Nursing counts
Royal College of Nursing -The Royal College of Nursing is calling on all political parties to protect patient care across the UK by defending the nursing profession from cutbacks and short sighted decision making, as it launches its manifesto, Nursing Counts, ahead of this year’s General Election.
Manifesto
Royal College of Nursing - press release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - February 4, 2015 Category: UK Health Authors: The King's Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: General Election 2015 Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
RCN London safe staffing report 2014
This report shows that the region’s nursing shortage is increasing with more than 8000 nursing posts in the capital unfilled. 14% of London nursing posts are now vacant, up from 11% a year ago. It calls for system-wide action to ensure London employers are able to recruit enough nurses to keep staffing numbers at the level they believe are needed to keep patients safe.
Report
Press release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - December 16, 2014 Category: UK Health Authors: The King's Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Patient safety Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
Frontline First: Turning back the clock? RCN report on mental health services in the UK
Royal College of Nursing (RCN) -This special report seeks to highlight the issues facing the mental health nursing community and puts the case forward for greater investment in this vital service in conjunction with Rethink Mental Illness.
Report
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Source: Health Management Specialist Library - November 24, 2014 Category: UK Health Authors: The King's Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Mental Health Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
Good practice for handling feedback
Royal College of Nursing -This guidance aims to help health care workers deal with feedback, concerns, complaints and compliments. It has been developed following discussion with RCN members about their own experiences. It is part of the RCN’s commitment to help improve the way the NHS handles feedback and complaints following a review into the NHS complaints system. Consultation with RCN members revealed that many feel there is a lack of information in their workplace from their employers on what the process is for dealing with complaints, and what is expected of them.
Guidance
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Source: Health Management Specialist Library - November 12, 2014 Category: UK Health Authors: The King's Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Quality of care and clinical outcomes Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
BMA Updates "Decisions Relating to Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation"
On Tuesday, the British Medical Association, in conjunction with Resuscitation Council (UK) and the Royal College of Nursing, published a new guidance, a revised edition of Decisions Relating to Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
The guidelines identify the key ethical and legal issues that should inform all CPR decisions. Key points emphasized in the new guidance include:The value of making anticipatory decisions about CPR as an integral part of good clinical practice
The importance of involving people (or their representatives if they are unable to make decisions for themselves) in the decision-making pro...
Source: blog.bioethics.net - October 9, 2014 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope Tags: Health Care medical futility blog syndicated Source Type: blogs
All in it together? The executive pay bill in England’s NHS
This report finds that the pay bill for senior NHS managers is accelerating ahead of pay for nursing staff. This report analyses the results of FOI requests sent to NHS provider trusts in England which revealed that the amount spent on executive directors over the last two years has increased by an average of 6.1%, compared to a 1.6% rise in earnings for nurses, midwives or health visitors.
Report
Press release
(Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - June 16, 2014 Category: UK Health Authors: The King's Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: NHS finances and productivity Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
RCN development programme: transforming dementia care in hospitals - evaluation report
Royal College of Nursing (RCN) -This paper reports on a year-long programme which has highlighted the importance of investing in nurse leaders and dementia nurse specialists to improving dementia care. The programme involved nine NHS trusts developing innovative ways to improve dementia care in hospitals – ranging from trust-wide education programmes, improving individualized care and supporting family carers.
Evaluation report
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Source: Health Management Specialist Library - May 21, 2014 Category: UK Health Authors: The King's Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Mental Health Quality of care and clinical outcomes Source Type: blogs
The management of waste from health, social and personal care
Royal College of Nursing (RCN) - The guide was developed with RCN members and waste management experts from across the UK. It was co-authored by WSP, the professional consultancy which also helped produce the Department of Health’s revised guidance on the safe management of health care waste. It aims to supporting health care workers to classify waste appropriately in order to bring benefits to health organisations as well as the environment.
