Simon Stevens, NHS England Chief Executive announced last week the excellent practice demonstrated by ‘The Vanguards’ (a group of some of the highest performing UK hospitals) will be rolled out across wider parts of the UK. This strategy is the natural development of the NHS Five Year Forward View which points to different models of …
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NICE has released guidance on providing person-centred care for elderly people living at home. This is the first time NICE has issued guidance to the social care sector as it has traditionally focused on NHS services. The guidance was published in consideration of reports that the numbers of elderly people choosing to live at home …
In line with the SRA’s requirement for firm’s to gather diversity data from staff, Ridouts are pleased to publish the results of its review of the diversity and make-up of our workforce. The survey was undertaken in September 2015 and results can be found in the PDF document below.
CQC propose to bring in a Whistleblowing National Guardian for the NHS which it is hoped will help to bring about a culture change within the organisation. This Guardian will take a national approach to good practice and will advise NHS organisations and local representatives and publish reports in relation to its work. This proposal …
Figures released today in a report commissioned by Alzheimer’s Research UK suggest that almost 1 in 3 people will develop dementia in later life. The headline data appears worrying at first glance but a closer look into the datasets used to draw the conclusions of the report present a more nuanced picture. The report looked …
CQC has indicated its intention, by way of its strategy lead Sarah Bickerstaffe, to move towards a closer working relationship with healthcare providers. She stated at the event on 17 September 2015, at the Westminster Health Forum, that CQC was now moving to be a mature organisation and as such is looking to take a …
Sir Michael Wilshaw, Ofsted’s Chief Inspector has highlighted the difficulty in both attracting and retaining talent to some of the top jobs within Ofsted. He has dismissed this as a ‘blip’ brought about by the recent spate of child protection scandals which may be the reason for the shortage of high quality applicants. This exchange …
A set of principles entitled Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care has been developed by the National Palliative and End of Life Care Partnership with the goal of improving palliative and end of life care across the UK. At the heart of these principles lies the goal of making care for those suffering …
The key health headline today is one which appears at first glance to be an obvious one, the richer live longer on average than the poorer. The statistics quoted in the study lead by Public Health England and published in the Lancet make for interesting reading and they cover the period between 1990 and 2013. …
In July 2015, the Department of Health (DoH) updated its Code of Practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance under the Health and Social Care Act 2008. The Code applies to registered providers of all healthcare and adult social care in England and it reflects the changes required to meet The …
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