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Clinical Effectiveness Bulletinfor NHS Primary Care in North

StaffordshireIssue No: 77 June 2013

About this Bulletin:

It aims to draw attention to some of the key documents and reviews on clinical effectivenessthat have been published in the previous month.

Where possible, links to the full text documents are included. If the article is in a journal, NHSand Public Health staff in Stoke and North Staffordshire can contact the Health Library for acopy.Link to request form:http://www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/usingthehealthlibrary/inter-libraryloans/#d.en.27437[Please note - a charge of 2 per request is payable for most copies]

If you need further assistance, please contact the Health Library or the NHS OutreachLibrarians, details below.

The bulletin can be e-mailed to colleagues who may also find it useful.

A list of websites checked in the production of this bulletin is on the first page. Please suggestfurther useful sites.

Feedback is always welcomed to inform future issues of the bulletin.

Contact information

Bulletin produced by NHS Outreach LibrariansTel: 01782 679564 or 0300 123 1535 ext/FeatureNet 8429

E-mail: [email protected]

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Sources for Clinical Effectiveness Bulletin

Please suggest further sites that should be monitored in the production of this bulletin

Websites

Cochrane Library http://www.thecochranelibrary.com/ CRD Centre for Reviews and Dissemination http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/crdweb/

- DARE (Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects)- NHS Economic Evaluation Database

Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Databasehttp://www.hta.ac.ukDaily Health Bulletinhttp://www.sheffield.nhs.uk/healthbulletin/ Department of Healthhttp://www.gov.uk/dhKings Fundhttp://www.kingsfund.org.uk/NICE Medicines awareness servicehttp://www.nice.org.uk/mpc/MedicinesPrescribingAlerts.jsp Social Care Institute for Excellencehttp://www.scie.org.uk/

Inside Government local government alertshttps://www.gov.uk/government/email-signup NICEhttp://www.nice.org.uk/SIGNhttp://www.sign.ac.uk/new.html
http://www.thecochranelibrary.com/http://www.thecochranelibrary.com/http://www.hta.ac.uk/http://www.hta.ac.uk/http://www.hta.ac.uk/http://www.sheffield.nhs.uk/healthbulletin/http://www.sheffield.nhs.uk/healthbulletin/http://www.sheffield.nhs.uk/healthbulletin/http://www.gov.uk/dhhttp://www.gov.uk/dhhttp://www.gov.uk/dhhttp://www.kingsfund.org.uk/http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/http://www.nice.org.uk/mpc/MedicinesPrescribingAlerts.jsphttp://www.nice.org.uk/mpc/MedicinesPrescribingAlerts.jsphttp://www.scie.org.uk/http://www.scie.org.uk/http://www.scie.org.uk/https://www.gov.uk/government/email-signuphttps://www.gov.uk/government/email-signuphttps://www.gov.uk/government/email-signuphttp://www.nice.org.uk/http://www.nice.org.uk/http://www.sign.ac.uk/new.htmlhttp://www.sign.ac.uk/new.htmlhttp://www.sign.ac.uk/new.htmlhttp://www.sign.ac.uk/new.htmlhttp://www.nice.org.uk/https://www.gov.uk/government/email-signuphttp://www.scie.org.uk/http://www.nice.org.uk/mpc/MedicinesPrescribingAlerts.jsphttp://www.kingsfund.org.uk/http://www.gov.uk/dhhttp://www.sheffield.nhs.uk/healthbulletin/http://www.hta.ac.uk/http://www.thecochranelibrary.com/


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Contents in this issue:

Cancer ...................................................................................................................................... 4Children and Young People ...................................................................................................... 4Commissioning ......................................................................................................................... 5Diabetes .................................................................................................................................... 6Emergency Care ....................................................................................................................... 7End of Life Care ........................................................................................................................ 7General Practice ....................................................................................................................... 7Guidance .................................................................................................................................. 8Health Reforms ......................................................................................................................... 9Infection Control ...................................................................................................................... 10Integrated Care ....................................................................................................................... 10Maternal and Infant Health ...................................................................................................... 11Mental Health .......................................................................................................................... 11Older People ........................................................................................................................... 12Patient and Public Involvement ............................................................................................... 13Patient Care and Safety .......................................................................................................... 13Pharmacy and Prescribing ...................................................................................................... 13Physical Activity ...................................................................................................................... 13Public Health ........................................................................................................................... 14Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults ........................................................................ 14Service Management .............................................................................................................. 14Social Care ............................................................................................................................. 16Stroke ..................................................................................................................................... 16Substance Misuse .................................................................................................................. 16Vaccination and Immunisation ................................................................................................ 16Workforce ............................................................................................................................... 17


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Cancer

Cancer Mortality Trends: 1992 2020MacMillan Cancer SupportThis report projects that by 2020 almost one in two people in UK but almost four in ten ofthose will not die from ithttp://www.macmillan.org.uk/Documents/AboutUs/Newsroom/Mortality-trends-2013-executive-summary-FINAL.pdf

Endoscopy referral rates and cancer outcomesUniversity of LiverpoolPatients from GP practices with low endoscopy referral rates are at increased risk of pooroutcomes from oesophageal and gastric cancers according to research presented byUniversity of Liverpools Department of Gastroenterology at Public Health England's NationalCancer Intelligence Network annual conference.https://www.gov.uk/government/news/poorer-outcomes-for-oesophageal-and-gastric-cancer-linked-to-huge-variation-in-endoscopy-referral-rates-between-gp-practices

NICE recommends preventative drugs for women at risk of breast cancerNICEUpdated guidance by NICE recommends that the NHS give tamoxifen or raloxifene toparticular groups of women with a family history of cancer because the drugs can help stopthem getting breast cancer if they are taken for five years. http://publications.nice.org.uk/familial-breast-cancer-cg164

Oesophageal Cancer StatisticsCancer Research UKCancer Research UK has issued incidence statistics for oesophageal cancer by country in the

UK. The data include age and trends over time, lifetime risk, distribution of cases,morphology, geographic variation, socio-economic variation, and prevalence.http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/cancerstats/types/oesophagus/incidence/

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Children and Young People

Bright futures: local children, local approachesLocal Government AssociationThis publication outlines case studies showing how councils up and down the country are

using children's centres to help deliver early intervention through integrated health provisionhttp://www.local.gov.uk/web/guest/publications/-/journal_content/56/10171/4026929/PUBLICATION-TEMPLATE

