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Innovation through robotic-assisted operations to address health inequities
NHS Confederation - The Black Country Provider Collaborative, made up of four Black Country NHS trusts, has procured innovative robotic-assisted capabilities across each of the trusts to enhance the access to high-quality care and improve patient outcomes in a bid to address the health inequities in the region.Case study (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - January 23, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Digital health and data Source Type: news

Reward outside the NHS: RSPCA's employee benefits
NHS Employers - The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) is a large charity with employees and volunteers spread across a variety of different settings. The organisation wanted to review its current benefit offering to ensure there was something for everyone. This case study sets out how reward can be a driver for change in a large organisation outside of the NHS.Case study (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - January 23, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: news

Right to work checks standard
NHS Employers - This guide details the requirements for verifying an individual's right to work in the UK.Guide (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - January 23, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: news

Research exploring the experience of social care practitioners in relation to extreme temperatures
UK Health Security Agency - This research explores the experience of social care practitioners, employed by Care Quality Commission (CQC) registered providers to provide domiciliary care and care in care homes, in relation to extreme temperatures. This evidence will inform the development of climate change adaptation interventions for the adult social care sector. The findings contribute to developing the evidence base concerning the impacts of climate change on public health and ultimately will help the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to protect the nation ’s health from threats in the environment.ReportMore det...
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - January 23, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Patient safety Social care Source Type: news

Reaching out: improving the physical health of people with severe mental illness
This report with Equally Well UK, commissioned by NHS England, explores how new investment has been used around the country to improve outreach services and increase uptake of the PHSMI check.ReportMore detail (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - January 23, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Mental health Source Type: news

The burnout report
Mental Health UK - This new benchmark study, to be conducted annually, explores the experience and prevalence of high or extreme pressure and stress in people's daily lives, and the factors that contribute towards or alleviate the risk of burnout.ReportMore detail (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - January 23, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Mental health Source Type: news

The cost of breast cancer: modelling the economic impact to the UK
This report, supported by Breast Cancer Now, sets out how a number of critical interventions can mitigate the human and financial impacts of breast cance r. The economic modelling shows that higher levels of screening, more cancer nurse specialists, and better help for people returning to work would deliver the highest impact.ReportMore detail (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - January 23, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: NHS finance Source Type: news

Healthy places, prosperous lives
This report finds that there is a stark divide in health and wealth throughout the UK, leaving many'bad health blackspots' as health inequalities cluster in the same places. Poorer and sicker areas are getting poorer and sicker the most quickly. The UK now has among the largest health inequalities of any advanced economy, with 1 in every 4 people in England and Wales who are economically inactive living in the unhealthiest 50 local authorities.ReportPress release (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - January 23, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Public health and health inequalities Source Type: news

Health hubs: a community-centred prevention initiative to address health inequalities
NHS Providers -This briefing explores what health hubs are, how they can improve access to services for groups facing health inequalities and the role of trust leaders in their development.NHS Providers - publications (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - January 19, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Public health and health inequalities Source Type: news

Work experience in the NHS
NHS Employers - This work experience hub draws together important resources and good practice examples from across the NHS.Guide (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - January 16, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: news

Engaging young people with the We Want You project
NHS Employers - The We Want You project at NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board focuses on supporting young people to reflect on the skills and personal interests that they have, which can be matched to a future career in health and care. This is part of the ICB ’s principle of ensuring that organisations within the integrated care system are local employers of choice.Case study (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - January 16, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: news

Separate pay spine for nursing
Department of Health and Social Care - In May 2023 the government agreed a deal for the Agenda for Change (AfC) workforce through the NHS Staff Council. During negotiations concerns were raised about how the AfC pay structure is affecting the career progression and professional development of nurses, and the direct impact that this is having on recruitment and retention. The Royal College of Nursing suggested that a separate pay spine for nursing staff could address these concerns. The government is now seeking views on the benefits and challenges of a separate pay spine for nursing staff. This call for evidence clos...
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - January 15, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: news

NHS supply chain and efficiencies in procurement
This report examines how the NHS supply chain was set up, whether it has achieved its principal objectives of saving money and increasing its market share, and what more needs to be done to secure greater efficiencies, It concludes that, while Supply Chain has the potential to secure further savings for the NHS, it is not yet fulfilling that potential.ReportNational Audit Office - press release (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - January 12, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Commissioning NHS performance and productivity Source Type: news

Care workforce pathway for adult social care: overview
Department of Health and Social Care -The care workforce pathway is a new career structure for the adult social care workforce. This is the first phase of the pathway, focusing on direct care roles at four levels. This guidance outlines the knowledge, skills, values and behaviours people need to work in adult social care.GuidanceDepartment of Health and Social Care - publications (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - January 12, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Social care Workforce and employment Source Type: news

Positive Voices 2022: survey report
UK Health Security Agency -Positive Voices is a nationally representative survey of patients attending HIV specialist care in England, Wales and Scotland. The survey includes patient-reported data on: HIV knowledge, diagnoses, and treatment; health conditions and medication; health care use and satisfaction with  HIV specialist services and GP services; health-related quality of life and wellbeing and more.ReportUK Health Security Agency - publications (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - January 12, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Public health and health inequalities Source Type: news