would you like to see yours?

2007 ◽  
Vol 89 (2) ◽  
pp. 62-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Antoniou ◽  
MP Saunders ◽  
R Bourner ◽  
L Crouch
Keyword(s):  
Health Service ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Patient Information ◽  
Outpatient Clinic ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Hospital Outpatient ◽  
Hospital Outpatient Clinic ◽  
Secretary Of State ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Improving Patient Care

In 2001 the Health and Social Care Act was published. In Part 5 of this document it is stated that 'The Secretary of State may… make such provision for and in connection with requiring or regulating the processing of prescribed patient information for medical purposes as he feels necessary or expedient… in the interests of improving patient care'. Furthermore, such provision may involve requiring 'prescribed communications of any nature which contain patient information to be disclosed by health service bodies in prescribed circumstances to… the person to whom the information relates'. As part of the NHS Modernisation Programme it is proposed that all hospital outpatient clinic correspondence to the GP (clinic letters) will be copied to the patient in question.

scholarly journals Without Funding Devolution will Fail

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Kailash Chand
Keyword(s):  
Health Service ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Health Budget ◽  
Full Control ◽  
Secretary Of State ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
The Future ◽  
Deep Integration

We are in uncertain times for the future of our NHS. In a surprise deal on 2nd November 2014, George Osborne, a Conservative Secretary of State for Finance, and Sir Howard Bernstein, the then CEO of Labor-controlled City of Manchester, signed an unprecedented derogation of power from Whitehall to Greater Manchester. Thus, Greater Manchester became the first English region to be handed full control of its £6bn health budget. Devolution Greater Manchester, or DevoManc as it is commonly dubbed, holds out the promise of meaningful and deep integration within the health service, and between health and social care.

scholarly journals Research productivity of staff in NHS mental health trusts: comparison using the Leiden method

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex J. Mitchell ◽  
John Gill
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
National Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
National Health ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Research Productivity ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Clinical Services ◽  
Health And Social Care

Aims and methodTo examine research productivity of staff working across 57 National Health Service (NHS) mental health trusts in England. We examined research productivity between 2010 and 2012, including funded portfolio studies and all research (funded and unfunded).ResultsAcross 57 trusts there were 1297 National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) studies in 2011/2012, involving 46140 participants and in the same year staff in these trusts published 1334 articles (an average of only 23.4 per trust per annum). After correcting for trust size and budget, the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust was the most productive. In terms of funded portfolio studies, Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust as well as South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust had the strongest performance in 2011/2012.Clinical implicationsTrusts should aim to capitalise on valuable staff resources and expertise and better support and encourage research in the NHS to help improve clinical services.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of early assessment and intervention by interdisciplinary teams including health and social care professionals in the emergency department: protocol for a systematic review

BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. e023464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marica Cassarino ◽  
Katie Robinson ◽  
Rosie Quinn ◽  
Breda Naddy ◽  
Andrew O’Regan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Interdisciplinary Teams ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Early Assessment ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
The Impact

IntroductionFinding cost-effective strategies to improve patient care in the emergency department (ED) is an increasing imperative given growing numbers of ED attendees. Encouraging evidence indicates that interdisciplinary teams including health and social care professionals (HSCPs) enhance patient care across a variety of healthcare settings. However, to date no systematic reviews of the effectiveness of early assessment and/or interventions carried by such teams in the ED exist. This systematic review aims to explore the impact of early assessment and/or intervention carried out by interdisciplinary teams including HSCPs in the ED on the quality, safety and cost-effectiveness of care, and to define the content of the assessment and/or intervention offered by HSCPs.Methods and analysisUsing the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses standardised guidelines, we will conduct a systematic review of randomised controlled trials (RCTs), non-RCTs, controlled before–after studies, interrupted time series and repeated measures studies that report the impact of early assessment and/or intervention provided to adults aged 18+ by interdisciplinary teams including HSCPs in the ED. Searches will be carried in Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Embase, Cochrane Library and MEDLINE from inception to March 2018. We will also hand-search the reference lists of relevant studies. Following a two-step screening process, two independent reviewers will extract data on the type of population, intervention, comparison, outcomes and study design. The quality of the studies will be appraised using the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool. The findings will be synthesised in a narrative summary, and a meta-analysis will be conducted where appropriate.Ethics and disseminationEthical approval will not be sought since it is not required for systematic reviews. The results of this review will be disseminated through publication in a peer-review journal and presented at relevant conferences.Trial registration numberCRD42018091794.