Opening the door to better healthcare: ensuring general practice is working forchildren and young peopleNational Childrens Bureau
http://www.macmillan.org.uk/Documents/AboutUs/Newsroom/Mortality-trends-2013-executive-summary-FINAL.pdfhttp://www.macmillan.org.uk/Documents/AboutUs/Newsroom/Mortality-trends-2013-executive-summary-FINAL.pdfhttp://www.macmillan.org.uk/Documents/AboutUs/Newsroom/Mortality-trends-2013-executive-summary-FINAL.pdfhttps://webmail.uhns.nhs.uk/OWA/redir.aspx?C=CiY6gA86SUaEq1z-cc-T_qRvlspGRNAI0mZ23Iyaf4WQhAHHePwyz3S0Mu-Pmdhovwc-wIOxWaM.&URL=https%3a%2f%2fwww.gov.uk%2fgovernment%2fnews%2fpoorer-outcomes-for-oesophageal-and-gastric-cancer-linked-to-huge-variation-in-endoscopy-referral-rates-between-gp-practiceshttps://webmail.uhns.nhs.uk/OWA/redir.aspx?C=CiY6gA86SUaEq1z-cc-T_qRvlspGRNAI0mZ23Iyaf4WQhAHHePwyz3S0Mu-Pmdhovwc-wIOxWaM.&URL=https%3a%2f%2fwww.gov.uk%2fgovernment%2fnews%2fpoorer-outcomes-for-oesophageal-and-gastric-cancer-linked-to-huge-variation-in-endoscopy-referral-rates-between-gp-practiceshttp://publications.nice.org.uk/familial-breast-cancer-cg164http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/cancerstats/types/oesophagus/incidence/http://www.local.gov.uk/web/guest/publications/-/journal_content/56/10171/4026929/PUBLICATION-TEMPLATEhttp://www.local.gov.uk/web/guest/publications/-/journal_content/56/10171/4026929/PUBLICATION-TEMPLATEhttp://www.local.gov.uk/web/guest/publications/-/journal_content/56/10171/4026929/PUBLICATION-TEMPLATEhttp://www.local.gov.uk/web/guest/publications/-/journal_content/56/10171/4026929/PUBLICATION-TEMPLATEhttp://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/cancerstats/types/oesophagus/incidence/http://publications.nice.org.uk/familial-breast-cancer-cg164https://webmail.uhns.nhs.uk/OWA/redir.aspx?C=CiY6gA86SUaEq1z-cc-T_qRvlspGRNAI0mZ23Iyaf4WQhAHHePwyz3S0Mu-Pmdhovwc-wIOxWaM.&URL=https%3a%2f%2fwww.gov.uk%2fgovernment%2fnews%2fpoorer-outcomes-for-oesophageal-and-gastric-cancer-linked-to-huge-variation-in-endoscopy-referral-rates-between-gp-practiceshttps://webmail.uhns.nhs.uk/OWA/redir.aspx?C=CiY6gA86SUaEq1z-cc-T_qRvlspGRNAI0mZ23Iyaf4WQhAHHePwyz3S0Mu-Pmdhovwc-wIOxWaM.&URL=https%3a%2f%2fwww.gov.uk%2fgovernment%2fnews%2fpoorer-outcomes-for-oesophageal-and-gastric-cancer-linked-to-huge-variation-in-endoscopy-referral-rates-between-gp-practiceshttp://www.macmillan.org.uk/Documents/AboutUs/Newsroom/Mortality-trends-2013-executive-summary-FINAL.pdfhttp://www.macmillan.org.uk/Documents/AboutUs/Newsroom/Mortality-trends-2013-executive-summary-FINAL.pdf


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This report reviews the available evidence on how well general practice is delivering forchildren and young people, including their experiences of the services and any particularchallenges they face in accessing them.http://www.ncb.org.uk/media/972611/130603_ncb_opening_the_door_gp_finalweb1.pdf

Items in the General Practice section may be of interest

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Commissioning

CCG Outcomes ToolNHS England

An interactive version of the CCG information packs (first launched in December 2012), thistool allows users to view maps, charts and tables of individual outcome indicators acrossCCGs and compare one or more. You can also explore relationship between two outcomes ordemographic information and outcomes.

http://www.england.nhs.uk/resources/resources-for-ccgs/ccg-out-tool/

Engaging with Black and Minority Ethnic communities: insights for impactNHS ConfederationThis report highlights ways in which providers and commissioners have developed innovativesolutions and approaches to better cater for and engage with BME communities.http://www.nhsconfed.org/Publications/Documents/Engaging-BME-communities-insights-for-impact.pdf

Guidance for Commissioners of Mental Health CareJoint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health Care

Four guides have been published for Commissioners of Mental Health Care:Acute care - inpatient and crisis home treatmentOlder People's Mental Health ServiceMental Health Services for people with learning disabilitiesCommunity Specialist Mental Health Services

http://www.jcpmh.info/resource/guidance-for-commissioners-of-acute-care-inpatient-and-crisis-home-treatment/http://www.jcpmh.info/resource/guidance-for-commissioners-of-older-peoples-mental-health-services/http://www.jcpmh.info/resource/guidance-for-commissioners-of-mental-health-services-for-people-with-learning-disabilities/

http://www.jcpmh.info/resource/guidance-for-commissioners-of-community-specialist-mental-health-services/

Information Governance and Risk Stratification: Advice and Options for CCGs and GPs

NHS England

This document sets out the role that risk stratification (RS) can play in managing the health ofa population, explains how RS arrangements in England were affected by the implementationof the Health and Social Care Act 2012, and considers how RS may be conducted lawfully.http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ig-risk-ccg-gp.pdf
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.info%2fresource%2fguidance-for-commissioners-of-acute-care-inpatient-and-crisis-home-treatment%2fhttps://webmail.uhns.nhs.uk/OWA/redir.aspx?C=CiY6gA86SUaEq1z-cc-T_qRvlspGRNAI0mZ23Iyaf4WQhAHHePwyz3S0Mu-Pmdhovwc-wIOxWaM.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.jcpmh.info%2fresource%2fguidance-for-commissioners-of-acute-care-inpatient-and-crisis-home-treatment%2fhttp://www.nhsconfed.org/Publications/Documents/Engaging-BME-communities-insights-for-impact.pdfhttp://www.nhsconfed.org/Publications/Documents/Engaging-BME-communities-insights-for-impact.pdfhttp://www.england.nhs.uk/resources/resources-for-ccgs/ccg-out-tool/http://www.ncb.org.uk/media/972611/130603_ncb_opening_the_door_gp_finalweb1.pdf


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Interim Specifications for specialised commissioningNHS EnglandNHS England has published the interim specifications it has adopted for the commissioning ofspecialised services.http://www.england.nhs.uk/npc-crg/

National Tariff 2014/15: An Engagement DocumentMonitor/NHS EnglandThese three documents detail the proposals for the 2014/15 national tariff: the tariffengagement document; proposals for local payment variations; and proposals forenforcement of the tariff by Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority. There arethree questionnaires asking for views by the 9th July 2013.http://www.monitor.gov.uk/home/news-events-publications/our-publications/browse-category/guidance-health-care-providers-and-co-43

Towards commissioning excellence: a strategy for commissioning support services

NHS EnglandThis strategy aims to enable CCGs to exercise informed choice of how they source theircommissioning support and from whom; build a strong cohort of excellent commissioningsupport providers; and to strengthen collaboration between NHS CSUs and the voluntarysector.http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/towa-commis-exc.pdf

Items in the Substance Misuse section may be of interest.

