Morbidly obese patients face access restrictions under NEW Devon cost cutting plan – Health Service Journal  A cash strapped clinical commissioning group plans to limit access to routine surgery for obese patients and suspend funding for some non-urgent procedures in a drastic bid to find £26m of in year savings. Contact…

Leading local partnerships NHS Clinical Commissioners has published Leading local partnerships: how CCGs are driving integration for their patients and local populations. This publication profiles 10 case studies from clinical commissioning groups who are driving new and innovative models of care that put the patient at the heart of the…

Plan to shake up services at struggling North West trust revealed – Health Service Journal  Controversial proposals to transfer patients between hospital sites at a struggling North West trust have been revealed. National Values Based Recruitment Framework – Health Education England This framework aims to ensure that all students and staff…

Organisations invited to apply to host Executive NHS Innovation Programme (ENIP) – NHS England NHS England has established an Executive Innovation Programme to promote the development of innovation across the healthcare system. The programme aims to identify, train and mentor senior innovation leaders, empowering them to implement and disseminate innovation…

Medical contract negotiations collapse – Health Service Journal  Contract negotiations between the British Medical Association and NHS Employers suddenly collapsed last night Contact the Library & Knowledge Service to request this article or Phn. 01704 704202 NHS Employers’ response as BMA withdraws from pay and contract negotiations – NHS Employers  Last night…

Government set to release more A&E rescue funding – HSJ The health service is set to receive a further multimillion pound government bailout aimed at avoiding a politically embarrassing failure of the accident and emergency waiting target during winter Guest Editorial. Medical Leadership:Development and Practice. Leadership in Health Services, Volume…

Cracks in the pathway – Care Quality Commission (CQC) This review into the care provided to people living with dementia found an unacceptable gap in the quality of care that means people are at risk of experiencing poor care as they move between care homes and hospitals. It also highlighted poor…

The State Of Medical Education and Practice In The UK 2014 – General Medical Council Shows significant increases in the number of women becoming surgeons and specialists in emergency medicine. At the same time, the profession as a whole will soon have equal numbers of men and women doctors –…

Research and analysis: English surveillance programme antimicrobial utilisation and resistance (ESPAUR) report – HM Government The English surveillance programme for antimicrobial utilisation and resistance (ESPAUR) report presents antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance trends in primary and secondary care (2010 to 2013) to NHS Area Team level in one place for the…

NHS Leadership Academy Programmes win international recognition for their use of blended learning Believed to represent the largest leadership development investment in the history of the NHS, HSMC’s NHS Leadership Academy programmes (‘Elizabeth Garrett Anderson’ and ‘Nye Bevan’) have won international recognition for their use of ‘blended learning.’ Great Strategy…