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DID YOU KNOW? We offer a specialised enquiry and literature search service.  Let us know what information you need and we will do the searching for you.  We carry out complex searches on databases such as The Cochrane Library, Medline, CINAHL, PsycINFO and NHS Evidence to find the best available evidence to support…

Poor discharge leaving vulnerable patients ‘bewildered’ – Nursing Times Patients leaving hospital that are older, homeless or have mental health problems are often being left “frustrated” and “bewildered” with tragic consequences in some cases, according to a new report revealing the extent of poor discharge in England. Making change possible:…

CCGs expected to fund 2.3 per cent rise in emergency activity – Health Service Journal  Clinical commissioning groups are expected to fund a 2.3 per cent increase in emergency activity this year compared to 2014-15, NHS England has confirmed. CCGs expected to fund 2.3pc increase in emergency activity and 2.7pc…

Monitor/TDA merged body to be called NHS Improvement – Health Service Journal  The combined provider regulator bringing together Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority will be called NHS Improvement, Jeremy Hunt announced this morning. The body will be chaired by Ed Smith and Lord Ara Darzi will become a non-executive…

The case for patient safety – Financially, professionally and ethically – Health Service Journal Read the full report from HSJ, in association with Allocate Software, on why patient safety should be the core business of healthcare, Contact the Library & Knowledge Service to request this article in full or Phn. 01704…

18 week waits, May 2015: explore the maps – Health Service Journal See all NHS waiting lists around England by provider, CCG or specialty Contact the Library & Knowledge Service to request this article in full or Phn. 01704 704202 RCN response to NMC Revalidation Pilot – Royal College of…

Changes to NHS Jobs pre-employment check process – NHS Employers Find out about recent changes to the pre-employment check process on NHS Jobs Aligning public services: strategies for local integration – Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy Second in a series of briefings focusing on a key public finance…