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Diabetes

Are health and wellbeing boards taking account of diabetes? A review of JSNAs andhealth and wellbeing strategiesDiabetes UKThis report argues that health and wellbeing boards risk overlooking the need to improvediabetes care in their local area. The study reviewed 50 health and wellbeing boards andfound that too many of them did not recognise the priority and impact of diabetes in their JointStrategic Needs Assesments (JSNA) and health and wellbeing strategies.http://www.diabetes.org.uk/Documents/Reports/jsnas-health-wellbeing-strategies-report-0513.pdf

Short-term intensive insulin therapy in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic reviewand meta-analysis.Kramer et al.This review concluded that short-term intensive insulin therapy can improve the underlyingpathophysiology in early type 2 diabetes mellitus, and therefore might offer a potentialtreatment strategy.http://www.thelancet.com/journals/landia/article/PIIS2213-8587(13)70006-8/abstract
http://www.england.nhs.uk/2013/06/12/intrm-spec-spec-commiss/http://www.england.nhs.uk/npc-crg/http://www.monitor.gov.uk/home/news-events-publications/our-publications/browse-category/guidance-health-care-providers-and-co-43http://www.monitor.gov.uk/home/news-events-publications/our-publications/browse-category/guidance-health-care-providers-and-co-43http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/towa-commis-exc.pdfhttp://www.diabetes.org.uk/Documents/Reports/jsnas-health-wellbeing-strategies-report-0513.pdfhttp://www.diabetes.org.uk/Documents/Reports/jsnas-health-wellbeing-strategies-report-0513.pdfhttp://www.thelancet.com/journals/landia/article/PIIS2213-8587(13)70006-8/abstracthttp://www.thelancet.com/journals/landia/article/PIIS2213-8587(13)70006-8/abstracthttp://www.diabetes.org.uk/Documents/Reports/jsnas-health-wellbeing-strategies-report-0513.pdfhttp://www.diabetes.org.uk/Documents/Reports/jsnas-health-wellbeing-strategies-report-0513.pdfhttp://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/towa-commis-exc.pdfhttp://www.monitor.gov.uk/home/news-events-publications/our-publications/browse-category/guidance-health-care-providers-and-co-43http://www.monitor.gov.uk/home/news-events-publications/our-publications/browse-category/guidance-health-care-providers-and-co-43http://www.england.nhs.uk/npc-crg/http://www.england.nhs.uk/2013/06/12/intrm-spec-spec-commiss/


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Emergency Care

Access to primary care and visits to emergency departments in England: a cross-sectional, population-based studyImperial College, LondonThis study examines the association between access to primary care and emergencydepartment visits in England. Findings show that the number of visits to hospital emergencydepartments in England has increased by 20% since 2007-08, placing unsustainablepressure on the NHS.http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0066699

End of Life Care

Patient Activity Data for Specialist Care ServicesThe National Council for Palliative Care and Public Health EnglandThe report- National Survey of Patient Activity Data for Specialist Palliative Care Services,Minimum Data Set for 2011-2012 (MDS), shows that the mean number of patients seen ininpatient units is at its highest level in more than 10 years, with the average number ofavailable beds also at a high.http://www.endoflifecare-intelligence.org.uk/resources/publications/survey

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of home palliative care services for adults withadvanced illness and their caregiversGomes et al.This systematic review of 23 studies, concludes that there is reliable evidence that homepalliative care services increase the patients chance of dying at home and reduce symptomburden, particularly among those suffering cancer, without impacting upon caregiver grief.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD007760/pdf

General Practice

Changing NHS: A Patients GuideBMAThis guide is designed to help GPs explain key changes to the NHS and how these impactupon patients and publichttp://bma.org.uk/about-the-bma/what-we-do/public-and-patient-information-sources/supporting-general-practice

Ensuring general practice is working for children and young peopleNational Childrens BureauThis report from Children's charity the National Children's Bureau is calling on Government toensure GP reforms put children's health first by providing better paediatric expertise in GPpractices and opening hours that meet the needs of working parents and their children.http://www.ncb.org.uk/media/972611/130603_ncb_opening_the_door_gp_finalweb1.pdf
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0066699http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0066699https://webmail.uhns.nhs.uk/OWA/redir.aspx?C=T-j45w3W0k6Ai6obQWr7HaiV13UXRdAIU93RRWdDZgFjBf60VTloC5YzS4ugiUEpPMGrrla4iUc.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.endoflifecare-intelligence.org.uk%2fresources%2fpublications%2fsurveyhttps://webmail.uhns.nhs.uk/OWA/redir.aspx?C=T-j45w3W0k6Ai6obQWr7HaiV13UXRdAIU93RRWdDZgFjBf60VTloC5YzS4ugiUEpPMGrrla4iUc.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.endoflifecare-intelligence.org.uk%2fresources%2fpublications%2fsurveyhttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD007760/pdfhttp://bma.org.uk/about-the-bma/what-we-do/public-and-patient-information-sources/supporting-general-practicehttp://bma.org.uk/about-the-bma/what-we-do/public-and-patient-information-sources/supporting-general-practicehttp://www.ncb.org.uk/media/972611/130603_ncb_opening_the_door_gp_finalweb1.pdfhttp://www.ncb.org.uk/media/972611/130603_ncb_opening_the_door_gp_finalweb1.pdfhttp://bma.org.uk/about-the-bma/what-we-do/public-and-patient-information-sources/supporting-general-practicehttp://bma.org.uk/about-the-bma/what-we-do/public-and-patient-information-sources/supporting-general-practicehttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD007760/pdfhttps://webmail.uhns.nhs.uk/OWA/redir.aspx?C=T-j45w3W0k6Ai6obQWr7HaiV13UXRdAIU93RRWdDZgFjBf60VTloC5YzS4ugiUEpPMGrrla4iUc.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.endoflifecare-intelligence.org.uk%2fresources%2fpublications%2fsurveyhttp://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0066699


