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  1. Content Article
    This webpage provides information about the Phramacy First service, launched in England in January 2024. Pharmacy First builds on the NHS Community Pharmacist Consultation Service which enables patients to be referred into community pharmacy for a minor illness or an urgent repeat medicine supply. Pharmacy First adds to this by enabling community pharmacies to complete episodes of care for seven common conditions following defined clinical pathways: Acute otitis media (middle ear infection) Impetigo Infected insect bites Shingles Sinusitis Sore throat Uncomplicated urinary tract infections
  2. News Article
    Gripping a bag of morphine handed to him by hospital staff, Antonio sheltered at a bus stop, cold and shivering, as he tried to work out what to do. It was three days after undergoing gruelling surgery to remove his testicular cancer and the 36-year-old had been discharged from NHS care with nowhere to go. He was clutching a referral letter for the council’s housing team, given to him by hospital staff. When he arrived at the council office, he explained he had been homeless for the past few months – but was told they could not house him. “They asked me: ‘If you are in so much pain and trouble, why did they send you here?’ and I didn’t know what to say,” Antonio, whose name has been changed, tells The Independent. He was given a piece of paper with a phone number on it and told to call the next day. It was now late in the afternoon and the Salvation Army’s homeless day centre, where he would usually go for help, was closed. He had no option but to turn around and ready himself for a night on the streets. Antonio’s story is, tragically, not unique. He is one of thousands of people across England who have been discharged from NHS hospitals into homelessness in recent years, many while still battling serious health conditions. Data obtained by The Independent, in collaboration with the Salvation Army, shows at least 4,200 people were discharged from wards to “no fixed abode” in 2022/23. Read full story Source: The Independent, 17 March 2024
  3. Event
    This conference focuses on recognising and responding to the deteriorating patient and ensuring best practice in the use of NEWS2. The conference will include national developments, including the recent recommendations on NEWS2 and Covid-19, and implementing the recommendations from the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch Report Investigation into recognising and responding to critically unwell patients. The conference will include practical case study based sessions on identifying patients at risk of deterioration, improving practice in patient observations, the role of human factors in responding to the deteriorating patient, improving escalation and understanding success factors in escalation, sepsis and Covid-19, involving patients and families in recognising deterioration, using clinical judgement, and improving the communication and use of NEWS2 in the community, including care homes, and at the interface of care. The Recording of NEWS2 score, escalation time and response time for unplanned critical care admissions is now an NHS CQUIN goal. For further information and to book your place visit https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/virtual-online-courses/deteriorating-patient-summit or email aman@hc-uk.org.uk. hub members receive a 20% discount. Email info@pslhub.org for the discount code. Follow on Twitter @HCUK_Clare #DeterioratingPatient
  4. Content Article
    Nicholas Gerasimidis had a history of mental illness manifesting as obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and anxiety. In 2022, his condition deteriorated. His GP referred him twice to the Community Mental Health Team but the referrals were rejected with medication being prescribed instead, together with advice to contact Talking Therapies.   He was taken on to CMHT workload after being assessed by the Psychiatric Liaison Team in Royal Cornwall Hospital in November 2022. The preferred course of treatment was psychological treatment in the form of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with Exposure Response Prevention. There was a waiting list of a year. In May 2023, Mr Gerasimidis became worse. It was felt an informal admission to hospital was required but a bed was not available. He was found hanged at his home address on 3 June 2023.
  5. Content Article
    This manifesto draws on the views of NHS Confederation members—health and care leaders across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It suggests five changes that the next government will need to make in order to place the health and care system on a sustainable footing: Put the NHS on a more sustainable footing, with no top-down structural reform in England for the next parliament. Commit to a short-term stabilisation plan during the first 12 months of parliament to help get performance in the English NHS back on track. Increase NHS capital spending across the UK and reform how the capital regime operates. Specifically in England, capital funding needs to increase to at least £14.1 billion annually, a £6.4 billion increase from the current level of £7.7 billion. This is vital if we are to increase productivity and reduce waiting lists. Commit to fund and deliver the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan for England, alongside an equivalent plan for social care. Provide more care closer to home by enabling local health systems to proportionately increase investment upstream into primary care and community-based services, mental health and social care. Deliver a strategy for national health given that most policy that impacts people’s health is made outside the NHS. The Prime Minister should lead a cross-government national mission for health improvement to shift the focus from simply treating illness to promoting health and wellbeing, reducing inequalities and tackling the wider determinants of health, and supporting the public to be active partners in their own health.
