Wednesday 10 May 2017
Leading across the health and care system: lessons from experience
Leading across the health and care system: lessons from experience This paper offers those who are leading new systems of care some guidance on how to address the challenges they face. It draws on the Fund’s work on the development of new care models, sustainability and transformation plans, and accountable care organisations. It is also informed by the experience of people who have occupied system leadership roles and draws on case studies from our research and organisational development work. The King's Fund
The benefits of ID scanning: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
The benefits of ID scanning: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust This case study shares King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust's experience of implementing scanning equipment and software to retrospectively check staff documentation. NHS Employers
Southern Health faces Connor Sparrowhawk drowning charges
Southern Health faces Connor Sparrowhawk drowning charges An NHS trust is to be prosecuted over the drowning of an 18-year-old patient at one of its facilities, the BBC has learned.
Connor Sparrowhawk suffered an epileptic fit while in a bath at Slade House in Oxford in July 2013.
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust eventually admitted responsibility and offered his family compensation.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) told the BBC News it will now prosecute the trust.
Connor Sparrowhawk suffered an epileptic fit while in a bath at Slade House in Oxford in July 2013.
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust eventually admitted responsibility and offered his family compensation.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) told the BBC News it will now prosecute the trust.
Concern over rise in acne drug use
Concern over rise in acne drug use Campaigners fear too many young people are being put on Roaccutane, a drug linked with suicidal feelings. BBC News
GPs struggle to support patients sent far from home for mental healthcare
GPs struggle to support patients sent far from home for mental healthcare GPs warn they are struggling to support young patients with mental illness after BMA research found seven in 10 children and adolescents with severe mental health problems were admitted to hospitals outside their local area. GPonline
Mental health nurses in short supply as NHS struggles to fill vacancies
Mental health nurses in short supply as NHS struggles to fill vacancies An ageing workforce combined with a lack of new recruits means mental health nurses are having to take on higher caseloads
Community-based teams care for 97% of mental health patients. And nurses play a pivotal role, building up trust between patients and their families.
However, since 2010 the total number of NHS mental health nurses in England has dropped by 15% – in parts of London, about 20% of job vacancies are unfilled. Helen Gilburt, a fellow in health policy at thinktank the King’s Fund, says: “Community mental health teams are supporting people to stay well, so if you haven’t got sufficient workforce to deliver that care, people are more likely to relapse.” Continue reading... The Guardian
Community-based teams care for 97% of mental health patients. And nurses play a pivotal role, building up trust between patients and their families.
However, since 2010 the total number of NHS mental health nurses in England has dropped by 15% – in parts of London, about 20% of job vacancies are unfilled. Helen Gilburt, a fellow in health policy at thinktank the King’s Fund, says: “Community mental health teams are supporting people to stay well, so if you haven’t got sufficient workforce to deliver that care, people are more likely to relapse.” Continue reading... The Guardian
‘Death and dying continues to be seen as a big taboo’ | Mary O’Hara
‘Death and dying continues to be seen as a big taboo’ | Mary O’Hara The US palliative care specialist says end-of-life care should be a higher priority – and it makes sense financially, too
Dr BJ (Bruce) Miller is convinced that how we care for people towards the end of their lives needs an urgent, radical rethink. An American palliative care specialist, Miller is in the UK this week as the keynote speaker at a conference marking the 50th anniversary of modern hospice care in Britain. He will argue that much more needs to be done to ensure the best possible quality of life for people as they deal with illness and approach dying.
“The way in which we handle death and dying is enormous, fascinating and elemental, and yet it is something that continues to be seen as a taboo,” Miller says of how societies like Britain and America tend to confront the issue. Palliative care is not as high a priority as it should be, he says, and while there are encouraging signs of a growing understanding of the importance of end-of-life care, “at least here in the United States, and I presume [in Britain], a lot of people don’t understand what the heck palliative care is”.
We don’t need to demonise hospitals; we just need to use them more surgically Continue reading... The Guardian
Dr BJ (Bruce) Miller is convinced that how we care for people towards the end of their lives needs an urgent, radical rethink. An American palliative care specialist, Miller is in the UK this week as the keynote speaker at a conference marking the 50th anniversary of modern hospice care in Britain. He will argue that much more needs to be done to ensure the best possible quality of life for people as they deal with illness and approach dying.
“The way in which we handle death and dying is enormous, fascinating and elemental, and yet it is something that continues to be seen as a taboo,” Miller says of how societies like Britain and America tend to confront the issue. Palliative care is not as high a priority as it should be, he says, and while there are encouraging signs of a growing understanding of the importance of end-of-life care, “at least here in the United States, and I presume [in Britain], a lot of people don’t understand what the heck palliative care is”.
We don’t need to demonise hospitals; we just need to use them more surgically Continue reading... The Guardian
Patients need motivation to recover. The NHS must offer hope | Kate Allatt
Patients need motivation to recover. The NHS must offer hope | Kate Allatt It is futile prescribing stroke rehabilitation plans if patients lack motivation before therapy starts or are left at home trying to manage their own condition
Our NHS is under attack from all angles. People are living longer, we don’t eat well or exercise enough. Yet we expect more from the NHS; more people are visiting A&E departments and minor injury units year on year, and costs are rising.
How do we tackle this? What if we focus on marginal gains, the performance strategy that helped British Cycling to success in multiple Olympics?
Lowering patients’ expectations of recovery can be extremely damaging Continue reading... The Guardian
Our NHS is under attack from all angles. People are living longer, we don’t eat well or exercise enough. Yet we expect more from the NHS; more people are visiting A&E departments and minor injury units year on year, and costs are rising.
How do we tackle this? What if we focus on marginal gains, the performance strategy that helped British Cycling to success in multiple Olympics?
Lowering patients’ expectations of recovery can be extremely damaging Continue reading... The Guardian
Mums say NHS post-natal care put them off more children
Mums say NHS post-natal care put them off more children Kerry Derry, 29, from Lincolnshire says she was left without painkillers for hours after giving birth in an NHS hospital and only got some after her husband brought them to her. The Daily Mail
Number of patients missing from NHS mental health units has risen by 64 per cent since 2014
Number of patients missing from NHS mental health units has risen by 64 per cent since 2014 The number of patients absconding from NHS mental health units has risen by up to 64 per cent since 2014, new figures show.
According to Freedom of Information data from 19 mental health trusts, incidents in which troubled patients vanish from units, or fail to return from authorised periods of leave, have risen by 28 per cent from 2438 incidents in 2014 to 3139 in 2016. The Daily Telegraph
According to Freedom of Information data from 19 mental health trusts, incidents in which troubled patients vanish from units, or fail to return from authorised periods of leave, have risen by 28 per cent from 2438 incidents in 2014 to 3139 in 2016. The Daily Telegraph
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