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Supporting you to manage apprenticeship policy changes –  NHS Employers
NHS Employers is carrying out a survey to inform our work around how we can best support NHS organisations to prepare for, and implement, policy changes around apprenticeships.

Mapped: The financial health of every STP area – Health Service Journal
Some of the 44 new health systems for England could be in such deep financial trouble that they will struggle to plan their way out of deficit, according to policy experts.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council: amendments to modernise midwifery regulation and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of fitness to practise processes –  Department of Health
This consultation seeks views on the government’s proposed changes to current the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s governing legislation through changes to the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001. The closing date for comments is 17 June 2016.

Planning for transformation – current resources and information  – NHS Confederation
A collection of the key resources and information from different bodies related to the current transformation and sustainability planning process, including Five year Forward View, Better Care Fund, Roadmaps, contracts, technical guidance and key milestones. Also links to useful resources developed by NHS Confederation

Separating the noise of contract negotiations from the signal of STPs – King’s Fund Blog –  Chris Ham
NHS leaders across England are working with local government leaders and other partners to prepare sustainability and transformation plans (STPs). A total of 44 areas of the country have been identified for planning purposes with populations ranging from 300,000 to 2.8 million. STPs have the potential to be a real game-changer by shifting the focus from organisations to place-based systems of care in which decisions are taken collectively about the common pool of resources available.

Future plans for general practice
NHS England has published General practice: forward view. The plan sets out details of increased levels of investment in primary care, with an extra £2.4 billion a year for general practice services by 2020/21.  The plan also contains specific, practical and funded steps to strengthen workforce, drive efficiencies in workload, modernise infrastructure and technology, and redesign in the way primary care is offered to patients.

Cancer services commissioning
NHS England has published Implementing the Cancer Taskforce Recommendations: commissioning person centred care for people affected by cancer. This guidance is intended to support commissioners and strategic clinical networks to ensure every person affected by cancer will have access to the recovery package and stratified follow-up pathways by 2020, as set out in the cancer strategy. It describes the actions needed to deliver this including checklists for developing service specifications, practical examples and templates to use and adapt locally.

NHS England pledges to invest in practice nursing – Nursing Times
NHS England has promised to invest in practice nurse development and return to work schemes, as part of a multi-billion plan designed to “get general practice back on its feet”.

‘Outstanding’ trust’s chief reveals turning point – Health Service Journal
Western Sussex Hospitals Foundation Trust has become only the third acute trust in England to be rated “outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission, with staff being praised by the chief inspector of hospitals and the chief executive.