Guide
RCN - news (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - April 23, 2014 Category: UK Health Authors: The King's Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Local authorities, public health and health inequalities Source Type: blogs
Frontline First: more than just a number
This report reveals that there are 3,994 fewer full time equivalent nursing staff working in senior positions than in April 2010. Staff working at this level include ward sisters, community matrons, clinical nurse specialists and advanced nurse practitioners. It warns that with almost 4,000 fewer senior nursing posts than 2010, the NHS is being drained of valuable leadership, experience and specialist knowledge from the health service.
Report
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Source: Health Management Specialist Library - March 11, 2014 Category: UK Health Authors: The King's Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Leadership and leadership development Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
Building a culture of candour: a review of the threshold for the duty of candour and of the incentives for care organisations to be candid
Royal College of Nursing (RCN) -This review concludes that healthcare organisations must usher in a new culture of candour to ensure patients and their families are told honestly and openly about any harm that has been caused and how it will be put it right. The main recommendation to come from the report was that an environment that allows staff to be trained and supported in admitting errors should be encouraged, reporting them and learning fully from mistakes.
Report
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Source: Health Management Specialist Library - March 7, 2014 Category: UK Health Authors: The King's Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Patient safety Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
The triangle of care - carers included: a guide to best practice for dementia care
Royal College of Nursing (RCN) - The triangle of care is a model for dementia care that supports a partnership approach between the person with dementia (the patient), the staff member and carer. It is designed to ensure that carers are appropriately included and involved in the care of people with dementia, particularly in hospital settings.
Guidance
RCN - press release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - January 21, 2014 Category: UK Health Authors: The King's Fund Information & Knowledge Service Source Type: blogs
Use of restrictive practices in health and adult social care and special schools
Royal College of Nursing (RCN) -As part of the programme of actions set out in Transforming Care: a national response to Winterbourne View Hospital the RCN was commissioned by the Department of Health to lead a review and develop new guidance on the use of positive behaviour support (PBS) and the minimisation of restrictive practices across health and adult social care. This consultation and draft guidance which has been developed in conjunction with a range of professionals, patients, service users, their families and carers is the result of that initial review. The RCN is seeking further views to help it strengthen and r...
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - December 19, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: The King's Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Consultations Source Type: blogs
Autumn statement 2013
HM Treasury -The statement provides an update on the government’s plans for the economy based on the latest forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility.
Full statement
Autumn statement - all documents
Responses:
Age UK
Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations
British Medical Association
Carers UK
Centre for Policy Studies
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Citizens Advice Bureau
The Health Foundation
Healthcare Financial Management Association
Local Government Association
National Association for Voluntary and Community Action
National Children's Bureau
NHS Employers
Nuffield Trust...
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - December 6, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: The King's Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: NHS finances and productivity Source Type: blogs
Beyond breaking point?
This report is based on a survey of over 2000 nursing staff and
argues that patient care in the UK is being put at risk by staff cuts
and excessive workloads, leading to unprecedented nurse stress and ill
health. It also raises concerns about the working culture which is
operating in the care system in the UK, both in hospitals and community
care. It calls on employers to take urgent action to protect staff
welfare and patient care as well as for the Health and Safety Executive
to take enforcement action where employers are failing to meet the legal
requirement to assess and manage the risk of work related stress.
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Source: Health Management Specialist Library - September 30, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: The King's Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Patient safety Quality of care and clinical outcomes Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
Positioning nursing in a digital world: RCN eHealth survey 2012 report
Royal College of Nursing (RCN) - This survey explores the knowledge and experiences of nursing staff
in relation to current eHealth developments, together with their
attitudes to new and emerging uses of technology in health and social
care.The aims of the 2012 survey were to identify the readiness of
nursing staff to participate in eHealth, to understand the barriers that
prevent nursing staff from benefiting from information and
communications technology, and to ascertain what progress has been made
since the previous RCN eHealth survey in 2010.
Report
RCN - news (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - July 12, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: The King's Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: New technologies Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
