIGY is a reliable source of evidence-based information and practical 'know how' about the common conditions managed in primary and first-contact care. It provides answers to real-life clinical questions that arise in day-to-day practice and clearly links the answers to the evidence on which they are based. The topics are: - Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - Bipolar disorder - Breastfeeding problems - Contraception - assessment - Contraception - emergency - Dyspepsia - proven GORD - Dyspepsia - proven non-ulcer - Dyspepsia - unidentified cause - Epilepsy - Headache - medication overuse - Lipid modification - CVD prevention - Migraine - MI - secondary prevention - Palliative cancer care - nausea and vomiting - Parkinson's disease - Renal colic - acute - Schizophrenia - Stroke and TIA http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/quality-service-improvement/?entryid20=45212 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:57:18 GMT 20120222105718 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:57:18 GMT 20120222105718 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:06:41 GMT 2012022211110641 NICE has issued the following consultation documents: - Bacterial meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia in children: quality standard consultation. Closing date for comments: 9 March 2012. - Osteoporosis fragility fracture risk: guideline consultation. Closing date for comments: 8 March 2012. - Sickle cell acute painful episode: guideline consultation. Closing date for comments: 7 March 2012. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/quality-service-improvement/?entryid20=45210 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:54:14 GMT 20120222105414 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:54:14 GMT 20120222105414 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:56:11 GMT 2012022210105611 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/quality-service-improvement/?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 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/quality-service-improvement/?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/quality-service-improvement/?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 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/quality-service-improvement/?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 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/quality-service-improvement/?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 January and February NICE Bites bulletin from the North West Medicines Information Service covers epilepsy. The aim of this publication is to provide healthcare professionals with a clear and succinct summary of key prescribing points taken from NICE guidance. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/quality-service-improvement/?entryid20=45028 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:27:32 GMT 20120221122732 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:27:32 GMT 20120221122732 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:29:24 GMT 2012022112122924 The Department of Health has published two weekly data collections monitoring the "NHS Offer" for patients who have had PIP implants. The first collection monitors the extent to which patients who had PIP implants implanted privately have presented to the NHS. The second collection tracks the care of those women who have previously had PIP implants implanted by the NHS. This collection covers the seven NHS providers which had used PIP implants on NHS patients in the past. Press release: http://nds.coi.gov.uk/clientmicrosite/Content/Detail.aspx?ClientId=46&NewsAreaId=2&ReleaseID=423328&SubjectId=36 Statistics: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Statistics/Performancedataandstatistics/PIPBreastImplants/index.htm http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/quality-service-improvement/?entryid20=45027 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:23:53 GMT 20120221122353 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:23:53 GMT 20120221122353 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:26:41 GMT 2012022112122641 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/quality-service-improvement/?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 Care Quality Commission has published a further 20 reports from a targeted programme of 150 unannounced inspections of hospitals and care homes that care for people with learning disabilities. The programme is looking at whether people experience safe and appropriate care, treatment and support and whether they are protected from abuse. A national report into the findings of the programme will be published in the Spring. The latest batch of reports includes Sheffield Health and Social Care Trust - Northern General Hospital Assessment and Treatment Unit which was classed as compliant. Press release: http://www.cqc.org.uk/media/people-often-not-centre-their-own-care-says-cqc-it-publishes-reports-its-review-services-peopl Reports: http://www.cqc.org.uk/public/our-action-winterbourne-view/review-learning-disability-services/learning-disability-reports http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/quality-service-improvement/?entryid20=44941 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:35:48 GMT 20120209133548 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:35:48 GMT 20120209133548 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:39:59 GMT 201202091313959 The King's Fund and the Centre for Mental Health have published 'Long-term conditions and mental health: the cost of co-morbidities'. The paper suggests that care for a large number of people with long-term conditions could be improved by: integrating mental health support with primary care and chronic disease management programmes; improving the provision of liaison psychiatry services in acute hospitals; providing health professionals of all kinds with basic mental health knowledge and skills; and removing policy barriers to integration, for example, through redesign of payment mechanisms. The authors conclude that the prevailing approach to supporting people with long-term conditions is at risk of failing unless the role of emotional and mental health problems in reducing people's ability and motivation to manage their physical health is recognised. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/quality-service-improvement/?entryid20=44940 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:32:23 GMT 20120209133223 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:32:23 GMT 20120209133223 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:35:41 GMT 201202091313541 The National Heart Failure Audit annual report for 2010/11 has been published by the National Institute of Cardiovascular Outcomes Research. This fourth annual report presents key findings and recommendations from the audit which includes data submitted between April 2010 and March 2011. The audit focuses on the care and treatment of all patients with an unscheduled admission to hospital with heart failure. The main purposes of the audit are to measure the quality of care and clinical outcomes; to enable comparisons between Trusts or Health Boards; and to recommend changes and promote improvement where necessary. