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NHS Reform Under the Coalition Government (King’s Fund / BBC News)

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Chris Ham, Chief Executive of the King’s Fund, has released an authoritative and thorough review of major reform and re-organisation within the NHS during the first three years of the coalition government. “He was agin’ it”. Mark Twain. Full … Continue reading →

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NHS Gagging Clauses Banned by Health Secretary (BBC News / NAO / House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts)

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has ruled that “gagging clauses” in severance agreements for NHS staff in England are banned by the government with immediate effect. Read more: BBC News: NHS ‘gagging clauses’ banned by health secretary. Reference NHS ‘gagging clauses’ banned … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), In the News, National, National Audit Office, NHS, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospitals, BBC Health News, Bureaucracy, Candour, Care in General Hospitals, Care Quality, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Confidentiality Clauses, Contractual Duty of Candour, Culture, Feeding the Beast, Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, Foundation Trust Status, Francis Inquiry, Francis Inquiry Report, Francis Inquiry Report: Full Report, Francis Report, Friends and Family Test (NHS), Fundamental Standards, Gagging Clause Culture, Gagging Orders, Gary Walker: Former Chief Executive of United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust (ULHT), General Hospitals, HC 477: Confidentiality Clauses and Special Severance Payments, Hospital Mortality, Hospital Mortality Rates, House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts, Inspections and Bureaucracy, Leadership, Mandate to the NHS Commissioning Board, Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Inquiry, Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust, Mortality, Negative Culture, NHS Constitution, NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA), Nursing Standards, Openness, Patients Not Heard, Poor Governance, Preventable Hospital Mortality, Quality Accounts, Quality Improvement, Report of Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry, Scrutiny, Severance Payments (Gagging Clauses), Sir Robert Francis QC, Special Severance Payments, Stafford, Statutory Duty of Candour, Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs), Transparency, United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust (ULHT), Warning Signs, West Midlands, Whistleblowing | Leave a comment

Jeremy Hunt Warns NHS Health Trusts Over Gagging Orders (BBC Health News)

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has found it necessary to write to all English NHS Trusts to remind them that the use gagging clauses and pay-offs to stop staff raising concerns over care quality would be contrary to the duty of candour and … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Local Interest, National, NHS, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospitals, BBC Health News, Bureaucracy, Candour, Care in General Hospitals, Care Quality, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Contractual Duty of Candour, Culture, East Midlands Strategic Health Authority (SHA), Feeding the Beast, Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, Foundation Trust Status, Francis Inquiry, Francis Inquiry Report, Francis Inquiry Report: Full Report, Francis Report, Friends and Family Test (NHS), Fundamental Standards, Gagging Clause Culture, Gagging Orders, Gary Walker: Former Chief Executive of United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust (ULHT), General Hospitals, Hospital Mortality, Hospital Mortality Rates, Inspections and Bureaucracy, Leadership, Lincolnshire Trust, Mandate to the NHS Commissioning Board, Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Inquiry, Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust, Mortality, National Patient Safety Agency, Negative Culture, NHS Constitution, NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA), Nursing Standards, Openness, Patient and Public Involvement Forums (PPIFs), Patient Experience, Patients Not Heard, Poor Governance, Preventable Hospital Mortality, Professional Disengagement, Quality Accounts, Quality Improvement, Report of Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry, Scrutiny, Sir Robert Francis QC, Stafford, Statutory Duty of Candour, Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs), Transparency, United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust (ULHT), Warning Signs, West Midlands, Whistleblowing | Leave a comment

Assuring High Quality Care in the NHS (NHS Confederation)

