NHS system oversight framework segmentation
NHS England and NHS Improvement - These documents outline the segmentation decisions for all integrated care systems (ICSs) and NHS trusts (including foundation trusts). NHS England and NHS Improvement have allocated trusts and ICSs to one of four ‘segments. A segmentation decision indicates the scale and general nature of support needs, from no specific support needs (segment 1) to a requirement for mandated intensive support (segment 4).Documents (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - November 15, 2021 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Integrated care, collaboration and partnership Source Type: blogs

Increasing recruitment and retention through reward
NHS Employers - This case study describes how Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust developed a comprehensive reward package to play a vital role in its recruitment and retention campaign.Case study (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - October 19, 2021 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs

Welcome to the Ultimate Neuroscience Lab: Your Smartphone
Welcome to a new edition of SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter, featuring this time six scientific reports and industry resources plus a fun illusion. #1. Top 10 Mental Health Innovations to Watch: Special SciAm/ WEF report Hoping you enjoy the great series over at Scientific American and especially #7, titled Welcome to the Ultimate Neuroscience Lab: Your Smartphone, by Emory neuroethicist Karen Rommelfanger and our very own Álvaro Fernández Ibáñez. #2. Five thoughts to think about when thinking about the speed of thought The time it takes for all thoughts to occur is ultimately shaped by the characteristics of the neurons...
Source: SharpBrains - September 30, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Brain/ Mental Health Technology & Innovation adhd Aduhelm brain-teaser cognitive cognitive complaints dementia emotion regulation lifelong mental health lifelong-brain-health myelination Neurons neuroscience lab quick brain tea Source Type: blogs

Rebuilding our NHS: the case for capital funding
NHS Providers - This briefing highlighting what trust leaders need from the comprehensive spending review, based on a survey of trust and foundation trust finance directors across all sectors.BriefingPress release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - September 23, 2021 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: NHS finance Source Type: blogs

Pastoral support and induction for international recruits
NHS Employers - This case study looks at what University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust has done to effectively induct new overseas nurses over recent months.Case study (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - August 18, 2021 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs

Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 24 July, 2021.
Here are a few I came across last week. Note: Each link is followed by a title and few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment. ----- https://www.digitalhealth.net/2021/07/why-best-of-breed-doesnt-mean-complexity-and-compromise-for-the-nhs/ Why best of breed doesn ’t mean complexity and compromise for the NHS David Elliott, director of IT at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, explores the misconceptions of a “best-of-breed” approach to digital transformation and why his ...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - July 24, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs

Putting patients at the heart of a digital hospital
Dr Afzal Chaudhry, director of digital and CCIO at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, writes about the organisation ' s eHospital programme. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - June 15, 2021 Category: Information Technology Source Type: blogs

Department of Health and Social Care group accounting manual 2021-22
Department of Health and Social Care -The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) group accounting manual (GAM) includes mandatory accounting guidance for DHSC group bodies completing statutory annual reports and accounts. These group bodies include clinical commissioning groups, NHS trusts, NHS foundation trusts and arm ’s length bodies.ManualDepartment of Health and Social Care - publications (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - May 13, 2021 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: NHS finance Source Type: blogs

The essential guide to provider collaboratives
Good Governance Institute - As part of system working, it is expected that most NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts will belong to one or more provider collaboratives. These are governed arrangements designed to release very specific benefits as part of the NHS integrated care systems (ICS) arrangements. This guide aims to: clarify what is meant by provider collaborative; explain the benefits of provider collaboratives; provide a ‘how to’ guide on how to set up/ join a provider collaborative; and highlight common pitfalls and success factors.GuideMore detail (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - April 27, 2021 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Integrated care, collaboration and partnership Regulation, governance and accountability Source Type: blogs

What's new in midwifery - 23rd April 2021
 #whatsnewinmidwifery is a tag I shall use on Twitter (@knockels) if retweeting things of interest.  Let ' s see how that goes.Some retweeted things may be in these blogposts as well.Here are some things you might need to know.COVID-19Pregnant women to be offered the vaccine.NewsIn the news, stories about thesix week check not looking at the health of the mother, abouthealth and safety at work and pregnancy,  and perhapsan indication of your future workload!And a report aboutone consequence for women attending prenatal appointments alone.One woman ’s experience of postpartum psychosis, .  And related,...
Source: Browsing - April 23, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs

Setting up a voluntary buddying scheme
NHS Providers - Building on breakout discussions from NHS Providers' online events, the governor team and non-executive directors at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust explain how they introduced a governor to a non-executive director (NED) buddying scheme and its benefits.BriefingMore detail (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - April 13, 2021 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Leadership and leadership development Source Type: blogs

Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 03 April, 2021.
Here are a few I came across last week. Note: Each link is followed by a title and few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment. ----- https://www.digitalhealth.net/2021/03/facing-the-pandemic-as-a-digital-hospital/ Facing the pandemic as a digital hospital University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) went live with a new electronic health record powered by Epic in 2019. The trust ’s clinical teams reflect on facing a pandemic as a digital hospital. DHI News Team 22 March...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - April 3, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs

A little less nervous about Covid
The rare and potentially lethal neurological disorder, Guillain-Barré syndrome, is not triggered by Covid nor by vaccination against Covid, recent research suggests. There was concern during the early months of the Covid pandemic based on anecdotal evidence that there had been an increase in the incidence of a potentially lethal neurological disorder known as Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). In this disease, the body’s own immune system attacks peripheral nerves causing numbness, pain, and paralysis. It can be fatal if not treated promptly. Pain and numbness often spread upwards from the soles of the feet or the hand...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - January 21, 2021 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: COVID-19 Source Type: blogs

Department of Health and Social Care group accounting manual 2020 to 2021
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) - This manual includes mandatory accounting guidance for group bodies completing statutory annual reports and accounts. It is aimed at bodies including clinical commissioning groups, NHS trusts, NHS foundation trusts and arm ’s length bodies.GuidanceMore detail (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - January 6, 2021 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: NHS finance Source Type: blogs

Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 19 December, 2020.
Here are a few I came across last week. Note: Each link is followed by a title and few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment. ----- https://www.digitalhealth.net/2020/12/how-the-unthinkable-led-to-the-unimaginable/ How the unthinkable led to the unimaginable When coronavirus arrived in the UK, The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust advanced its IT by “four years in four months” to support clinicians and patients. Chief information officer (CIO) Adam Thomas told a Digital Health webinar ...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - December 19, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs