This service specification covers the provision of environmental controls which is one aspect of the specialist services to support patients with complex physical disabilities (excluding wheelchair services).
Service specifications are important in clearly defining the standards of care expected from organisations funded by NHS England to provide specialised care. The specifications have been developed by specialised clinicians, commissioners, expert patients and public health representatives to describe both core and developmental service standards. Core standards are those that all funded providers should be […]
Seeing the Covid Inquiry unfold will I’m sure have been a reminder for many in this room. A reminder that… …for all the outpouring of respect and appreciation from the public. …for all the camaraderie and innovation NHS staff displayed… …it was an incredibly difficult time for so many colleagues. Just as we will […]
Case study summary Trafford Clinical Commissioning Group submitted a bid for complex case funding to NHS England and NHS Improvement for £12,500 to buy specialist equipment and furniture to support two young siblings to move into their own home. Using a planned, proactive, and highly person-centred approach the siblings were to move into their new […]
Hearing loss in children and young people with a learning disability, autism or both is ten times higher than in other children and young people. They are also very likely to have a condition called glue ear. Despite this many have not had a recent hearing check. Hearing difficulties can cause or contribute to speech […]
Changes are being implemented to the way national organisations develop and issue safety alerts to healthcare providers. Contents Changes to national alerts What does this mean for providers Background on the new national patient safety alerting system National Patient Safety Alert accreditation process News and updates Share your views Summary criteria for the management and […]
Dr Yasara Naheed, Clinical Director for Burnley East Primary Care Network discusses designing new frailty models as part of the NHS England Population Health Management (PHM) programme: In Burnley in Lancashire a large proportion of our patients live with moderate frailty and we wanted to come up with new solutions to improve their quality of […]
Leading change Nursing leaders from Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) led a collaborative, multidisciplinary project team in designing and implementing a digital system to identify care home residents with deteriorating health. The multidisciplinary team (MDT) developed and applied an electronic system to support the monitoring of residents’ health. The electronic system, based on an adaptation […]
Dad James Jeynes tells of his fight to get a Personal Health Budget for his terminally ill son Lewis that could help transform his life while also saving the NHS money: I think I am the luckiest and proudest father in the UK and I have thought that since my son was born in 2004. […]
The Chief AHP Officer (CAHPO) relates to two UK wide regulators: the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC). There are currently fourteen registerable titles for Allied Health Professions (AHPs). The brief descriptions below were co-produced with the Workforce, Training and Education (WTE) Directorate in NHS England and the professional […]