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 Begins with a CEO on the Frontlines – Harvard Business Review Blog
Building a winning strategy begins with recognizing that strategy is too important to be delegated to a strategy department. It can certainly be valuable to have the help of strategy officers or teams on refining and implementing strategy, but the strategy itself needs to be conceived and owned by the CEO (or equivalent for a division). Otherwise, strategy often becomes a diffuse product of group thinking and compromises among multiple stakeholders in the organization.

NHS funding: past and future – King’s Fund Blog Post
The NHS featured heavily at all three major party conferences over the past few weeks. How could it not; despite a ring-fenced budget, it is increasingly showing signs of financial strain. But what has ‘ring-fenced’ meant in practice for the NHS? And what are the three main political parties’ promises, pledges and aspirations for NHS spending in future?

New guidance on making decisions about attempting cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) – Royal College of Nursing 
The RCN, British Medical Association and the Resuscitation Council (UK) issued new guidance regarding decisions about whether or not to attempt CPR on a person when their heart stops or they stop breathing.

Health and wellbeing board briefings – Diabetes UK 
These four briefings are for health and wellbeing board members and set out what health and wellbeing boards can do to prevent diabetes and improve the lives of people living with the condition. The briefings provide an overview of prevalence and impact of diabetes; how diabetes should be addressed in JSNAs; what health and wellbeing boards can do to improve prevention; and what health and wellbeing boards can do to promote integrated diabetes care.