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General Practice 2022RCGPThe report: The 2022 GP: a vision for general practice in the future NHS outlines the RCGP'saspiration for the future of general practice and patient care - along with what will be neededto deliver it.http://www.rcgp.org.uk/~/media/Files/Policy/A-Z%20policy/The-2022-GP-A-Vision-for-

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Investigation into closure of walk in centresMONITORThe health regulator will examine to what extent the closure of walk-in centres has limitedpeople's ability to choose where and when they access routine or urgent primary health careservices without appointment.http://www.monitor.gov.uk/home/news-events-publications/our-publications/browse-category/guidance-health-care-providers-and-co-40

New Technical Guidance to Improve Patient Care

BMA/RGCPThese guidelines explain how GP Practices can make more effective use of patientinformation to improve quality, efficiency and equity of health care serviceshttp://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/article/nhs-england-announces-new-technical-guidance-improve-patient-care

Survey of GPsRGCP

A survey commissioned by the Royal College of General Practitioners indicates that 48% offamily doctors think that patients now have to wait longer for a GP appointment, while four infive GPs are more likely to want to quit the profession than they were five years ago.

http://www.rcgp.org.uk/news/2013/june/85-percent-of-family-doctors-say-general-practice-in-crisis.aspxg

Items in the Children and Young People, Commissioning and Vaccination and Immunisation sectionsmay be of interest.

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Guidance

Domestic Violence GuidanceDepartment of HealthThis guidance helps health professionals to recognize factors that may indicate domesticviolence and abuse and describes steps to ensure appropriate support and referral wherenecessary it highlights best practice, information and learning resources.https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-for-health-professionals-on-domestic-violence
http://www.rcgp.org.uk/~/media/Files/Policy/A-Z%20policy/The-2022-GP-A-Vision-for-General-Practice-in-the-Future-NHS.ashxhttp://www.rcgp.org.uk/~/media/Files/Policy/A-Z%20policy/The-2022-GP-A-Vision-for-General-Practice-in-the-Future-NHS.ashxhttp://www.monitor.gov.uk/home/news-events-publications/our-publications/browse-category/guidance-health-care-providers-and-co-40http://www.monitor.gov.uk/home/news-events-publications/our-publications/browse-category/guidance-health-care-providers-and-co-40http://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/article/nhs-england-announces-new-technical-guidance-improve-patient-carehttp://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/article/nhs-england-announces-new-technical-guidance-improve-patient-carehttps://webmail.uhns.nhs.uk/OWA/redir.aspx?C=CiY6gA86SUaEq1z-cc-T_qRvlspGRNAI0mZ23Iyaf4WQhAHHePwyz3S0Mu-Pmdhovwc-wIOxWaM.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.rcgp.org.uk%2fnews%2f2013%2fjune%2f85-percent-of-family-doctors-say-general-practice-in-crisis.aspxhttps://webmail.uhns.nhs.uk/OWA/redir.aspx?C=CiY6gA86SUaEq1z-cc-T_qRvlspGRNAI0mZ23Iyaf4WQhAHHePwyz3S0Mu-Pmdhovwc-wIOxWaM.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.rcgp.org.uk%2fnews%2f2013%2fjune%2f85-percent-of-family-doctors-say-general-practice-in-crisis.aspxhttps://webmail.uhns.nhs.uk/OWA/redir.aspx?C=T-j45w3W0k6Ai6obQWr7HaiV13UXRdAIU93RRWdDZgFjBf60VTloC5YzS4ugiUEpPMGrrla4iUc.&URL=https%3a%2f%2fwww.gov.uk%2fgovernment%2fpublications%2fguidance-for-health-professionals-on-domestic-violencehttps://webmail.uhns.nhs.uk/OWA/redir.aspx?C=T-j45w3W0k6Ai6obQWr7HaiV13UXRdAIU93RRWdDZgFjBf60VTloC5YzS4ugiUEpPMGrrla4iUc.&URL=https%3a%2f%2fwww.gov.uk%2fgovernment%2fpublications%2fguidance-for-health-professionals-on-domestic-violencehttps://webmail.uhns.nhs.uk/OWA/redir.aspx?C=T-j45w3W0k6Ai6obQWr7HaiV13UXRdAIU93RRWdDZgFjBf60VTloC5YzS4ugiUEpPMGrrla4iUc.&URL=https%3a%2f%2fwww.gov.uk%2fgovernment%2fpublications%2fguidance-for-health-professionals-on-domestic-violencehttps://webmail.uhns.nhs.uk/OWA/redir.aspx?C=T-j45w3W0k6Ai6obQWr7HaiV13UXRdAIU93RRWdDZgFjBf60VTloC5YzS4ugiUEpPMGrrla4iUc.&URL=https%3a%2f%2fwww.gov.uk%2fgovernment%2fpublications%2fguidance-for-health-professionals-on-domestic-violencehttps://webmail.uhns.nhs.uk/OWA/redir.aspx?C=CiY6gA86SUaEq1z-cc-T_qRvlspGRNAI0mZ23Iyaf4WQhAHHePwyz3S0Mu-Pmdhovwc-wIOxWaM.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.rcgp.org.uk%2fnews%2f2013%2fjune%2f85-percent-of-family-doctors-say-general-practice-in-crisis.aspxhttps://webmail.uhns.nhs.uk/OWA/redir.aspx?C=CiY6gA86SUaEq1z-cc-T_qRvlspGRNAI0mZ23Iyaf4WQhAHHePwyz3S0Mu-Pmdhovwc-wIOxWaM.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.rcgp.org.uk%2fnews%2f2013%2fjune%2f85-percent-of-family-doctors-say-general-practice-in-crisis.aspxhttp://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/article/nhs-england-announces-new-technical-guidance-improve-patient-carehttp://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/article/nhs-england-announces-new-technical-guidance-improve-patient-carehttp://www.monitor.gov.uk/home/news-events-publications/our-publications/browse-category/guidance-health-care-providers-and-co-40http://www.monitor.gov.uk/home/news-events-publications/our-publications/browse-category/guidance-health-care-providers-and-co-40http://www.rcgp.org.uk/~/media/Files/Policy/A-Z%20policy/The-2022-GP-A-Vision-for-General-Practice-in-the-Future-NHS.ashxhttp://www.rcgp.org.uk/~/media/Files/Policy/A-Z%20policy/The-2022-GP-A-Vision-for-General-Practice-in-the-Future-NHS.ashx