  6. Content Article
    This report by The King's Fund argues that the health and care system in England must shift its focus away from hospital care to primary and community services if it is to be effective and sustainable. It looks at a wholesale shift in the focus towards primary and community health and care across leadership, culture and implementation. Successive governments have repeated a vision of health and care services focused on communities rather than hospitals, but that vision is very far from being achieved. The report outlines research that explored the underlying factors that have prevented change, and what might need to be done to achieve the vision. The researchers analysed published evidence and national datasets, and interviewed stakeholders across the health and care system. The report concludes that to achieve community-based care, political and other national leaders will need to completely shift their focus away from hospitals towards primary and community health and care.
  7. Content Article
    Preventable conditions are costing the NHS and wider society hundreds of billions of pounds and leading to reduced quality of life for large numbers of people. This paper from the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change proposes ways in which the NHS can use existing tools for screening and preventing ill health, to make the UK healthier and more productive and reduce pressure on the health system. It suggests a prevention programme that uses AI to highlight risk factors and screen individuals most likely to develop chronic health conditions.
  8. Content Article
    This article in the Nursing Times explores reflective practice in community nursing, focusing on a stressful incident in which a patient who had not been contactable during a home visit was later found to have died. The article emphasises the necessity of structured reflection, utilising Rolfe’s reflective model, to explore nurses’ feelings. It delves into the model’s stages, its impact on critical thinking and guiding reflection through questions, and highlights the importance of reflective practice, emphasising its role in learning, professional development and improving patient outcomes. The article concludes by showcasing the successful implementation of a new model and its positive impact on patient safety in home visits, providing a structured approach for nurses and health professionals.
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    Join us to hear brand new results from Mölnlycke Health Care’s latest survey, conducted as part of the “In This Together” initiative recently launched in UK, providing support and information to people living with a wound and their caregivers. “The ‘In This Together’ survey explores patients perspectives on their current experiences with wound care services in England.” There are an estimated 3.8 million people in the UK with a wound being managed by the NHS, equivalent to 7% of the UK population. The impact cannot be underestimated and can be the source of great physical pain and discomfort, as well as mental distress. With significant impact on patients and NHS resources, it is clear that wound care needs focus and attention. This webinar will be the first time that the ‘In This Together’ survey results will be published, providing the most current data of how patients feel about wound care services, with responses collected between October 2023 to January 2024. This survey builds upon the work that Mölnlycke Health Care has led over the last three years to understand where wound care currently stands, and importantly what can be done to improve it. For example, the 2022 Making Wound Care Work report looked at how the emergency measures put in place during the pandemic altered the way wound care was being delivered, and the lessons that could be learned. On the back of the Making Wound Care Work report, Mölnlycke Health Care have taken the debate into the wound care media, with articles published in the British Journal of Community Nursing and Journal of Community Nursing, in order to further publicise the report findings and continue the conversation for improving services. This webinar will cover the findings of the ‘In This Together’ survey and hear the perspectives of patient and HCP representatives on the results; this is your opportunity to join the discussion. The confirmed speakers for this webinar are: (Chair) Luxmi Dhoonmoon – London North West University Healthcare Trust, Tissue Viability Nurse Consultant Rachel Power – Chief Executive, Patients Association Leanne Atkin – Vascular Nurse Consultant, Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust Ali Hedley – Medical and Professional Affairs Manager UK at Mölnlycke Health Care Register for the webinar
  10. Content Article
    This document from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) sets out how health and care systems should work together to support discharge from all mental health and learning disability and autism inpatient settings for children, young people and adults. It sets out best practice on: how NHS bodies and local authorities should work closely together to support the discharge process and ensure the right support in the community, and provides clarity in relation to responsibilities  patient and carer involvement in discharge planning.
  11. Content Article
    This is part of our series of Patient Safety Spotlight interviews, where we talk to people working for patient safety about their role and what motivates them. Benjamin talks about why we need a radical shift in how we view and treat people with chronic pain and how over-investigation and over-treatment compromise patient safety. He also talks about the power of communal singing for people with long-term conditions and what wild swimming has taught him about supporting people living with chronic pain.