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/quality-service-improvement/?entryid20=44939 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:25:55 GMT 20120209132555 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:25:55 GMT 20120209132555 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:32:17 GMT 201202091313217 Four new guides to help current and future commissioners plan and deliver high quality mental health services have been published by the Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health. The guides focus on primary mental health care services, child and adolescent mental health service transitions, dementia services and acute liaison services. They describe what good quality, modern mental health services should look like, bringing together scientific evidence, patient and carer experience and viewpoints, and examples of best practice. Press release: http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/press/pressreleases2012/first4jcpguides.aspx Guidance: http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/policy/projects/live/commissioning/volumetwo.aspx http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/quality-service-improvement/?entryid20=44938 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:21:40 GMT 20120209132140 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:21:40 GMT 20120209132140 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:25:41 GMT 201202091312541 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/quality-service-improvement/?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/quality-service-improvement/?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 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/quality-service-improvement/?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 NHS Improvement - Cancer has published 'Collection of posters from the children and young people test and prototype teams'. The aim of the National Cancer Survivorship Initiative (NCSI) is to improve models of aftercare provided for those patients surviving cancer, many of whom will need a range of clinical and non-clinical services to enable each of them to live a happy, healthy normal life after their initial treatment for cancer. This publication represents some of the learning and the work from the teams and sites participating in the NCSI. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/quality-service-improvement/?entryid20=44916 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:30:14 GMT 20120207143014 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:30:14 GMT 20120207143014 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:33:58 GMT 201202071423358 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/quality-service-improvement/?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 NICE is to produce a best practice guide to help trusts develop local formularies, as part of a move to ensure that all patients in England have access to clinically and cost-effective drugs. Local formularies provide a list of selected or preferred drugs available to local prescribers, however, there is currently no standard process or advice for putting together a local formulary which has led to variations across the country. NICE will be holding a workshop to develop the guide, which will then go out to consultation before being published later this autumn. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/quality-service-improvement/?entryid20=44897 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:18:46 GMT 20120203141846 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:18:46 GMT 20120203141846 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:21:40 GMT 201202031422140 The Centre for Mental Health has published a report 'Implementing what works: the impact of the Individual Placement and Support regional trainer'. The Centre worked alongside Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Southdown Supported Employment to test whether locating a 'regional trainer' could speed up the development and efficacy of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) within their services. The role was based on the State Trainer model that was developed and is widely used in the United States for this purpose. Over the 12 months of the pilot the number of people accessing the Trust's mental health services obtaining paid work through the IPS service more than doubled the target of 125. Over all 286 individuals found paid employment over the twelve month period using the IPS service Press release: http://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/news/2012_regional_trainer.aspx Report: http://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications/briefing_44.aspx?ID=639 http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/quality-service-improvement/?entryid20=44894 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:12:15 GMT 20120203141215 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:12:15 GMT 20120203141215 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:16:26 GMT 201202031421626 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/quality-service-improvement/?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 SIGN and the British Thoracic Society have updated the 'British guideline on the management of asthma'. This guideline provides recommendations based on current evidence for best practice in the management of asthma, making recommendations on management of adults, including pregnant women, adolescents, and children with asthma. The latest annual updated includes revisions to monitoring asthma and pharmacological management, and a new section on asthma in adolescents. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/quality-service-improvement/?entryid20=44892 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:06:37 GMT 20120203140637 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:06:37 GMT 20120203140637 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:08:27 GMT 201202031420827 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/quality-service-improvement/?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 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/quality-service-improvement/?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/quality-service-improvement/?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 This study demonstrates a practical and data-driven approach to quality improvement that can be used by any Universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) program. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/quality-service-improvement/?entryid20=44879 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:06:38 GMT 20120202160638 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:06:38 GMT 20120202160638 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:11:48 GMT 201202021641148 This monograph reviews recent studies, examining topical glucocorticoid use in children. Emphasis is placed on mechanism of action, relative potency, cutaneous absorption, adverse affects, steroid phobia, and treatment compliance. The authors concluded that topical glucocorticoids continue to be well tolerated, effective and cost-effective in the treatment of inflammatory cutaneous conditions in children. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/quality-service-improvement/?entryid20=44877 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:49:48 GMT 20120202154948 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:49:48 GMT 20120202154948 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:00:30 GMT 201202021640030 NHS Improvement has published a brochure 'Effective pathways for long term conditions' which identifies four key areas across a pathway where patients and carers want improvements: stabilising the condition to get patients back to living their lives; supporting patients to live their lives through monitoring and review; timely intervention to the appropriate service when things go wrong; and providing choice and support towards the end of life. The examples within the areas of focus highlight specific specialty approaches but they have wider applicability regardless of the disease or for patients with one or more conditions. