Patient discharge from hospital to general practice: thematic report 2017-2018
Healthcare Inspectorate Wales - This review found some problems with the discharge process, including a lack of awareness from some hospital staff on procedures and poor communication with general practices. As a result, Healthcare Inspectorate Wales has made thirteen recommendations to improve the quality of patient discharge.ReportPress release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - August 15, 2018 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Patient safety Quality of care and clinical outcomes Regulation, governance and accountability Source Type: blogs
This Is Really Important And Relevant Information On The myHR For The Young.
This appeared a few days ago and needs more exposure:Freezing out the folks: default My Health Record settings don ’t protect teens’ privacy July 27, 2018 3.28pm AEST There are measures teenagers can take to protect sensitive details in their My Health Record. From shutterstock.com AuthorsMelissa Kang Associate professor, University of Technology Sydney Lena Sanci Interim Head, Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne As the opt-out period for the My Health Record continues, so too does the debate surrounding issues of confidentiality. While possible data breaches have generated widespread concern, ...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - August 1, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Clinical pharmacists in general practice: pilot scheme evaluation
University of Nottingham - This evaluation report showed that clinical pharmacists significantly increase patient appointment capacity and reduce pressure on GPs. More than 490 clinical pharmacists were placed in over 650 practices across England in the pilot project which supports the aim of having over 2,000 clinical pharmacists working in general practice by 2020/21 – a ratio of one per 30,000 patients. The research team investigated the work of the newly created clinical pharmacist roles from the perspectives of the pharmacists, those working immediately with them in their roles, professional stakeholders and p...
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - July 30, 2018 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Changing configuration of health services NHS measurement and performance Source Type: blogs
Death Education in Schools
Physicians in Queensland, Australia are calling for death education to be taught in the classroom in a bid to demystify the processes of ageing and dying.
Among other things, AMA Queensland Chair of General Practice Dr Richard Kidd says that people should be creating Advance Care Plans as early as adolescence. Young people will also need to know how to make a will. “Including these sorts of issues or death education in science, legal studies, health and other school subjects will help build this understanding.” (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - July 10, 2018 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD Tags: Health Care syndicated Source Type: blogs
I ’m a big fan of humans
Dominique Thompson reflects on the benefits technology can bring in general practice Related items fromOnMedica Time to hang up the phone – appointments need to be digitised From the hospital to the home: delivering a connected healthcare model Treatment of whistleblowers a “stain on NHS”, say MPs Threat of prosecution could scupper transparency Daily Mail highlights desperate GP shortage (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - July 10, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
Digital-first primary care and its implications for general practice payments
NHS England -This consultation sets out an initial set of proposals to update the GP payment system to take account of the use of digital technology in general practice. The findings of the engagement will inform the GP contract negotiations for 2019-20 and beyond. The closing date for comments is 31 August 2018.ConsultationOnline response formNHS England - consultations (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - July 4, 2018 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Consultations New technologies Source Type: blogs
Report of the review of the Quality and Outcomes Framework in England
This report presents the findings of the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) for general practice review and supports wider discussion about how to reform the QOF, which will inform negotiations between NHS England and the British Medical Association.ReportNHS England - news (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - July 4, 2018 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: NHS measurement and performance Quality of care and clinical outcomes Source Type: blogs
GP partnership review
Department of Health and Social Care -This review, led by Dr Nigel Watson, will consider: the challenges facing partnerships within the context of general practice and the wider NHS; the benefits and shortcomings of the partnership model for patients, partners, salaried GPs, locum GPs, practice nurses, and the wider NHS; how best to reinvigorate the partnership model to equip it to help transform general practice.Terms of referenceCall for evidence (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - July 3, 2018 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Changing configuration of health services Source Type: blogs
Nurses: Come Out of the Woodwork
Although Nurses Week is long over, the public face of nursing still needs a regular shot in the arm so that the public knows what nurses actually do. As nurses, do we describe our work in a way that gets the point across? Does the public know that we ' re more than the media makes us out to be?Photo by Dmitry Ratushny on UnsplashA few years ago, I reviewed the documentary, "The American Nurse" on this blog, andthat post (and our interview with the filmmakers onRNFM Radio) affirmed that this film contributes greatly to broadening the view of who nurses are and what they do. From birthing to home care, from ho...
Source: Digital Doorway - June 25, 2018 Category: Nursing Tags: healthcare healthcare delivery nurse nurses nursing nursing identity Source Type: blogs
Innovative models of general practice
This report looks at innovative models of general practice from the UK and other countries. It identifies key design features which could be important in designing effective GP services in the future.ReportThe King's Fund - publications (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - June 7, 2018 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Developments in primary and community care Source Type: blogs
Local general practitioners retention fund: guidance for NHS England regional and local office teams
NHS England - This guidance sets out the availability of new funding in 2018/19 to further support delivery of the commitment set out in the General Practice Forward View to ensure an additional 5,000 extra doctors working in general practice by 2020.Guidance (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - May 29, 2018 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Developments in primary and community care NHS finances and productivity Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
‘The Price Ain’t Right’
A satirical take on the serious issues raised by the Institute for Fiscal Studies report on health funding Related items fromOnMedica GP contract for England brings overall 3.4% increase GPs warn government: fund service properly or it will collapse GMC warns of 'state of unease' amongst doctors Winter A&E waiting time cases quadruple over seven years Doctors unveils plan to ‘save’ general practice (Source: OnMedica Blogs)
Source: OnMedica Blogs - May 29, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
Mastering Intensive Care 029 with Claire Davies
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Listen to our intensive care nurses
This week was International Nurses Week, which culminated in International Nurses Day on Saturday May 12th, the date on which Florence Nightingale was born. To celebrate this, my special guest this week is an intensive care nurse, Claire Davies.
Claire is my wife. To me, she is intelligent, caring, kind and compassionate, as both a nurse and a person. So after struggling for a while with the choice of who I should have as my first nurse ...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - May 12, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Andrew Davies Tags: Mastering Intensive Care Andrew Davies claire davies ICU nurses intensive care nurses Source Type: blogs
Spotlight on the 10 High Impact Actions
This report assesses NHS England'sTime for Care programme - specifically, its10 High Impact Actions, which aim to cut workload in general practice. Every GP surgery should be funded to have access to a dedicated social prescriber in a bid to tackle crippling GP workload, and free up their time for those patients most in need of medical care, according to the report.ReportPress release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - May 8, 2018 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Developments in primary and community care Local authorities, public health and health inequalities Source Type: blogs
The ADHA Is Using The Primary Health Networks To Train Propagandists For Their myHR!
I noticed this a few days ago.My Health Record in General Practice - CESPHN Ashfield Presented by The Australian Digital Health AgencyLearning Outcomes:List the features and benefits of My Health Record in general practice.Describe how to communicate the benefits of the My Health Record system to patientsDescribe the privacy and security measures taken to protect My Health Record and how to discuss privacy concernsDescribe how more comprehensive clinical information (access via My Health Record) can contribute to patient care.This workshop will introduce the My Health Record system and explore its features and ...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - May 2, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