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NICE Clinical Gu idel ines

Familial breast cancer: Classification and care of people at risk of familial breastcancer and management of breast cancer and related risks in people with a familyhistory of breast cancer(CG164)http://publications.nice.org.uk/familial-breast-cancer-cg164


Stroke rehabilitation: long term rehabilitation after stroke(CG162)http://guidance.nice.org.uk/CG162


The Assessment and Prevention of falls in older people(CG161)http://guidance.nice.org.uk/CG161


Stroke rehabilitation: Long-term rehabilitation after stroke(CG162)http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/live/14182/64098/64098.pdf

NICE Public Health Guidanc e

Tobacco: harm-reduction approaches to smoking(PH45)http://guidance.nice.org.uk/PH45

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Health Reforms

Changing care, improving quality: reframing the debate on reconfigurationNHS ConfederationThis report identifies six principles to consider as a foundation for most reconfiguration plans,and aims to support those engaged locally in making a decision as to whether toreconfigure services and, if so, how to make change happen.http://www.nhsconfed.org/Publications/Documents/Changing-care-improving-quality.pdf

Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care in England

The Kings FundThis Commission will consider whether the post-war settlement, which established separatesystems for health and social care, remains fit for purpose.http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/sites/files/kf/field/field_document/commission-health-social-care-england-jun13.pdf

Making a Local difference: State of play and challenges ahead for health and wellbeingboardsNHS Confederation
http://publications.nice.org.uk/familial-breast-cancer-cg164http://guidance.nice.org.uk/CG162http://guidance.nice.org.uk/CG162http://guidance.nice.org.uk/CG161http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/live/14182/64098/64098.pdfhttp://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/live/14182/64098/64098.pdfhttps://webmail.uhns.nhs.uk/OWA/redir.aspx?C=fFkdeznL1EqfBuQ14FrKke4lTeulO9AI8kKOC3_rqL6O7iu9QVPYpRuvrlAAqw7KdlNx8KCg2D4.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fguidance.nice.org.uk%2fPH45http://www.nhsconfed.org/Publications/Documents/Changing-care-improving-quality.pdfhttp://www.nhsconfed.org/Publications/Documents/Changing-care-improving-quality.pdfhttp://www.kingsfund.org.uk/sites/files/kf/field/field_document/commission-health-social-care-england-jun13.pdfhttp://www.kingsfund.org.uk/sites/files/kf/field/field_document/commission-health-social-care-england-jun13.pdfhttp://www.kingsfund.org.uk/sites/files/kf/field/field_document/commission-health-social-care-england-jun13.pdfhttp://www.kingsfund.org.uk/sites/files/kf/field/field_document/commission-health-social-care-england-jun13.pdfhttp://www.nhsconfed.org/Publications/Documents/Changing-care-improving-quality.pdfhttps://webmail.uhns.nhs.uk/OWA/redir.aspx?C=fFkdeznL1EqfBuQ14FrKke4lTeulO9AI8kKOC3_rqL6O7iu9QVPYpRuvrlAAqw7KdlNx8KCg2D4.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fguidance.nice.org.uk%2fPH45http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/live/14182/64098/64098.pdfhttp://guidance.nice.org.uk/CG161http://guidance.nice.org.uk/CG162http://publications.nice.org.uk/familial-breast-cancer-cg164


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This report aims to give all those involved in leading and supporting the work of health andwellbeing boards an insight into the opportunities and challenges aheadhttp://www.nhsconfed.org/Publications/Documents/making-a-local-difference.pdf

Items in the Public Health section may also be of interest.

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Infection Control

Accepting patients from overseasDepartment of HealthThis letter reminds healthcare professionals to perform a health risk assessment whenaccepting patients from abroad, to ensure that any possible infectious hazard has beenidentified.http://www.hpa.org.uk/AboutTheHPA/WhatTheAgencyDoes/PortHealth/PortHealthMedicalTransfersFromOverseas/

Pandemic Influenza Risk ManagementWorld Health OrganisationThis interim guidance replaces the 2009 Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response: aWHO guidance document.http://www.who.int/influenza/preparedness/pandemic/influenza_risk_management/en/index.html

Items in the Guidance section may be of interest

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Integrated Care

Evaluating Integrated Care and community based care: how do we know what works?Nuffield TrustThe report outlines the key findings from the evaluations of 30 community-based interventionsand identifies nine points that may help those designing, implementing and evaluating suchinterventions in future.http://www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/sites/files/nuffield/publication/evaluation_summary_final.pdf

Integrated care: promoting better workforce decisionsCentre For Workforce IntelligenceThe Department of Health has commissioned CfWI to analyse the workforceimplications of integrating health and social care. This briefing paper outlines moredetails about this project.http://www.cfwi.org.uk/publications/integrated-care-promoting-better-workforce-decisions
http://www.nhsconfed.org/Publications/Documents/making-a-local-difference.pdfhttp://www.hpa.org.uk/AboutTheHPA/WhatTheAgencyDoes/PortHealth/PortHealthMedicalTransfersFromOverseas/http://www.hpa.org.uk/AboutTheHPA/WhatTheAgencyDoes/PortHealth/PortHealthMedicalTransfersFromOverseas/http://www.hpa.org.uk/AboutTheHPA/WhatTheAgencyDoes/PortHealth/PortHealthMedicalTransfersFromOverseas/https://webmail.uhns.nhs.uk/OWA/redir.aspx?C=CiY6gA86SUaEq1z-cc-T_qRvlspGRNAI0mZ23Iyaf4WQhAHHePwyz3S0Mu-Pmdhovwc-wIOxWaM.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.who.int%2finfluenza%2fpreparedness%2fpandemic%2finfluenza_risk_management%2fen%2findex.htmlhttps://webmail.uhns.nhs.uk/OWA/redir.aspx?C=CiY6gA86SUaEq1z-cc-T_qRvlspGRNAI0mZ23Iyaf4WQhAHHePwyz3S0Mu-Pmdhovwc-wIOxWaM.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.who.int%2finfluenza%2fpreparedness%2fpandemic%2finfluenza_risk_management%2fen%2findex.htmlhttps://webmail.uhns.nhs.uk/OWA/redir.aspx?C=Ek-uhmfXQUCKNNmKv3f6cayo_rK7R9AIiI7Hn4Yo1bLkiaNa-3x4hS6k1VFk5g6IXZm73mIJ8tw.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.nuffieldtrust.org.uk%2fsites%2ffiles%2fnuffield%2fpublication%2fevaluation_summary_final.pdfhttp://www.cfwi.org.uk/publications/integrated-care-promoting-better-workforce-decisionshttp://www.cfwi.org.uk/publications/integrated-care-promoting-better-workforce-decisionshttp://www.cfwi.org.uk/publications/integrated-care-promoting-better-workforce-decisionshttps://webmail.uhns.nhs.uk/OWA/redir.aspx?C=Ek-uhmfXQUCKNNmKv3f6cayo_rK7R9AIiI7Hn4Yo1bLkiaNa-3x4hS6k1VFk5g6IXZm73mIJ8tw.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.nuffieldtrust.org.uk%2fsites%2ffiles%2fnuffield%2fpublication%2fevaluation_summary_final.pdfhttps://webmail.uhns.nhs.uk/OWA/redir.aspx?C=CiY6gA86SUaEq1z-cc-T_qRvlspGRNAI0mZ23Iyaf4WQhAHHePwyz3S0Mu-Pmdhovwc-wIOxWaM.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.who.int%2finfluenza%2fpreparedness%2fpandemic%2finfluenza_risk_management%2fen%2findex.htmlhttps://webmail.uhns.nhs.uk/OWA/redir.aspx?C=CiY6gA86SUaEq1z-cc-T_qRvlspGRNAI0mZ23Iyaf4WQhAHHePwyz3S0Mu-Pmdhovwc-wIOxWaM.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.who.int%2finfluenza%2fpreparedness%2fpandemic%2finfluenza_risk_management%2fen%2findex.htmlhttp://www.hpa.org.uk/AboutTheHPA/WhatTheAgencyDoes/PortHealth/PortHealthMedicalTransfersFromOverseas/http://www.hpa.org.uk/AboutTheHPA/WhatTheAgencyDoes/PortHealth/PortHealthMedicalTransfersFromOverseas/http://www.nhsconfed.org/Publications/Documents/making-a-local-difference.pdf


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Maternal and Infant Health

Anaemia, prenatal iron use, and risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes: systematicreview and meta-analysisBatool et al.This review and meta-analysis of 48 RCTs and 44 cohort studies found that use of iron inwomen during pregnancy may be used as a preventive strategy to improve maternalhaematological status and birth weight.http://www.bmj.com/content/346/bmj.f3443

Chemical exposures during pregnancyRCOGThis paper argues that while the consumption of herbal remedies or medicines, such asparacetamol, and use of household cleaning products, such as pesticides, are well-documented sources of chemical exposure, the lesser recognised sources could accumulatewith the mixture posing potential harmhttp://www.rcog.org.uk/womens-health/clinical-guidance/chemical-exposures-during-

pregnancy-scientific-impact-paper-37

Does early life exposure to antibiotics increase the risk of eczema? A systematicreview.Tsasok et al.This systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies involving children or youngadults 0-25 years old, concluded that children with eczema are more likely to have beenexposed to antibiotics in their first year of life (but not prenatally).http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bjd.12476/abstract

Items in the Mental Health section may be of interest.

Mental Health

All Babies Count: spotlight on perinatal mental healthNSPCCThis report calls on health ministers to address gaps in mental health services for pregnantwomen and new mothers.http://www.nspcc.org.uk/Inform/resourcesforprofessionals/underones/spotlight-mental-health_wdf96656.pdf

A Voice and a choice: a showcase for four years of new ideas and practice

Brown, M.This report explores the need for new ways of supporting young peoples mental health, aswell as what commissioners are looking for in an ideal support servicehttp://www.right-here.org.uk/home/assets/pdf/a-voice-and-a-choice.pdf
http://www.bmj.com/content/346/bmj.f3443http://www.rcog.org.uk/womens-health/clinical-guidance/chemical-exposures-during-pregnancy-scientific-impact-paper-37http://www.rcog.org.uk/womens-health/clinical-guidance/chemical-exposures-during-pregnancy-scientific-impact-paper-37http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bjd.12476/abstracthttp://www.nspcc.org.uk/Inform/resourcesforprofessionals/underones/spotlight-mental-health_wdf96656.pdfhttp://www.nspcc.org.uk/Inform/resourcesforprofessionals/underones/spotlight-mental-health_wdf96656.pdfhttp://www.right-here.org.uk/home/assets/pdf/a-voice-and-a-choice.pdfhttp://www.right-here.org.uk/home/assets/pdf/a-voice-and-a-choice.pdfhttp://www.nspcc.org.uk/Inform/resourcesforprofessionals/underones/spotlight-mental-health_wdf96656.pdfhttp://www.nspcc.org.uk/Inform/resourcesforprofessionals/underones/spotlight-mental-health_wdf96656.pdfhttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bjd.12476/abstracthttp://www.rcog.org.uk/womens-health/clinical-guidance/chemical-exposures-during-pregnancy-scientific-impact-paper-37http://www.rcog.org.uk/womens-health/clinical-guidance/chemical-exposures-during-pregnancy-scientific-impact-paper-37http://www.bmj.com/content/346/bmj.f3443


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Lithium in the prevention of suicide in mood disorders: updated systematic review andmeta-analysisCipriani et al.This review of 48 Randomised controlled trials found that Lithium is an effective treatment forpreventing suicide in people with mood disorders. When compared with placebo it was moreeffective at reducing the number of suicides (odds ratio 0.13, 95% confidence interval).

http://www.bmj.com/content/346/bmj.f3646

Mental Health Network review 2013/14.NHS ConfederationThis review looks at some of the highlights from the Mental Health Network's workprogramme over the last 12 months, and outlines the network's ambitions for 2013/14.http://www.nhsconfed.org/Publications/annual-reports/Pages/MHN-in-2013-14.aspxhttp://www.nhsconfed.org/Publications/Documents/Mental-Health-Network-in-2013-14.pdf

Peer support workers in mental health recoveryCentre for Mental Health

New research suggests that using peer support workers to support the recovery of peoplewith mental illness can add significant value to mental health services, sometimes at no extracost.http://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/news/2013_peer_support_workers.aspx

Personal health budgets in England - making them work in mental healthMINDThis report is the result of research conducted with people with mental health problems to findout what they want from the services and support that they use to manage their mentalhealth, and what role personal health budgets might play in improving their experience of careand their health and wellbeing outcomes

http://www.mind.org.uk/assets/0002/4641/PHB_A4_WEB.pdf

Recovery: a carers perspectiveCentre for Mental HealthThis briefing paper examines what recovery means for the families and friends of people withmental health conditions. It suggests ways in which these informal carers can supportrecovery, and looks at how mental health services can give the best possible help to do this.http://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/pdfs/ImROC_briefing_carers.pdf

Items in the Guidance section may be of interest.