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This NHS Confederation discussion paper pursues the debate arising from the Francis report. The focus is now firmly on developing concrete proposals on how poor standards of patient care can be tackled in practice. Suggestions are offered on ways … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, National, NHS, NHS Confederation, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospitals, Behind the Headlines, Care in General Hospitals, Care Quality, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health (CPPIH), Culture, Culture Change, Foundation Trust Status, Francis Inquiry, Francis Inquiry Report: Executive Summary, Francis Report, Fundamental Standards, General Hospitals, General Medical Council, Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Health Protection Agency (HPA), Hospital Standardised Mortality Ratios (HSMRs), Leadership, LINks, Local Involvement Networks (LINks), Local Ward Cultures, Mandate to the NHS Commissioning Board, Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Inquiry, Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust, National Patient Safety Agency, Negative Culture, Negative Licensing, NHS Constitution, NHS Culture, NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA), Nursing Standards, Openness, Oversight, Patient and Public Involvement Forums (PPIFs), Patient Experience, Patients Not Heard, Poor Governance, Positive Culture, Professional Disengagement, Quality Accounts, Quality Improvement, Regulation, Report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry, Scrutiny, Shaping Culture, Shropshire and Staffordshire Strategic Health Authority (SaSSHA), Sir Robert Francis QC, Somebody Else's Problem (SEP), South Staffordshire PCT (SSPCT), Stafford, Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs), Time-Task Culture, Transparency, Transparency and Accountability, Warning Signs, West Midlands, West Midlands SHA (WMSHA), Whistleblowing, Wrong Priorities | Leave a comment

Francis Inquiry Report: Full Report (Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Inquiry)

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary High mortality rates and poor standards of care provided at the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust resulted in concern about services and management in the Trust. This three-volume Francis Inquiry report investigates the causes and lessons learned. “…[the widespread] disconnect between … Continue reading →

Francis Inquiry Report: Executive Summary (NHS Choices / Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Inquiry)

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The NHS Choices “Behind the Headlines” service provides a brief synopsis of press responses to Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Inquiry, in addition to supplying their own considered summary concerning the systematic failures of care at multiple levels identified … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Local Interest, National, NHS, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospitals, Behind the Headlines, Care in General Hospitals, Care Quality, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health (CPPIH), Culture, Foundation Trust Status, Francis Inquiry, Francis Inquiry Report: Executive Summary, Francis Report, Fundamental Standards, General Hospitals, General Medical Council, Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Health Protection Agency (HPA), Hospital Standardised Mortality Ratios (HSMRs), Leadership, LINks, Local Involvement Networks (LINks), Mandate to the NHS Commissioning Board, Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Inquiry, Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust, National Patient Safety Agency, Negative Culture, NHS Constitution, NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA), Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), Nursing Standards, Openness, Patient and Public Involvement Forums (PPIFs), Patient Experience, Patients Not Heard, Poor Governance, Professional Disengagement, Quality Accounts, Quality Improvement, Report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry, Scrutiny, Shropshire and Staffordshire Strategic Health Authority (SaSSHA), Sir Robert Francis QC, Somebody Else's Problem (SEP), South Staffordshire PCT (SSPCT), Stafford, Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs), Warning Signs, West Midlands, West Midlands SHA (WMSHA), Whistleblowing, Wrong Priorities | Leave a comment

The Health and Social Care Act 2012: Get in on the Act (Local Government Association)

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This narrative review from the Local Government Association offers a quick guide to recent legislation, summarising the Health and Social Care Act 2012 and the provisions which are of relevance to local government. This review goes further, in pointing out … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, National, Public Health England, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Care Pathway, CCGs: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Commissioning Support Services, Health and Social Care Act (2012), Health and Social Care Integration, Health and Wellbeing Boards, Health Scrutiny, Healthwatch, Healthwatch England, HWBs, Integration, JHWSs: Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies, Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy (JHWS), Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA), JSNA, JSNAs: Joint Strategic Needs Assessments, LINks (or Local Involvement Networks), Local Government Association, Local Government Association: LGA, Local Government Policy, Local HealthWatch, Local Involvement Network (LINk), NHS Commissioning Board (NHSCB), NHS Commissioning Board Authority (NHSCBA), NHS Health and Social Care Act (2012), NHSCB, NHSCBA, Office of the Health Professions Regulator (OHPA), Primary Care Trusts (PCTs), Public Health, Public Health and Health Improvement, Public Health England (PHE), Public Health Funding, Public Health Outcomes Framework, Secretary of State (SoS), Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs), The Health and Social Care Act 2012: Get in on the Act | Leave a comment

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