  12. Content Article
    This report outlines the results of a survey carried out by The Institute of Health Visiting (iHV)—the largest UK survey of frontline health visitors working with families with babies and young children across the UK. Poverty was the cause of greatest concern to health visitors, with 93% reporting an increase in the number of families affected by poverty in the last 12 months. Other key findings included: 89% of health visitors reported an increase in the use of food banks 78% an increase in perinatal mental illness 69% an increase in domestic abuse 63% an increase in homelessness and asylum seekers 50% an increase in families skipping meals as a result of the cost-of-living crisis.
  13. Content Article
    Elizabeth Roberts was severely frail and bedbound, supported by visits from care agency carers four times per day and her local District Nursing Team. She had ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease and developed a large sacral sore with associated sepsis. She was admitted to Tameside General Hospital on 19 May 2023 where despite treatment, she died the same day of Sepsis with congestive cardiac failure. In this report the Coroner notes concerns about the her case and the capacity of the District Nursing Team providing here care.
  14. Content Article
    The framework has been produced to guide organisations providing residential or supported living accommodation to adults with a learning disability who may have been impacted by a trauma history. Whilst it can be difficult to assess the impact of trauma for many people with a learning disability, particularly those with a more severe/profound learning disability, it is important to recognise the possibility of the impact of psychological trauma. Providing care practices that are trauma informed, person-centred and growth promoting are less likely to be re-traumatizing for those already exposed to trauma.
  15. News Article
    The scale of the crisis in social care is laid bare as figures show that dementia patients occupy a quarter of all beds in the NHS. People living with the disease often go into hospital after falls or infections as well as for acute medical or surgical problems. Dementia patients often experience longer hospital stays than the average patient and can be delayed leaving wards due to a shortage of care in the community. At any one time in the NHS, one in four hospital beds are occupied by people living with dementia, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, which says stays on wards can trigger distress, confusion and delirium for patients. Doctors must carry out a discharge assessment of patients to ensure they are healthy before they can leave hospital. Medics assess a dementia patient’s care needs outside of hospital and discharge can be delayed if these are deemed not adequate. Demand for social care continues to rise as the population grows older but there is a shortage of workers in the sector. Skills for Care estimated that, in 2022/23 an average of 9.9 per cent - or 152,000 - roles in adult social care in England went unfilled. This was the equivalent to 152,000 vacancies - down by 11,000 from the previous year, although vacancies remain high compared to the wider UK economy. Services are so overstretched that people are left struggling without vital support to carry out everyday tasks in their own homes, and lives are being blighted. Read full story Source: The Independent, 14 January 2024
  16. Content Article
    Elective recovery plans in part rely on the strengths of Surgical Hubs (SH) and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) to provide additional support. This report by the Medical Technology Group (MTG) considers how well these new tools are working for the NHS. It raises questions about how SHs and CDCs have been established and the decision making processes within these services.
  17. Content Article
    A lack of coordination between the everyday primary and community services relied on by people using the NHS is leading to sub-standard care, missed opportunities for home or community-based treatments, and undue strain on hospitals that are already overstretched. There must be significant reform in terms of better staff training, improved data-sharing, flexible healthcare structures and collaboration across different professions in the healthcare system. These reforms will realise the potential of an integrated NHS and deliver more efficient healthcare services ensuring value for money and satisfied, healthier patients. This is the major conclusion of the report 'Patients at the centre: integrating primary and community care'. This report highlights the need for a seamlessly integrated patient-centric healthcare sector where patients are given the type of care they need, when, where, and how they need it; whether that be access to a GP, a pharmacist or a district or mental health nurse. The Government should focus more on preventative rather than reactive care to tackle the needs of an ageing population, many of whom are coping with complex health issues requiring intricate and continuous care.
