How to approach MRSA screening – HM Government
The guidance, from the Expert Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection (ARHAI), recommends a more efficient and effective method for identifying and managing high-risk patients who have tested positive for MRSA. However, NHS Trusts need to take into account local risks as well as the recommendations so they can get the best results in their hospitals. This guidance draws on the outputs of the National One Week (NOW) study and could be used to inform policy making decisions should the prevalence of MRSA increase.

Doctors and nurses urgently needed in response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa – NHS Employers
The British Red Cross is recruiting doctors and nurses in response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. It is looking to recruit clinical staff to work in Sierra Leone, including nurses with experience in acute-care working in a resource-poor setting and doctors with experience of tropical medicine and working in infectious disease control or emergency medicine.

Clatterbridge signs up for Meditech – EHI News
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust has chosen Meditech for a new electronic patient record system, as it moves towards opening a new, £118m specialist cancer hospital in 2018.

Two practices to close due to recruitment problems – GP Online 
Two Herefordshire practice are set to close because they are unable to recruit enough GPs.

Choice 2 presentation: information and actions for employers – NHS Employers
This presentation looks at what employers need to know about Choice 2 and actions for your organisation

Pandemic influenza response plan – HM Government
This plan and the learning from the national multiagency pandemic influenza Exercise Cygnus in late 2014, will inform the further development of comprehensive and integrated plans in delivering an effective and sustainable response across the organisation. This system of cross-organisational working will deliver the resources, science and leadership required during the pandemic in order to support the staff and organisational response from local and national centres, and laboratories.

NHS Five Year Forward View (“5YFV”) – NHS England
Considers why change is needed, what success might look like, and how we might get there and provide the following outcomes:

• Set out the challenges and choices for action and further discussion.
• Identify action that we can take nationally to create the conditions for local action to improve care for patients of today and tomorrow.
• Greater clarity and consensus about our shared purpose and our respective roles and responsibilities in delivering this.

New model process flowchart for raising concerns – NHS Employers
New model process flowchart for raising concerns that is free to download You can add your organisations logo, use it as a poster, embed it in your local raising concerns or whistleblowing policy and more.