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Group accounting manual 2023 to 2024: consultation exercise
Department of Health and Social Care -The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and its bodies within the DHSC accounting boundary are required by law to produce an annual report and accounts. The group accounting manual (GAM) is DHSC ’s guidance to bodies on preparing and publishing an annual report and accounts. This consultation asks for views on the GAM. The closing date for comments is 9 March 2023.ConsultationConsultation response formDepartment of Health and Social Care - consultations (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - February 9, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Consultations Regulation, governance and accountability Source Type: blogs

Progress in improving mental health services in England
National Audit Office -According to this report, despite funding and staffing levels for mental health services increasing, and more patients being treated, millions of people with mental health needs are still not accessing services, with some facing lengthy waits for treatment. It concludes that both the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England must learn the lessons from their efforts to date and demonstrate control over the ongoing risks to their ambitions in order to ensure value for money in their expansion efforts.ReportNational Audit Office - press release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - February 9, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Mental health Source Type: blogs

The best start for life: a progress report on delivering the vision
This report sets out the progress that the government has made in implementingThe best start for life: a vision for the 1,001 critical days since its publication in March 2021, following the Early Years Healthy Development Review.ReportDepartment of Health and Social Care - publications (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - February 9, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Public health and health inequalities Source Type: blogs

Social care charging for local authorities: 2023 to 2024
Department of Health and Social Care -This document contains information for local authorities about the social care charging arrangements for 2023 to 2024. It includes details about capital limits, personal expenses allowance, minimum income guarantee, and savings credit.GuidanceDepartment of Health and Social Care - publications (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - February 9, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Social care Source Type: blogs

NHS Covid-19 Data Store and NHS National Data Platform: a summary of a private roundtable
Discussion paperInstitute for Government - publications (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - February 9, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Covid-19 Digital health and data Source Type: blogs

Reducing did not attends (DNAs) in outpatient services
NHS England -This national guidance covers how providers can effectively reduce their DNA rates to release capacity for elective recovery and improve patient experience.GuidanceNHS England - publications (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - February 8, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Patient involvement, experience and feedback Source Type: blogs

Introducing Integrated Care Systems
This report concludes that the benefits of ICSs for patients have not been made clear and that reform of the NHS will not work until issues in the service are addressed.ReportHouse of Commons Public Accounts Committee - news (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - February 8, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Integrated care, collaboration and partnership Source Type: blogs

Workforce development framework for health and wellbeing coaches
NHS England- This framework: sets clear and consistent standards for health and wellbeing coaches; demonstrates the benefits of health and wellbeing coaches working in the NHS; provides information about the training, support, supervision, and continuous professional development needed to enable health and wellbeing coaches to succeed; supports the development of a strong and capable workforce of health and wellbeing coaches; and supports improved quality and consistency of health coaching and reduces variation in outcomes and access standards.FrameworkMore detail (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - February 7, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Public health and health inequalities Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs

Unit costs of health and social care 2022
Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) - This is the new edition of the annual publication. Knowing the cost of health and social care services plays an important role in informing what support is provided to those who need help. The cost of services affects choices about health and social care provision and about how best to spend limited care budgets. Using consistent and reliable cost information is important for decision-makers in health and social care and for research.ReportMore detail (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - February 7, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Digital health and data NHS performance and productivity Source Type: blogs

Patient Safety Commissioner: 100 days report
Office of the Patient Safety Commissioner - Dr Henrietta Hughes, England ’s Patient Safety Commissioner, has released a report of her first 100 days in the role. The report outlines how Dr Hughes has heard from patients, families, healthcare professionals and senior leaders on what needs to change to improve the safety of medicines and medical devices. In it, she calls for a cultural change throughout the health system and sets out her plans for the future.ReportMore detail (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - February 6, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Patient safety Source Type: blogs

Medical technology strategy
Department of Health and Social Care -This policy paper outlines the government ’s plan to support the UK medical technology sector to ensure the health and care system can reliably access safe, effective and innovative medical technologies to deliver the best outcomes for patients.StrategyDepartment of Health and Social Care - publications (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - February 3, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Digital health and data Source Type: blogs

Nobody ’s listening: what families say about prison healthcare
Pact -According to this report, involving families more proactively in prisoners ’ health care would reduce deaths in custody, relieve pressure on the NHS and the criminal justice system, and cut crime. It makes a series of recommendations to improve the way that health care providers and prisons can involve families more proactively. They include: diverting more appropriately risk-assessed people with mental health problems to community treatment and secure treatment settings; training for staff to ensure that they understand how to involve family members; and a single point of contact at every prison to champion the ro...
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - February 3, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Patient involvement, experience and feedback Public health and health inequalities Source Type: blogs

Social prescribing: reference guide and technical annex for primary care networks
NHS England -This guide provides additional information to help primary care networks introduce the social prescribing link worker role into their multi-disciplinary teams as part of the expansion of the primary care workforce introduced through the Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service (DES) 22/23 Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme. It also provides information to deliver the proactive social prescribing element of the Network Contract DES Personalised Care service specification.GuidanceNHS England - publications (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - February 1, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Primary and community care Source Type: blogs

Early evaluation of the Children and Young People ’s Mental Health Trailblazer programme: a rapid mixed-methods study
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) - The Children and Young People ’s Mental Health Trailblazer programme is funding the creation of new mental health support teams (MHSTs) to work in schools and further education colleges. MHSTs directly support children and young people with ‘mild to moderate’ mental health problems and work with school and college staff to promote wellbeing for all. A new workforce of education mental health practitioners (EMHPs) is being trained for the teams. This early evaluation of the Trailblazer programme examines the development, implementation and early progress o...
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - January 31, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Mental health Source Type: blogs