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Older People

A good life in old age? Monitoring and improving quality in long-term careOECDThis report argues that providing long-term care that is safe, effective, and responsive toneeds is increasingly a policy priority for governments as a growing number of frail old peopleare in need of carehttp://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/good-life-in-old-age.htm
http://www.bmj.com/content/346/bmj.f3646https://webmail.uhns.nhs.uk/OWA/redir.aspx?C=8m2-bK2vkUGAfcgGU_jQRiak-ThnPdAIFxsyEKSyUzgIvS7IJX-W1Z8eBZutC_aephks8o9KGFM.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.nhsconfed.org%2fPublications%2fannual-reports%2fPages%2fMHN-in-2013-14.aspxhttp://www.nhsconfed.org/Publications/Documents/Mental-Health-Network-in-2013-14.pdfhttp://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/news/2013_peer_support_workers.aspxhttp://www.mind.org.uk/assets/0002/4641/PHB_A4_WEB.pdfhttp://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/pdfs/ImROC_briefing_carers.pdfhttp://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/pdfs/ImROC_briefing_carers.pdfhttp://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/good-life-in-old-age.htmhttp://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/good-life-in-old-age.htmhttp://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/good-life-in-old-age.htmhttp://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/pdfs/ImROC_briefing_carers.pdfhttp://www.mind.org.uk/assets/0002/4641/PHB_A4_WEB.pdfhttp://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/news/2013_peer_support_workers.aspxhttp://www.nhsconfed.org/Publications/Documents/Mental-Health-Network-in-2013-14.pdfhttps://webmail.uhns.nhs.uk/OWA/redir.aspx?C=8m2-bK2vkUGAfcgGU_jQRiak-ThnPdAIFxsyEKSyUzgIvS7IJX-W1Z8eBZutC_aephks8o9KGFM.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.nhsconfed.org%2fPublications%2fannual-reports%2fPages%2fMHN-in-2013-14.aspxhttp://www.bmj.com/content/346/bmj.f3646


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Items in the Guidance section may be of interest

Patient and Public Involvement

Care Quality Commission consultationCCQThe Care Quality Commission has launched a consultation to obtain feedback on the plansthey have developed to help ensure that people receive high-quality care.http://www.cqc.org.uk/public/news/give-us-feedback-way-we-should-inspect-services

Items in the Mental Health section may be of interest

Patient Care and Safety

Making the case for information: The evidence for investing in high quality healthinformation for patients and the publicPatient Information ForumThis report highlights how providing information to patients and their carers improvesoutcomes, reduces costs and gives people a better experience of care.http://www.pifonline.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/PiF-full-report-FINAL-new.pdf

Items in the Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable adults section may be of interest

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Pharmacy and Prescribing

Consultations on revisions to the statutory scheme to control the prices of branded

NHS medicinesDepartment of HealthThe Department of Health has launched a consultation to strengthen the statutorypharmaceutical pricing scheme, which covers the prices the NHS pays for branded drugs notcovered by the voluntary PPRS. The consultation is seeking views on a price cut of between10 to 20%https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/207885/consultation_prices_nhs_medicines.pdf

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Physical Activity

Physical Activity: Brief Advice for Adults in Primary CarePrimary Care CommissioningThis guidance aims to support routine provision of brief advice on physical activity in primarycare practicehttp://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/article/physical-activity-brief-advice-adults-primary-care
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Department of Health Corporate PlanDepartment of HealthThis plan contains information about: our ministers, non executive directors and leadershipteam; the department; themes; priorities; roadmap for the year ahead; total expenditurebudget for 2013-14; resources; achievements in 2012-13; arm's length bodies; anddepartmental leaders talk about the role of their directorates.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-of-health-corporate-plan-2013-14

How is the health and social care system performing? Quarterly monitoring report -June 2013.Kings FundThe report finds that for the final quarter of 2012/13, nearly 6 per cent of patients waited fourhours or longer in A&E, the highest level since 2004. The growing pressure on hospitals isalso reflected in a survey of NHS finance directors carried out for the report. This suggeststhat, although the NHS will end 2012/13 in a healthy financial position, the outlook for the nexttwo years is bleakhttp://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/how-health-and-social-care-system-performing-june-

2013

Measuring Patient ExperienceHealth FoundationThis evidence scan addresses the following questions: How has the experience of patientsand carers been measured in healthcare and what are the pros and cons of differentapproaches for measuring improvement over time?http://www.health.org.uk/publications/measuring-patient-experience/

NHS Health CheckLocal Government Association/Public Health England

This FAQ addresses a number of transitional issues relating to the transfer of responsibilityfor delivering the NHS health check programme, which moved from PCTs to local governmentin April 2013.http://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/article/nhs-health-check-frequently-asked-questions

NHS Standards of ProcurementDepartment of HealthThis document sets out the standards for NHS healthcare provider organisations to assessand benchmark procurement performance and identify areas for improvementhttps://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/207364/nhs_standards_procurement.pdf

Items in the Workforce sections may also be of interest.

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Social Care

Update to charging arrangements for adult social care servicesDepartment of HealthThe DOH has published an update to the Fairer Charging guidance for non-residential social

services and the Charging for Residential Accommodation Guide (CRAG).https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/lacdh201302-charging-for-residential-and-non-residential-social-care

Stroke

Items in the guidance section may be of interest

Substance Misuse

New commissioning guidance for addiction to medicines

Public Health EnglandPHE have published commissioning guidance for the NHS and local authorities onhow to respond to the needs of people who are addicted to medicines.http://www.nta.nhs.uk/uploads/pheatmcommissioningguide.pdf

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Vaccination and Immunisation

2013/14 SHINGLES AND CHILD FLU VACCINATION SPECSNHS

NHS Employers, the General Practitioners Committee of the BMA and NHS Englandhave jointly published the shingles catch-up vaccination programme and the 2013/14childhood (two and three year olds) influenza vaccination programme servicespecifications. Effective from September 1 to 31st August 2014.http://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/article/201314-shingles-and-child-flu-vaccination-specs

Flu Immunisation Programme 2013/14Department of Healthhttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/flu-immunisation-programme-2013-to-2014

Influenza vaccine uptake amongst GP patient groups in England for winterseason 2012 to 2013

