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Briefing on three recent mental health publications
NHS Providers - This briefing gives an overview of three mental health reports that were published on 21 March 2024:Government response to the rapid review into data on mental health inpatient settings;Government response to the Joint Committee on the draft Mental Health Bill; and the Care Quality Commission ’sMonitoring the Mental Health Act in 2022/23 report.BriefingMore detail (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - March 27, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Mental health Source Type: news

Good quality regulation: how CQC can support trusts to deliver and improve
This report outlines key areas for improvement to enhance support and constructive engagement between the Care Quality Commission and NHS trusts. In response to feedback from trust leaders indicating declining confidence in the regulatory body, NHS Providers has conducted extensive research to identify the characteristics of effective quality and safety regulation.ReportMore detail (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - March 27, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Regulation, governance and accountability Source Type: news

Reducing health inequalities: a guide for NHS trust board members
NHS Providers - This is a practical guide to support NHS trust board members to address health inequalities as part of their core business. It outlines why trusts should act on health inequalities, includes a vision for what good looks like, a self-assessment tool for trusts to use to determine where they are in their journey and a list of suggested objectives for board members. It covers a wide range of trust work, from operational and clinical delivery of services, to the trust ’s role as an anchor institution and as an employer of NHS staff.ReportMore detail (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - March 27, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Public health and health inequalities Source Type: news

The economic and social costs of mental ill health: review of methodology and update of calculations
This report seeks to calculate the costs of mental ill health on individuals, society and the economy. The analysis finds that the total cost of mental ill health in England in 2022 was £300 billion. The cost is comprised of three major elements: economic costs of £110bn; human costs of £130bn; and health and care costs of £60bn. ReportMore details (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - March 27, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Mental health NHS finance Source Type: news

2024 to 2025 financial directions to NHS England
Department of Health and Social Care - The government ’s financial directions to NHS England confirm how its budget is broken down for the year ahead. The government’s2023 mandate to NHS England sets out the objectives they should seek to achieve. This mandate will apply from 15 June 2023 until it is replaced.Policy paperMore detail (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - March 27, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: NHS finance Source Type: news

2024 to 2025 financial directions to NHS England
Department of Health and Social Care - The government ’s financial directions to NHS England confirm how its budget is broken down for the year ahead. The government’s 2023 mandate to NHS England sets out the objectives they should seek to achieve. This mandate will apply from 15 June 2023 until it is replaced.Policy paperMore detail (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - March 27, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: NHS finance Source Type: news

Public satisfaction with the NHS and social care in 2023: results from the British Social Attitudes Survey
The King's Fund - The 2023 survey recorded the lowest levels of satisfaction since the survey began in 1983 – only 24% of the public are satisfied with the NHS, and only 13% are satisfied with social care. Despite low levels of public satisfaction, a large majority of the public still support the principles of the NHS. 48% of the public would support the government increasing taxes and spending more on the NHS.ReportMore detail (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - March 27, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Digital health and data Patient involvement, experience and feedback Social care Source Type: news

Regulating anaesthesia associates and physician associates: consultation on our proposed rules, standards and guidance
General Medical Council (GMC) - The GMC is seeking views on their proposed approach to regulating anaesthesia associates (AAs) and physician associates (PAs), through inviting comments on their draft rules – and where appropriate, supporting standards and guidance. The GMC is also seeking comments on their draft principles that will inform the content of fitness to practise decision-making guidance that will apply to doctors as well as to AAs and PAs from December 2024. The consultation closes at 23 :59 on 20 May 2024.Consultation documentPress release (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - March 26, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Regulation, governance and accountability Workforce and employment Source Type: news

The prevalence of sexually transmitted infections in young people and other high risk groups
This report finds sexual health services (SHSs) to be under severe pressure, funding has reduced while data for 2022, the most recent available, shows that rates of gonorrhoea are the highest since records began in 1918 with young people most affected. In the same year syphilis cases reached a peak not seen since 1948, the cross-party committee cautioned. The Committee calls on the government to “radically increase” the public health grant to local authorities to a level that allows SHSs to operate effectively and meet local need.ReportPress release (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - March 26, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Public health and health inequalities Source Type: news

Recent trends in public sector pay
Institute for Fiscal Studies - Average pay in the public and private sectors has performed very differently since the election in 2019. These recent trends come on top of poor earnings performance in both sectors since 2007. Within the public sector, some high-profile professions (nurses, and particularly teachers and hospital doctors) have seen considerably worse pay growth than the average public sector worker. Looking at trends in the English NHS, nurses saw a significant reduction in real pay over the 2010s (falling 7% between 2010 and 2019) and only a modest recovery since. Doctors and teachers, as higher-paid p...
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - March 26, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: NHS finance Workforce and employment Source Type: news

A school nurse in every school
This report calls for action to address the steep decline in the number of school nurses in England. The report is based on a round table meeting of nursing leaders, charities and government on 15th December 2023. The round table was a joint initiative by the QNI, the College of Medicine, and the School and Public Health Nurses Association (SAPHNA). The report brings together evidence and insights about the decline in school nurse numbers since 2009, summarises the impact on the health and wellbeing of children and young people, and offers a range of solutions.ReportMore detail (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management S...
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - March 26, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: news

Commissioning to reduce health inequalities: the role of finance
Healthcare Financial Management Association - This briefing explores how NHS finance staff can contribute to commissioning approaches which help reduce health inequalities. It sets out the direction of travel, explains the importance of population health management, and looks at the skills and expertise that finance staff can bring to this space.Case studyMore detail  (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - March 25, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Commissioning NHS finance Public health and health inequalities Source Type: news

A primary care funding model to address health inequalities: a case study from Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland
Healthcare Financial Management Association - This case study describes Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) CCGs ’ model for primary care funding, developed in 2020/21, to ensure better alignment of primary care funding with population need. This has enabled the clincal commissioning groups and their successor integrated care board to drive up health equity and reduce health inequalities.Case studyMore detail (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - March 25, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: NHS finance Primary and community care Public health and health inequalities Source Type: news