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/quality-service-improvement/?entryid20=44864 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:28:39 GMT 20120201152839 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:28:39 GMT 20120201152839 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:32:20 GMT 201202011533220 Data Bites highlights data analysis undertaken by the Yorkshire and Humber Public Health Observatory in a concise and understandable format. This issue explores the use of quadrant charts in presenting top-line patient experience information. The charts have been used to summarise patient experience data by trust in Yorkshire and the Humber. This Data Bites explains the technique and gives further guidance and information on interpretation of the charts and data. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/quality-service-improvement/?entryid20=44838 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:45:01 GMT 20120131114501 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:45:01 GMT 20120131114501 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:49:02 GMT 2012013111114902 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/quality-service-improvement/?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 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/quality-service-improvement/?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/quality-service-improvement/?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/quality-service-improvement/?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/quality-service-improvement/?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/quality-service-improvement/?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/quality-service-improvement/?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 An independent group of experts has been established to help develop a new strategy for improving care for children and young people. The 'Children's and Young People's outcomes strategy' will focus the health service on improving health results for children, including those needing primary, hospital and urgent care, and children with long-term conditions. It will identify health issues that matter most to children and young people, and how a modern NHS will meet their needs. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/quality-service-improvement/?entryid20=44794 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:56:11 GMT 20120127155611 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:56:11 GMT 20120127155611 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:58:32 GMT 201201271535832 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/quality-service-improvement/?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 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/quality-service-improvement/?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 NICE has issued the following guidance: - Interventional procedure guidance: Deep brain stimulation for refractory epilepsy (IPG416) http://guidance.nice.org.uk/IPG416 - Interventional procedure guidance: Breast reconstruction using lipomodelling after breast cancer treatment (IPG417) http://guidance.nice.org.uk/IPG417 - Interventional procedure guidance: Percutaneous transluminal radiofrequency sympathetic denervation of the renal artery for resistant hypertension (IPG418) http://guidance.nice.org.uk/IPG418 - Interventional procedure guidance: Bronchial thermoplasty for severe asthma (IPG419) NICE press release: http://www.nice.org.uk/newsroom/pressreleases/BronchialThermoplastyGuidance.jsp Guidance: http://guidance.nice.org.uk/IPG419 - Technology appraisal: Cetuximab, bevacizumab and panitumumab for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer after firstline chemotherapy (TA242) http://guidance.nice.org.uk/TA242 - Technology appraisal: Rituximab for the first-line treatment of stage III-IV follicular lymphoma (TA243) http://guidance.nice.org.uk/TA243 - Technology appraisal: Roflumilast for the management of severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (TA244) http://guidance.nice.org.uk/TA244 - Technology appraisal: Apixaban for the prevention of venous thromboembolism after total hip or knee replacement in adults (TA245) NICE press release: http://www.nice.org.uk/newsroom/pressreleases/ApixabanForVTE.jsp Guidance: http://guidance.nice.org.uk/TA245 - Diagnostics guidance: New generation cardiac CT scanners (Aquilion ONE, Brilliance iCT, Discovery CT750 HD and Somatom Definition Flash) for cardiac imaging in people with suspected or known coronary artery disease in whom imaging is difficult with earlier generation CT scanners (DG3) NICE press release: http://www.nice.org.uk/newsroom/pressreleases/NICEGuidanceOnNewGenerationCardiacCTScanners.jsp Guidance: http://guidance.nice.org.uk/DG3 http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/quality-service-improvement/?entryid20=44751 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:23:23 GMT 20120125132323 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:23:23 GMT 20120125132323 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:32:23 GMT 201201251313223 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/quality-service-improvement/?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 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/quality-service-improvement/?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/quality-service-improvement/?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/quality-service-improvement/?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 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/quality-service-improvement/?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/quality-service-improvement/?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 International Journal of Orthopaedic & Trauma Nursing. November; 15(4) p.196-201) This article describes a pilot project that was undertaken on an orthopaedic trauma on an acute care unit in Canada. It discusses nutritional intake, undernutrition and malnutrition which are common problems with patients who had suffered a hip or other type of fracture. http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/quality-service-improvement/?entryid20=44332 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:36:33 GMT 20120105113633 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:36:33 GMT 20120105113633 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:41:54 GMT 2012012510104154 NICE has issued the following guidance: - Medical technologies guidance: CardioQ-ODM (oesophageal Doppler monitor) (MTG3) Guidance: http://guidance.nice.org.uk/MTG3 Press release: http://www.nice.org.uk/newsroom/pressreleases/CardioQ.jsp BBC News report: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12899316 http://www.tin.nhs.uk/welcome/keeping-up-to-date/rss-newsfeed-menu/quality-service-improvement/?entryid20=39729 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:03:11 GMT 20110404120311 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:03:11 GMT 20110404120311 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:47:50 GMT 2012013011114750 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/quality-service-improvement/?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