Public Health England

This report describes the uptake of influenza vaccine amongst eligible GP patient groupsduring the 2012/13 winter season

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MMR Action PlanDepartment of HealthThis plan outlines local and national actions to significantly increase MMR (Measles,Mumps and Rubella) vaccine coverage amongst high risk groupshttps://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/206243/

PHE_MMR_Action_Plan_June_2013.pdf

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Workforce

Consultation on guidance for registrants about the statutory requirement tohave appropriate professional indemnity cover as a condition of registrationhttp://www.hcpc-uk.org/assets/documents/10004051Consultationonimplementinganindemnitycoverrequirement.pdf

GMC National Training Survey 2013GMCThis survey shows that though, overall, doctors in training report positive experiences,for the second year running concerns have been raised about long working hours andpoor handover arrangements before and after night duty. Response rate to survey wasimpressive with 97.7 % response rate from a potential 54,000.http://www.gmc-uk.org/education/surveys.asp

Health workforce information reviewDepartment of Health

The report- Workforce information architecture in the Reformed NHS landscape setsout findings and recommendations from a review of the arrangements for handlinghealth workforce data and intelligence. Health Education England will take forward theimplementation of the recommended actions, publishing further details during 2013 to2014.https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-workforce-information-review

NHS Working Longer Review: audit of existing researchNHSThis review audits existing research into the impact of working beyond 60 years on

employees and employers.http://www.nhsemployers.org/SiteCollectionDocuments/NHS%20WLR%20-%20Audit%20of%20existing%20research.pdf

Reforming the social work bursary: government consultationDepartment of HealthThis consultation reviewed the social work bursary scheme in order to ensure itcontinues to attract sufficient high quality candidates to come forward to study and
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/206243/PHE_MMR_Action_Plan_June_2013.pdfhttps://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/206243/PHE_MMR_Action_Plan_June_2013.pdfhttp://www.hcpc-uk.org/assets/documents/10004051Consultationonimplementinganindemnitycoverrequirement.pdfhttp://www.hcpc-uk.org/assets/documents/10004051Consultationonimplementinganindemnitycoverrequirement.pdfhttp://www.hcpc-uk.org/assets/documents/10004051Consultationonimplementinganindemnitycoverrequirement.pdfhttp://www.hcpc-uk.org/assets/documents/10004051Consultationonimplementinganindemnitycoverrequirement.pdfhttp://www.gmc-uk.org/education/surveys.asphttps://webmail.uhns.nhs.uk/OWA/redir.aspx?C=fFkdeznL1EqfBuQ14FrKke4lTeulO9AI8kKOC3_rqL6O7iu9QVPYpRuvrlAAqw7KdlNx8KCg2D4.&URL=https%3a%2f%2fwww.gov.uk%2fgovernment%2fpublications%2fhealth-workforce-information-reviewhttp://www.nhsemployers.org/SiteCollectionDocuments/NHS%20WLR%20-%20Audit%20of%20existing%20research.pdfhttp://www.nhsemployers.org/SiteCollectionDocuments/NHS%20WLR%20-%20Audit%20of%20existing%20research.pdfhttp://www.nhsemployers.org/SiteCollectionDocuments/NHS%20WLR%20-%20Audit%20of%20existing%20research.pdfhttp://www.nhsemployers.org/SiteCollectionDocuments/NHS%20WLR%20-%20Audit%20of%20existing%20research.pdfhttps://webmail.uhns.nhs.uk/OWA/redir.aspx?C=fFkdeznL1EqfBuQ14FrKke4lTeulO9AI8kKOC3_rqL6O7iu9QVPYpRuvrlAAqw7KdlNx8KCg2D4.&URL=https%3a%2f%2fwww.gov.uk%2fgovernment%2fpublications%2fhealth-workforce-information-reviewhttp://www.gmc-uk.org/education/surveys.asphttp://www.hcpc-uk.org/assets/documents/10004051Consultationonimplementinganindemnitycoverrequirement.pdfhttp://www.hcpc-uk.org/assets/documents/10004051Consultationonimplementinganindemnitycoverrequirement.pdfhttp://www.hcpc-uk.org/assets/documents/10004051Consultationonimplementinganindemnitycoverrequirement.pdfhttps://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/206243/PHE_MMR_Action_Plan_June_2013.pdfhttps://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/206243/PHE_MMR_Action_Plan_June_2013.pdf


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work as social workers. The government response sets out how and why the bursaryis being reformed.https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/200151/Social-Work-Bursary-Consultation-document.pdf

Report on district nurse education in England, Wales and Northern Ireland2012/13The Queens Nursing InstituteThis report reveals concerns around the number of new district nurses currently beingeducated, particularly in England.http://www.qni.org.uk/docs/Report%20on%20District%20Nurse%20Education%202012-13.pdf

Workforce planning guideHealth Education EnglandThis guidance sets out the milestones and timelines for the planning process to beoperated in 2013/14 to produce 2014/15 workforce investment plans. It aims to securethe future supply of workforce, in a way that both maintains safe staffing levels forpatients and supports the transformation of services necessary to drive qualityimprovement.http://hee.nhs.uk/wp-content/blogs.dir/321/files/2012/08/Workforce-Planning-Guide-Final-June-2013.pdf
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/200151/Social-Work-Bursary-Consultation-document.pdfhttps://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/200151/Social-Work-Bursary-Consultation-document.pdfhttp://www.qni.org.uk/docs/Report%20on%20District%20Nurse%20Education%202012-13.pdfhttp://www.qni.org.uk/docs/Report%20on%20District%20Nurse%20Education%202012-13.pdfhttp://hee.nhs.uk/wp-content/blogs.dir/321/files/2012/08/Workforce-Planning-Guide-Final-June-2013.pdfhttp://hee.nhs.uk/wp-content/blogs.dir/321/files/2012/08/Workforce-Planning-Guide-Final-June-2013.pdfhttp://hee.nhs.uk/wp-content/blogs.dir/321/files/2012/08/Workforce-Planning-Guide-Final-June-2013.pdfhttp://hee.nhs.uk/wp-content/blogs.dir/321/files/2012/08/Workforce-Planning-Guide-Final-June-2013.pdfhttp://www.qni.org.uk/docs/Report%20on%20District%20Nurse%20Education%202012-13.pdfhttp://www.qni.org.uk/docs/Report%20on%20District%20Nurse%20Education%202012-13.pdfhttps://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/200151/Social-Work-Bursary-Consultation-document.pdfhttps://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/200151/Social-Work-Bursary-Consultation-document.pdf