NHS England, in partnership with the Palliative Care for People with Learning Disabilities (PCPLD) Network, has today published Delivering high quality end of life care for people with a learning disability. Resources and tips for commissioners, service providers and health and social care staff. See link below: The guide aims…
Making Safeguarding Personal; London ADASS regional temperature check report and analysis
The Care Act guidance states that Making Safeguarding Personal (MSP) means that safeguarding should “be person-led and outcome-focused. It engages the person in a conversation about how best to respond to their safeguarding situation in a way that enhances involvement, choice and control as well as improving quality of life, wellbeing and safety” DH,…
Learning from SARs report
This project undertook an analysis of the nature and content of 27 safeguarding adults reviews commissioned and completed by London Safeguarding Adults Boards since implementation of the Care Act 2014 on 1st April 2015. To access the report click here
Developing trusted assessment schemes: ‘essential elements’ guide
The Developing trusted assessment schemes: ‘essential elements’ guide has been published. This guide describes how local systems could implement trusted assessment to reduce, effectively and safely, the numbers and waiting times of people awaiting discharge from hospital and is also a key part of the High Impact Change Model, as…
Risk Summits – National Guidance, Third edition, July 2017
Risk Summits provide a mechanism to bring the health and care system together very quickly when a serious, specific concern about the quality of care has been raised. Like Quality Surveillance Groups (see above), they are an important tool within the wider quality framework set out in the NQB’s Shared…
Quality Surveillance Groups – National Guidance, Third edition, July 2017
Quality Surveillance Groups (QSGs) bring together different parts of the health and care system, to share intelligence about risks to quality. The NQB’s Shared Commitment to Quality sets out seven steps to maintain and improve quality. QSGs are an important element of step 5 – maintaining and safeguarding quality. This…
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Accepting Expressions Of Interest to develop, deliver and evaluate the HABC Level 5 Certificate in Principles of Commissioning for Wellbeing (FQF)
This introductory module relates to high quality evidence-based commissioning for wellbeing.
High impact change model
This high impact change model aims to focus support on helping local system partners minimise unnecessary hospital stays and to encourage them to consider new interventions for future winters.
Health and housing: building the evidence base
A Paper for Kent Surrey Sussex Academic Health Science Network by the Housing Learning and Improvement Network This paper provides a review of the evidence base in relation to projects and pilot initiatives across the UK which bring together health and housing, with a particular focus on older people. Evidence has…
End of Life Care Core Skills Education and Training Framework
End of Life Care Core Skills Education and Training Framework Death and dying is an inevitable part of life, and will occur in all settings: at home, in care homes, in hospices, hospitals and other institutions. As health and care staff, we have the opportunity to make a positive difference…
London Clinical Senate Forum – Summary Report
January’s Forum focused on developing high quality out of hospital care – which is central to the delivery of ambitions set out in London’s five Sustainability and Transformation Plans. The Forum aimed to support development of value based care by sharing different out of hospital care initiatives that have or…
Law Commission report: Mental Capacity and Deprivation of Liberty
The Law Commission recommends that the DoLS should be replaced with a new scheme called the Liberty Protection Safeguards. The final report (which includes the draft Bill) and other project documents are available here. The report and draft Bill will now be considered by Government.
An Investigation into the Occupational Therapy Workforce in London
Recruitment and retention issues in occupational therapy have been the subject of significant concern for many years. There is a small evidence base which suggests that satisfaction, professional development opportunities, career development pathways, supervision and the positive aspects of an individual’s role may impact positively on the occupational therapy workforce…
Transforming Care Progress Report (NAO)
The National Audit Office published a report on local support for people with a learning disability on March 3rd 2017. This includes an update on progress in the Transforming Care programme and on the numbers of people with learning disabilities in employment and settled accommodation. The summary of the report…
NHS England Health Inequalities in End of Life Care Blog and link to webinar recording
On 8 February 2017 the NHS England End of Life Care team hosted a webinar on the topic of Health Inequalities in End of Life Care. Unsurprisingly, given the high levels of interest in this topic, the webinar was heavily oversubscribed. Nicola Spencer, Programme Support Manager for End of Life…
Video outlining the transformation of the current NHS 111 service into Integrated Urgent Care
Please see the following link for a video that the Integrated Urgent Care Team (NHSE) has produced that outlines the transformation of the current NHS 111 service into Integrated Urgent Care: https://youtu.be/FIZZu4R6yEU
Better home care for older people – NICE quick guides
In collaboration with The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), NICE have developed Quick guides on two Social care topics – Home care, and Oral health in care homes. These summarise key points of guidance, and signpost relevant resources. We’re seeking feedback on the developments users would like to be included…
Commissioning advocacy under the Care Act: Emerging good practice
This is a briefing for commissioners and providers of independent advocacy under the Care Act. It sets out emerging good practice and summarises the findings of new research from the Universities of Birmingham and Central Lancashire. This briefing builds on and expands SCIE’s Commissioning independent advocacy under the Care Act…