We know that health and wellbeing support remains the top driver of both motivation and advocacy, and that many are increasingly concerned about how they can make their money go further. We have added a page with a range of ideas to help any member of health and care staff and support their financial wellbeing. […]
By 2023/24, NHS England and NHS Improvement aims to help tens of thousands of people with severe mental illness (SMI) find and keep their employment through the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) scheme. The COVID-19 pandemic forced IPS teams across the country to adapt their services quickly to keep providing employment support in a safe […]
Where you can make a positive impact towards net zero AHPs and their teams should reduce the carbon impact from food waste by: Considering how your actions and services are impacting on meal-times and patient appetite. If a patient is scheduled for medical imaging and is required to be nil by mouth, has this been […]
The below table is a tool to support the implementation of National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) recall guidance CG19 when dental teams are prioritising their recall lists of child patients. It has been produced by the Chief Dental Officer England to assist dental professionals. All risk assessment and recall should be undertaken in line […]
In January 2023, the Centre for Perioperative Care published revised National Safety Standards for Invasive Procedures (NatSSIPs 2), designed to reduce misunderstandings or errors and to improve team cohesion. The standards, written by clinicians from multiple professions and specialties, re-launches the WHO checklist. It mandates key stop moments when the standard pathway is confirmed and […]
An evidence-based framework to enable board and senior leaders to consistently define and measure pressure ulcers. Contents Implementing the pressure ulcer framework Related content Our national Stop the Pressure programme has developed a guide to support nurses and other healthcare professionals in preventing pressure ulcers. The recommendations in our guide will support an organisation’s ability to learn from […]
Our core curriculum will guide and educate nurses and other healthcare professionals on the steps needed to prevent pressure ulcers from developing and causing avoidable harm. Pressure ulcers remain a challenge for the patients who develop them, and the healthcare professionals involved in their prevention and management. There is no current curriculum standard for pressure […]
When the Integrated Care System (ICS) Design Framework landed recently, it was great to see that the voluntary sector and population health management (PHM) had both been referenced as key building blocks of systems as we move towards legislation. PHM has been a passion of mine for many years because it is an opportunity to work in partnership […]
The Overseas Visitor Improvement team provides support to help trusts and non-NHS providers recover treatment costs from patients who are not eligible for free NHS care. To ensure they make a fair contribution to their healthcare costs, we work with the Cost Recovery team and the Reciprocal Health Agreements teams at the Department of Health […]
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