By Stonewall ( September 2012)
The CQC are working with Stonewall as part of their Health Champions Scheme (which supports NHS organisations to improve services for LGB people) to develop the way services’ compliance with equality standards are monitored. This guide provides information on: the law, supporting older LGB people, tips and case studies for care homes, domiciliary services, health care services, housing providers and councils, and involving LGB people in service provision.
By Monitor ( September 2012)
This independent report analyses the costs and benefits of each of the proposed licence conditions which set out various obligations on providers of NHS services. The conditions fall into six broad groups: general, pricing, choice and competition, integrated care, continuity of services, and NHS foundation trusts.
By National Association for Voluntary and Community Action (NAVCA) (August 2012)
This guide focuses on black and minority ethnic (BME) voluntary and community organisations (VCOs), which are designed and delivered by and for the users and communities they aim to serve, and often have to address complex needs. This guide outlines how specialist services can offer a means through which to deliver the holistic approach required to meet the multiple needs of a group of individuals.
By The Health Foundation (2012)
A review of evidence about value improvements made by changing communication, collaboration and support for self-care.
By Department of Health (2012)
This guidance provides a structured approach on common issues associated with maternal mental health and wellbeing, from pregnancy through the early months after the birth. It focuses on the role of the health visitor but also recognises the contributions of partners in midwifery, mental health, general practice and the third sector. It aims to strengthen the consistent provision support and care through enhanced partnership working.
By New Economics Foundation (2012)
This guidebook is designed primarily for voluntary organisations and community groups delivering projects and services and aims to improve the design and delivery of services through the use of wellbeing outcome measures.
By The Department of Health (2012)
A series of “How to” guides to assist current NHS organisations, and their supervisory and regulatory bodies, to respond to quality risks and failures within a simple and single framework during this transition year has been produced.
By The King’s Fund (2012)
This paper examines how the system of quality assurance, including regulation, needs to evolve, the principles on which it should be built and how it should operate. The authors argue that the system of quality assurance must support the actions and effectiveness of those working at the front line and of those who manage and lead organisations that deliver care. It is intended to help to shape the debate about how quality can be assured in future and inform how organisations at every level of the system including government, professional and other regulators, local providers and individual professionals will respond to the challenges that the events at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust have highlighted.
By Action for Children (2012)
The Impact Report 2012 sets out the impact that Action for Children services across the UK have had on children and young people’s outcomes over the past year. The report focuses on four key areas that improve children and young people’s lives: safety, health, relationships and achievement. We also evidence the cost-effectiveness of our services and highlight our innovative approach that is delivered alongside evidence-based programmes.
By The National Children’s Bureau (2012)
This timely report from the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) adds to our understanding of the current state of the children and young people’s charity sector and what lies ahead. Addressing the lack of detailed information about what and how governments spend on children’s charities, this report gives us a best estimate of what is to come. This report also takes the debate beyond the cuts, reflecting the views and experiences of children’s charities that are working hard to thrive in a challenging economic context. It gives us a flavour of the range of measures charities working with vulnerable children and young people are taking to manage the cuts, as well as the barriers they face to doing so.