  18. News Article
    The national clinical director for older people has announced he is leaving NHS England and said a major government funding settlement will be needed to maintain progress and take community services to the ‘next stage’. Adrian Hayter joined NHSE in 2019 as NCD for older people and integrated person centred care. Dr Hayter, who is also a longstanding GP partner in Berkshire, said community services were now much more prominent at NHSE — and in its asks of the service – than they were four years ago. He said: “When I first came in, there wasn’t very much in planning guidance about what was happening in the community at all. Now that is different and we are expecting a range of initiatives in 2024. “But the future is that all of these things are not individual programmes - they’re all part of a particular approach to how we manage and support people for as long as possible in their own homes. “Urgent community response [where services are required to respond within two-hours to urgent needs, referred from a range of services] and virtual wards are a continuum of care. “And the growth of virtual wards have helped extend what happens in the community all the way through to the acute level care.” National long-term funding for several of the new services – badged in the 2019 long-term plan as “Aging Well” – is also now due to end, with integrated care boards instead asked to commission them locally. Dr Hayter warned that, as well as moving those services closer together, there needed to be a future government spending review settlement aimed at growing community services, to meet the needs of the rapidly ageing population. Read full story (paywalled) Source: HSJ, 18 December 2023
  19. Content Article
    The Government's 10-year vision set out in People at the Heart of Care, published in 2021, focuses on three objectives for people who draw on formal care and support, their families, unpaid carers and the social care workforce:   People have choice, control and support to live independent lives. People can access outstanding quality and tailored care and support. People find adult social care fair and accessible.  In April 2023, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) announced that it would establish an innovation and improvement unit to develop and define clear priorities for innovation and improvement across adult social care. This document sets out the Government's priorities for innovation and scaling in care and support, including identifying, recognising and supporting unpaid carers.
  20. News Article
    HSJ analysis of the NHS England data also found that 19,000 adults with a serious mental illness are waiting for longer than 18 months for a second contact with community mental health services. This is seen as a more meaningful metric for adults than the first contact. In total, almost 240,000 children and young people were waiting for treatment from community mental health services in August 2023, as well as more than 192,000 adults. The data revealed the median, or typical, waiting time for children and young people from referral to first contact was 178 days. The median wait time for adults from referral to “second contact” was 120 days. The NHS long-term plan set out proposals for a four-week waiting time standard for children and adults to access community mental health services. This approach was piloted and a consultation published, but the new standards are yet to be implemented. Sean Duggan, chief executive of the mental health network at the NHS Confederation, said leaders would be concerned – although “not surprised” – that patients were waiting so long for community services. He added: “We need access and waiting times standards for all mental health services, to help us improve national data and to direct and allocate resources effectively.”
  21. Content Article
    Community pharmacies in Sweden have changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and new routines have been introduced to address the needs of customers and staff and to reduce the risk of spreading infection. Burnout has been described among staff possibly due to a changed working climate. However, little research has focused on the pandemic's effect on patient safety in community pharmacies. The aim of this study was to examine pharmacists' perceptions of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on workload, working environment, and patient safety in community pharmacies.
  22. Content Article
    In October 2021 the government announced plans for new community diagnostic centres (CDCs) across England. The ambition was that these centres would provide people with increased and more convenient access to diagnostics tests, and would lead to earlier diagnosis and reduce pressure on hospitals. Two years on, with 127 centres open and 1,563,400 patients waiting for a diagnostic test as of the end of August 2023, how are community diagnostic centres getting on and what challenges are they facing?  
  23. News Article
    A woman who spent nine months in hospital waiting for a suitable care home placement became a "shadow of her former self", her mother has said. Jocelyn Ullmer, 60, from West Sussex, saw her health deteriorate after being admitted to hospital in June last year. Her mother, Sylvia Hubbard, 86, said: "We tried to get her out of hospital, but no-one wanted her." Across England, around 60% of patients classed as fit to leave remain in hospital at the end of an average day. Figures show the biggest obstacle is a lack of beds in other settings, such as care homes and community hospitals. The government said it was investing £1.6bn over the next two years to help improve the situation. Read full story Source: BBC News, 8 November 2023
  24. Content Article
    A new report from the Public Policy Projects (PPP) calls on integrated care systems (ICSs) to harness the unique capabilities of the pharmacy sector and implement a pharmacy-led transformation of healthcare delivery. The report, Driving true value from medicines and pharmacy, is chaired by Yousaf Ahmad, ICS Chief Pharmacist and Director of Medicines Optimisation at Frimley Health and Care Integrated Care System, and is the culmination of three roundtable events attended by key stakeholders from across the pharmacy sector and ICS leadership. Insight from these roundtables has also been accepted as evidence in the Health and Care Select Committee’s recent inquiry into the future of the pharmacy sector.
  25. Content Article
    Solving Together is a partnership that enables people with different ideas and views to put forward solutions and experiences. From Monday 9 October to Friday 3 November 2023, Solving Together is hosting a series of conversations on Children and Young People’s Mental Health that aim to get ideas on how access and waiting times for community services could be improved. The conversation topics are: Reducing inequalities in access, experience and outcomes Prevention and early intervention Experience of services Transfer of care and wider support
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