A new single solution to recruiting temporary NHS healthcare staff. – NHS Employers A new agreement has been introduced to help reduce the costs of recruiting temporary NHS staff. How should we think about value in health and care? – National Voices This paper asks readers to think about the elements of…

Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust contingency planning team final report – HM Government This report states that improving the way services are currently delivered, through an innovative, more joined-up approach across Tameside and Glossop, will improve the care patients receive and put Tameside NHS Foundation Trust back on to a…

Government to impose new contract on junior doctors – Health Service Journal Junior doctors will be forced to work under new terms and conditions from August next year, the Department of Health has confirmed to HSJ. Contact the Library & Knowledge Service to request this article in full or Phn.…

Leading North West FTs to create ‘foundation chain’ – Health Service Journal Work has started to create a ‘foundation chain’ between two leading hospital trusts in the North West.  Salford Royal Foundation Trust, and Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh FT are in talks about forging an “acute care collaboration”. They submitted…

Accessing patient records and sharing confidential patient information The House of Commons Library has published its latest briefing paper Accessing and sharing health records and patient confidentiality. It outlines safeguarding arrangements for confidential patient information. It also describes statutory and public interest disclosures of patient information; information sharing rules for…