This is a day for the NHS to reflect fully on the harrowing experiences of those personally affected by the failures at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust.  The NHS Commissioning Board (NHS CB) takes on a key leadership role in the NHS in England from April and is absolutely committed, together with all other organisations […]

Overview Digitally Enabled Therapy (DET) products deliver a substantial portion of therapy online and are designed to be used with therapist assistance. The DET Assessment Criteria have been developed to provide assurance that DETs are suitable for use in NHS Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression services. This process gives services more confidence in the […]

Leading change The Head of Quality and Nursing at Fareham and Gosport and South-Eastern Hampshire Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) with support from the Quality Team led the development and implementation of a quality surveillance system. This has led to local improvements of patient outcomes and safety, patient and staff experience, and use of resources. Where […]

Details about Internal Medicine Programme of Care Schemes  – Multi-System Auto-Immune Rheumatic Diseases MDT Clinics, Data Collection and Policy Compliance.

Rapid review dynamic support registers (minimum standards) to: Make sure you already have the referral criteria in place (as per policy) for entry onto the dynamic support register – for ‘at risk level’ – and identify children and young people at risk of admission. It is important that you continue to follow policy. Identify children […]

Leading change The Deputy Director of Nursing at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital NHS Foundation Trust led on the development and implementation of a falls improvement programme across the Older Peoples Medicine (OPM) wards to reduce unwarranted variation in practice. The programme has led to better outcomes and experiences for people using their services. Where to […]

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The intercollegiate document on safeguarding training guidance, published in 2014, has been updated. Doctors at all levels should be aware of the recommendations for safeguarding training described in this document and consider their own needs in respect of this. They also need to consider their safeguarding learning needs in the round with all of their […]