The Department of Health is this year on course for its biggest annual underspend in the current parliament – with none of the unused budget due to be carried over for future use, today’s Budget revealed.
via DH on course for biggest underspend this parliament | News | Health Service Journal.
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A report has been published that considers the role and value of volunteers in health and social care. It looks at the important part that volunteers play in improving patient experience, addressing health inequalities, and building a closer relationship between services and communities. It also outlines the changing nature of volunteering, why this can cause tensions, and why volunteering does not always reach its full potential. Examples of good practice in the NHS and voluntary sector illustrate how these barriers can be overcome.
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NICE has today (20 March) published a new quality standard for the management of hypertension (high blood pressure) in adults, advocating that a person-centred approach is fundamental in delivering high-quality care to adults with the condition.
NICE quality standards describe high-priority areas for quality improvement in a defined care or service area. They are derived either from NICE guidance or NICE accredited sources, and apply throughout the NHS in England.
The new quality standard on hypertension consists of a prioritised set of specific, concise and measurable statements that, when delivered collectively, should contribute to improving the effectiveness, quality, safety and experience of care for people with the condition.
The quality standard contains six statements. These include:
via A person-centred approach is vital in the care of hypertension, says NICE in new quality standard.
Struggling commissioning support units are to be given just three months to improve their business practices or face intervention by the NHS Commissioning Board, HSJ has been told.
via Exclusive: Weakest CSUs given three months to improve | News | Health Service Journal.
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BMC Public Health | Abstract | Brief oral health promotion intervention among parents of young children to reduce early childhood caries.
Abstract (provisional)
Background
Severe untreated decay affects a child’s growth, body weight, quality of life as well as cognitive development, and the effects extend beyond the child to the family, the community and the health care system. Early health behavioural factors, including dietary practices and eating patterns, can play a major role in the initiation and development of oral diseases, particularly dental caries. The parent/caregiver, usually the mother, has a critical role in the adoption of protective health care behaviours and parental feeding practices strongly influence children’s eating behaviours. This study will test if an early oral health promotion intervention through the use of brief motivational interviewing (MI) and anticipatory guidance (AG) approaches can reduce the incidence of early childhood dental decay and obesity. Continue reading
The medical director of England’s NHS Commissioning Board, Bruce Keogh, has announced the names of 22 doctors who have been appointed as national clinical directors to give expert advice on specialist areas of care in the NHS
via New national clinical directors are appointed to drive clinically led NHS | BMJ.
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People with learning disabilities are dying on average 16 years earlier than people in the general population in England because the NHS is failing to treat them adequately, an inquiry has found.
via People with learning disabilities are more likely to die prematurely, inquiry finds | BMJ.
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