Could local integration of health and social care finally overcome the pull to the centre?

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-18
Author(s):  
Anna Dixon
Keyword(s):  
National Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Social Care ◽  
70Th Birthday ◽  
Radical Reform ◽  
Use Of Data ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Local Integration ◽  
Equity Of Access ◽  
Fundamental Shift

AbstractThere are several advantages of Bevan’s design, such as progressive funding through taxation and equity of access regardless of income, that we must not lose sight of as we celebrate the NHS’s (National Health Service) 70th birthday. However, there remain historical fault-lines dividing health and social care. The challenge is how to preserve equity if a more radical reform were implemented to fully integrate both the funding and delivery of health and social care. Funding from national taxation with defined entitlements could preserve both equity in funding and geographical equity. This does not solve the issue of the pull to the centre, which has been a feature of the NHS throughout its history, according to Klein. This will require a fundamental shift in the use of data. Data must be wrenched from the hands of the regulators and put back in the hands of those who generate them for the purposes of improvement.

CPD is the key

2007 ◽  
Vol 89 (9) ◽  
pp. 308-309
Author(s):  
Chris Chilton ◽  
Dave Clark
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Royal College ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Medical Profession ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
White Paper ◽  
Natural Process ◽  
Health And Social Care

The Queen's speech later this year is expected to include a new health and social care bill, which will bring into legislation the recommendations of the white paper, Trust, Assurance And Safety, including plans to introduce a system of revalidation across the medical profession, comprising relicensure by the GMC and specialist recertification by the relevant medical royal college and specialty association. It is important that the process of revalidation does not become a burden on the profession, but that it facilitates higher standards of patient care through supporting professional development. Continuing professional development (CPD) is key for a natural process of planning, recording and reflecting on professional development, rather than merely a tick-box exercise.

Variables associated with the risk of suicide in patients with chronic pain seen in a hospital outpatient clinic in Bogotá☆

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 267-273
Author(s):  
Ana Carolina Amaya Arias ◽  
Angie Bruce ◽  
Deisy Herrán ◽  
Angie Martín Arango ◽  
Katherine Muñoz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Outpatient Clinic ◽  
Hospital Outpatient ◽  
Hospital Outpatient Clinic

Perspectivas de aprendizagem na consulta para clientes renais e cuidadores: estudo fenomenológico

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Harlon França de Menezes ◽  
Ann Mary Machado Tinoco Feitosa Rosas ◽  
Alessandra Conceição Leite Funchal Camacho ◽  
Flávia Silva de Souza ◽  
Benedita Maria Rêgo Deusdará Rodrigues ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Outpatient Clinic ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Public Hospital ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Hospital Outpatient ◽  
Hospital Outpatient Clinic ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Face ◽  
Social Phenomenology

Aim: Understanding the repercussions of the educational actions of the nursing consultation on the life of chronic kidney patients and their caregivers. Methods: Qualitative research, using the Social Phenomenology reference. Open-ended interviews with 12 patients and their 12 caregivers were conducted in a public hospital outpatient clinic in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2016. Results: The analysis of the participants' testimonies allowed the elaboration of two concrete categories of the experience lived concerning the reasons "why": Sum of learning lived by the sick and those who care also learn. Conclusion: The importance of the perspectives of chronic kidney patients and their caregivers for the design of educational actions stands out in the face-to-face interaction, in the shared approach and the approximation of the nurse

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