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Data access policy update: proposed draft
Department of Health and Social Care -In September 2022 the12 policy guidelines for secure data environments was published. This policy update has been drafted to build on these guidelines, setting out key policy decisions made so far. The views and feedback gathered from this consultation will inform the final version of this policy update, as well as longer-term priorities and actions for data access policy. This policy update is intended for a technical audience, such as data controllers, data users and platform providers. The consultation closes on 23 June 2023.ConsultationDepartment of Health and Social Care - consult...
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - May 26, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Digital health and data Source Type: blogs

Keeping children and young people with mental health needs safe: the design of the paediatric ward - interim report
This report looks at the risk factors associated with the design of paediatric wards in acute hospitals for children and young people with mental health needs.ReportHSIB - investigations and reports (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - May 25, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Mental health Patient safety Source Type: blogs

The case for more geriatricians: strengthening the workforce to care for an ageing population
This report is intended to start the conversation about the workforce needed to provide high-quality care for the ageing population with increasingly complex needs. It explains why training, recruiting and retaining geriatricians should be a priority, estimates how many geriatricians are needed to provide safe and effective care for older people. It also outlines some of the structural barriers that currently prevent recruitment and concludes with six calls for governments across the UK.ReportBritish Geriatrics Society - publications (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - May 25, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs

Where does specialist public health sit across the UK?
Association of Directors of Public Health -There are four nations in the UK, three Crown Dependencies and 14 UK overseas territories. Public health functions look very different across these 21 administrations. This explainer aims to provide an overview of where functions sit in different nations.BriefingAssociation of Directors of Public Health - publications (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - May 24, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Public health and health inequalities Source Type: blogs

Alcohol treatment services
This report finds that an estimated ten million people in England regularly exceed the Chief Medical Officers ’ low-risk drinking guidelines, including 1.7 million who drink at higher risk and around 600,000 who are dependent on alcohol. It says that 82 per cent of those 600,000 dependent drinkers in England are not in treatment despite success rates of around 60 per cent and evidence that, on average, ev ery £1 spent on treatment immediately delivers £3 of benefit and significantly more in the longer term. It finds that there has been an increase in alcohol-related deaths, which rose by 89 per cent over the past twent...
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - May 24, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Public health and health inequalities Source Type: blogs

NHS England's protection of patient data
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) - One of the recommendations fromPutting data, digital and tech at the heart of transforming the NHS focused on establishing a single. central authority responsible for all elements of digital technology, data and transformation across the NHS. This guidance outlines how NHS England will be carrying out the statutory functions that have been transferred from NHS Digital, as of 1 February 2023.Guidance (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - May 23, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Digital health and data Source Type: blogs

Free personal protective equipment scheme
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) - This guidance outlines the details of the extension of the free personal protective equipment scheme which aims to protect frontline health care staff, the elderly and vulnerable and reduce pressure on the NHS. Guidance (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - May 23, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Covid-19 Source Type: blogs

Global health framework: working together towards a healthier world
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) - This framework for 2023 to 2025 sets out how the UK government will play a leading role in improving health globally and building resilience to future threats. It seeks to maximise the combined impact of the UK's investments, innovation and engagement with important partners around the world on a bilateral and multilateral basis. It also aims to maximise impact working with global partners from industry, academia, funders, and civil society organisations to shape global policy and health outcomes.Policy paperMore detail  (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - May 23, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Equality and diversity Integrated care, collaboration and partnership Source Type: blogs

Physiological science networks: a development framework
NHS England - This document provides advice and guidance on establishing a physiological sciences network, key areas for consideration and best practice case studies to support the formation of networks. It is intended to provide a high-level development framework to support service providers and integrated care systems to come together and implement arrangements which meet local needs.Guidance (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - May 23, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Integrated care, collaboration and partnership Source Type: blogs

Individual placement and support for severe mental illness
NHS England - Individual placement and support (IPS) is an evidence-based model of supported employment. The implementation of IPS has been part of the NHS Long Term Plan and preceding strategies for national mental health improvement for over eight years and is a fundamental part of the ongoing transformation of community mental health services. This guidance is aimed at integrated care systems and outlines how IPS should be embedded within integrated models of primary and community services for patients with severe mental illness.Guidance  (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - May 23, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Integrated care, collaboration and partnership Mental health Source Type: blogs

Earlier screening, risk assessment and health optimisation in perioperative pathways: guide for providers and integrated care boards
NHS England - This guide supports providers and integrated care boards to implement early screening, risk assessment and health optimisation for patients waiting for surgery. It builds on the clinical guidelinePreoperative assessment and optimisation, published by a cross-specialty, multidisciplinary working group, including the Royal College of Anaesthetists, Royal College of Surgeons of England, Royal College of General Practitioners and the Centre for Perioperative Care, in June 2021.Guidance (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - May 23, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Integrated care, collaboration and partnership Quality of care and clinical outcomes Source Type: blogs

Realising the potential of virtual wards
This report sets out the critical factors needed to enable the NHS to succeed in achieving these targets and to make virtual wards a sustainable model in the longer term, where patient demand and satisfaction are met, as well as better productivity.Report (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - May 23, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Digital health and data Source Type: blogs

Rural mental health
In this report, MPs express concern about how isolation, poor public transport and a relative lack of digital connectivity have contributed to poor mental health outcomes for all categories of people across rural communities in England, but especially among farm workers and vets. It calls for greater joined-up planning and action from the government to address the issue.ReportEnvironment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee - news (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - May 18, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Mental health Source Type: blogs

UKHSA science strategy 2023 to 2033: securing health and prosperity
This report outlines the scientific assets, capabilities and ambitions of the UK Health Security Agency, and the plan to protect the nation ’s health from current and future health threats.ReportUK Health Security Agency - publications (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - May 18, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Public health and health inequalities Source Type: blogs

Major conditions strategy: call for evidence
Department of Health and Social Care -A call for evidence has been launched to invite views on how best to prevent, early diagnose, treat, and manage the six major groups of conditions which drive-ill health and contribute to the burden of disease in the population in England. The six major health conditions – cancer; cardiovascular diseases including stroke and diabetes; chronic respiratory diseases; dementia; mental ill-health and; musculoskeletal disorders – affect millions of people in England with data showing that one in four suffer from two or more of these major long-term conditions.Call for evidenceDepartment ...
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - May 17, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Consultations Source Type: blogs