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Minimum service levels in event of strike action: ambulance services in England, Scotland and Wales
Department of Health and Social Care - The DHSC is seeking views during passage of the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill on, subject to Parliamentary approval, introducing regulations on minimum service levels in England, Scotland, and Wales to support minimum service levels in the health service during strike action to protect patient safety. The consultation closes at 11:45am on 9 May 2023.Consultation documentMore detail (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - February 15, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Consultations Patient safety Source Type: blogs

Improving staff experience and staff engagement at QEH
NHS Employers - The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) King ’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust is a rural district general hospital in West Norfolk. In 2019, QEH had the worst NHS Staff Survey results in the country. This case study explores what the organisation did and how it applied staff engagement methods to improve its NHS Staff Survey scores.Case study (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - February 15, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs

Patterns of employment amongst nursing associates: evidence from the electronic staff record
This report draws upon the electronic staff record (ESR), the monthly payroll of all staff directly employed by NHS trusts, to describe the personal and employment characteristics of all trainee nursing associates (TNAs) and nursing associates (NAs) (T/NAs) employed by NHS trusts in England over time and how they compare to other staff groups.ReportMore detail (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - February 15, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs

Expanding volunteer support in the allied health professions to start an NHS career
NHS Employers - Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust used volunteers to support their allied health professionals, offering a first step into an NHS career.Case study (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - February 14, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs

Supporting clinical leadership in virtual wards: a guide for integrated care system clinical leader
NHS England - This guidance supports integrated care system clinical leadership to create and develop their virtual ward service.GuidanceMore detail (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - February 14, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Digital health and data Patient safety Source Type: blogs

Guide to adopting remote consultations in adult musculoskeletal physiotherapy services
NHS England - This guide supports adult musculoskeletal (MSK) physiotherapy services – delivered by providers across primary community and/or secondary care – to implement evidence informed remote consultations.GuideMore detail (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - February 13, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Digital health and data Source Type: blogs

10 steps hospitals can take to tackle ethnic inequalities in elective waiting lists
NHS Race& Health Observatory - Across England, hospital activity continues to be seriously impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic with large falls in routine care resulting in millions of patients now subject to vast backlogs. Data analysis shows people from Asian groups faced larger falls in planned hospital care – both before and during the pandemic – than people from White, Black or Mixed ethnic groups. This infographic resource, designed in collaboration with the Nuffield Trust, aims to support the healthcare system by highlighting ten key ways to tackle these disparities, and to take practical action s to add...
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - February 13, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Public health and health inequalities Source Type: blogs

The state of community health services in England
Nuffield Trust - Community health services help people to stay healthy and live independently at home, but it has proved difficult to realise a long-standing ambition to deliver more services out of hospital. This explainer describes what community services are, who uses and provides them, who pays for them, and some of the challenges they face.Explainer (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - February 13, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Primary and community care Source Type: blogs

Delayed hospital discharges and adult social care
House of Commons Library - This explainer sets out what the government is doing to reduce the number of people staying in hospital longer than necessary.Explainer (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - February 13, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: NHS performance and productivity Social care Source Type: blogs

International recruitment fund for the adult social care sector: guidance for local authorities
Department of Health and Social Care - In February 2022 care workers were added to the Health and Care Worker visa shortage occupation list, enabling these roles to be recruited from overseas. Government can confirm that it is making £15 million available over 2023 to 2024 to help support international recruitment within the adult social care sector. The aim of this fund is to promote collaborative arrangements which reduce administrative complexity and burden, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) provider s.GuidanceMore detail (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - February 13, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Social care Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs

Long Covid & employment
This report calls on government to introduce guidance for employers on long Covid alongside a compensation scheme for frontline workers.ReportMore detail (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - February 13, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Covid-19 Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs

Both, and: population health and public health professionals need to make the most of distinct contributions to better health
The King's Fund - New population health roles in integrated care systems need a clear partnership with public health partners to succeed. In this blog, Toby Lewis and David Buck from The King's Fund explore steps to make that happen.Blog (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - February 13, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Integrated care, collaboration and partnership Public health and health inequalities Source Type: blogs

The A & E crisis: what ’s really driving poor performance?
Reform -This briefing paper seeks to understand what is actually happening in emergency departments and, using publicly available data, challenges some of the arguments frequently heard about the A&E crisis. It identifies areas for further investigation which the authors believe could be key to stabilising the system.ReportReform - publications (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - February 10, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: NHS performance and productivity Source Type: blogs

Adopting the right technology to transform social care
This report looks into the impact of digital technology on adult social care, and the importance of implementing digital change across the care landscape. It argues that the potential of technology to support those with social care needs is growing ‘exponentially’ each year.ReportCounty Councils Network - news (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - February 10, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Digital health and data Social care Source Type: blogs