This report provides an account of the NHS’s modelling and analytics underpinning the latest NHS carbon footprint, trajectories to net zero, and the interventions required to achieve that ambition. It lays out the direction, scale and pace of change. It describes an iterative and adaptive approach, which will periodically review progress and aims to increase the level of ambition over time. A greener NHS is on the way.
To find out more click here.
There is increasing evidence to suggest that 10% of Covid sufferers are still experiencing symptoms more than 3 weeks after infection and an estimated 60,0000 people suffering after 3 months of infection.
NHS chief executive Sir Simon Stevens announced that £10 million is to be invested this year in addition to local funding to help kick start and designate long covid clinics in every area across England, to complement existing primary, community and rehabilitation care.
He explained;
“While this is still a relatively new virus, we are learning more about covid with every passing week. It is now clear that long covid can have a major impact on the lives of a significant minority of patients weeks or months after they have contracted the virus. So just as the NHS quickly put in place specialist hospital care for acutely ill Covid patients at the start of the pandemic, now we must respond sensitively and effectively to these new patient needs.”
To read more about this, including the 5 part package of measure to boost NHS support for long covid patients click here.
Healthcare leaders have warned that the NHS will face a full blown second suge of Covid without immediate action.
Yvonne Doyle, medical director for Public Health England, said, “We’re seeing a definite and sustained increase in cases and admissions to hospital. The trend is clear, and it is very concerning. Numbers of deaths from covid-19 are also rising so we must continue to act to reduce transmission of this virus.”
There are rising concerns that we could soon be back to where we were in April if we do not take action now. To find out more click here.
This report follows a November 2019 roundtable held by the NHS Confederation and the Independent Commission on the College of the Future. It focused on the relationship between colleges and the NHS through the lens of integrated care systems. The report argues that by better embedding colleges into core NHS workforce development, and better using local recruitment and training power, a sustainable, agile and innovative future health and care workforce can be assured.
For more information click here.
This report aims to catalogue the impact and unprecedented challenge caused by Covid-19 to the provision of essential services. It calls for urgent action to assess and tackle a backlog of appointments and an unknown patient demand for all health services, specifically across cancer treatments, mental health services, dentistry services, GP services and elective surgery. It also looks at the case made for routine testing of all NHS staff.
For more information click here.
This report includes key findings from a member survey of more than 250 health care leaders, which revealed that nine out of ten respondents are concerned about the long-term impact of Covid-19 on the well-being of their staff. It also raises concerns about workforce shortages.
To find out more click here.
| The review, led by Professor Michael West, sets out eight key recommendations aimed at supporting nurses and midwives to flourish in their work and to provide sustainable, compassionate and high-quality care. The report was commissioned by the RCN Foundation and involves a detailed examination of available evidence, new analysis of key data and interviews with staff at all levels across the NHS and social care. The report finds that staff stress, absenteeism and turnover in these professions have reached alarmingly high levels. This has been compounded by the Covid-19 pandemic, which has laid bare and exacerbated longer-term issues including chronic excessive workload, inadequate working conditions, staff burnout and inequalities, particularly among minority ethnic groups. Among the recommendations is an urgent call for a review of how 12-hour shifts affect staff mental health and wellbeing and patient safety, as well as, suggestions to improve working conditions, shift patterns, workplace culture, teamworking, support for new staff, supervision and learning opportunities. To read the report click here. |
Frontline colleagues across health and care sectors are being urged to get a flu vaccination as early as possible. The health service is aiming for every single member of eligible staff to get a flu vaccine this year.
Ruth May, Chief Nursing Officer for England said;
“Every year we urge our colleagues to protect themselves, their families and their patients by taking up the free flu jab, and every year more and more do – but this year’s call is the most vital we have ever made.
“The flu has a serious impact on the health of thousands of people every winter, and with the added risk of Covid-19 this year the NHS needs as many of its staff as possible to be fighting fit over the coming months.
“And even more importantly, just as we are making every effort to stop the spread of coronavirus in our hospitals, so we must also do the same for flu. Getting a vaccine is the single most effective way every member of our staff can contribute to this.”
To find out more click here.
We all need to be prepared to face the Winter, book your place for a flu jab by contacting the relevant department as below:
| Venue | Date | Time | Contact name | Contact details |
| Sceptre Point Meeting Room 5 | 21/09 | 9.30am – 11.30am | LCTHQ Reception | 01772 695300 |
| Lantern Centre Seminar Room | 21/09 | 1pm – 3pm | Donna Andrews – Garlick | 01772 773500 |
| Lancaster, DeVitre House Clinic Room | 22/09 | 9.30am – 11.30am | Louise Udall | Louise.Udall@lancashirecare.nhs.uk |
| Lancaster, DeVitre House Clinic Room | 22/09 | 1pm – 3pm | Louise Udall | Louise.Udall@lancashirecare.nhs.uk |
| The Harbour Skills Room | 22/09 | 9.30am-11.30am | Harbour Reception | 01253 447700 |
| The Harbour Skills Room | 23/09 | 9.30am – 11.30am | Harbour Reception | 01253 447700 |
| Pendle View, RBH Seminar Room | 24/09 | 9.30am-11:30am | Beverley Fielding | Beverley.Fielding@Lancashirecare.nhs.uk |
| Pendle View, RBH Seminar Room | 24/09 | 1pm – 3pm | Beverley Fielding | Beverley.Fielding@Lancashirecare.nhs.uk |
| The Harbour Skills Room | 25/09 | 9.30am – 11:30am | Skills Room | 01253 447700 |
| The Harbour Skills Room | 25/09 | 9.30am – 11:30am | Skills Room | 01253 447700 |
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This month includes the new edition of National Institute Health Research (NIHR), along with a range of materials, including research from the Covid-19 pandemic.
To read the latest bulletin click here.
