Category: Public Health Advice to NHS Commissioners

Immune response: adult immunisation in the UK: improving access to vaccination for older people

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date December 11, 2013

By International Longevity Centre (November 2013)

This report sets out an argument for adult immunisation in the UK as a preventative public health intervention within broader healthy ageing strategies as a cost-effective measure. It highlights a number of policy recommendations that include: JSNAs taking a life-course approach to immunisation; health and wellbeing boards ensuring that that life-course vaccination is adequately considered as part of health planning and commissioning; and that commissioning arrangements for immunisation should support the uptake of adult vaccination.

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CCGs Commissioning Public Health Advice to NHS Commissioners Third Sector

Role of the voluntary sector in providing commissioning support

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date December 2, 2013

By Nuffield Trust (2013)

This report explores what support clinical commissioning groups and commissioning support units want and need from the voluntary sector and what the ‘value-add’ is; what commissioning support services the voluntary sector can offer; how a partnership between the voluntary sector and commissioners can uniquely help to resolve challenging scenarios commissioners encounter; and the necessary steps to ensure strong collaboration between commissioners, commissioning partners and the voluntary sector.

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Commissioning Guidance Licensing Planning Public Health Advice to NHS Commissioners

NHS public health functions agreement 2014-15: public health functions to be exercised by NHS England

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date December 2, 2013

By Department of Health (2013)

This document sets out how NHS England is accountable for the delivery of certain public health services and describes expert support from Public Health England. The accompanying service specifications provide details of the public health evidence and advice needed to support effective commissioning.

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CCGs Commissioning Guidance Public Health Advice to NHS Commissioners Sexual Health

Commissioning regional and local sexual health services

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date November 26, 2013

By Public Health England (November 2013)

Guidance for commissioners of HIV, sexual and reproductive health services: includes prevention, treatment, information, advice and support.

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CCGs Healthy Settings Public Health Advice to NHS Commissioners Well-Being

Health and wellbeing boards: one year on

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date November 22, 2013

By The King’s Fund (2013)

Health and wellbeing boards have made good progress in establishing themselves but face a critical year which could define whether they develop into system leaders or are relegated to a side show according to The King’s Fund second survey of boards. The report, based on a survey of nearly half of the 152 health and wellbeing boards, shows that local authorities have brought strong leadership to establishing the Boards and report good relationships with CCGs. Most have prioritised public health inequalities allaying concerns about the transfer of this remit to local authorities. However, there is little sign they have begun to grapple with immediate issues such as reconfiguration and integrated care with the latter only mentioned by 9 respondents.

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COPD CVD Health Protection (Emergency planning Liver Disease including NHS Health Checks Public Health Advice to NHS Commissioners Respiratory Disease seasonal mortality) Secondary Care Well-Being

Focus on preventable admissions: trends in emergency admissions for ambulatory care sensitive conditions, 2001 to 2013

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date November 20, 2013

By Quality Watch (2013)

This QualityWatch Focus On report examines trends in emergency
admissions for ambulatory care sensitive conditions. Focus On reports
provide snapshots and longitudinal analyses of aspects of quality in a
particular area or areas of care.

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CCGs Commissioning Finance Public Health Advice to NHS Commissioners

Managing financial difficulties in health economies: lessons for clinical commissioning groups

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date November 7, 2013

By Nuffield Trust (20130

This report examines why some health economies have been more successful than others in balancing their finances and outlines some key lessons for clinical commissioning groups.

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CCGs Commissioning Public Health Advice to NHS Commissioners

Commissioning for value: a comprehensive data pack to support clinical commissioning groups

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date November 5, 2013

By NHS England (2013)

These packs aim to show CCGs ‘where to look’ as a first stage to identify opportunities to improve outcomes and increase value for local populations. The localised information will support discussions about prioritising areas for change, utilising resources and will help local leaders make improvements in healthcare quality, outcomes and efficiency. They are meant to be of particular interest to CCG clinical and management leads with responsibility for finance, performance, improvement and health outcomes and to area team leads and to CSU teams supporting CCGs in this work.

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Health Promotion Healthy Child including NCMP & CDO Healthy Settings Nutrition Obesity Oral Health Physical Activity Public Health Advice to NHS Commissioners Public Mental Health Well-Being

12 minutes: the importance of physical activity, sports and exercise, in order to improve health, personal finances and the pressure on the NHS

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date October 28, 2013

By Nuffield Health (2013)

This report reveals that early indicators of poor mental health are on the increase. It also finds that GPs are 46 times more likely to prescribe medication than explore medically proven alternative options, like exercise. This report calls for all GPs in the UK to take a ‘diagnose, consider exercise, refer, treat’ approach to physical activity when patients present with early signs of mental ill health.

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