By NICE (2013)
This document reviews the potential cost impact and implications for commissioners and service providers of the NICE quality standard for psoriasis. Because each NHS community will have differing levels of compliance with the standard, the precise cost impact of each standard cannot be estimated at a national level. Cost impact should be assessed locally using the commentary as a guide to areas that may need to be considered.
By Mental Health Foundation (2013)
This report calls on every council to prioritise mental health within their public health strategy. It brings together the evidence base and people’s experiences about what makes resilient people and communities. It offers practical steps to help teams design wellbeing and resilience services aimed at preventing the development of mental health problems, and to measure their impact.
By Public Health England (2013)
The guidance supports local authorities to meet their new statutory duty to deliver the NCMP, which measures the height and weight of children in reception and Year 6 annually. Until March 2013, primary care trusts were responsible for delivering the programme, but on 1 April 2013 local authorities became responsible for NCMP. PHE is working with local authorities to support them in delivering the programme.
By Association for Young Peoples Health (2013)
A larger proportion of young people are obese now than in the 1970s and 1980s. As a result, adolescent obesity is now a major public health issue. Understanding its prevalence, the health implications, and how to intervene are all critical. This paper presents an overview of the issues, and a useful selection of key, up-to-date findings on adolescent nutrition and obesity. This is the latest in a series of research summaries produced by the Association for Young People’s Health (AYPH) with support from the Child and Maternal Health Intelligence Network, PHE.
By The King’s Fund (2013)
The project focuses on five case-study sites that have developed innovative approaches, and this week we publish the results from the first two sites, Midhurst Macmillan Community Specialist Palliative Care Service and the Sandwell Esteem Team.
By Race Equality Foundation (2013)
This briefing considers differences in dental diseases and in the utilisation of dental services between black and minority ethnic groups and the general population in the UK. It highlights ways to improve their oral health and dental service experiences and makes recommendations for future research.
By Primary Care Commissioning (2013)
This guidance aims to help guide commissioners, service developers and providers on best practice asthma care. It sets out the 20 points that good asthma services need to include, and highlights what commissioners can do to drive improved asthma care at each part of the care pathway, with examples of good practice at each step.
By National Advisory Group on the Safety of Patients in England (2013)
This report is the result of the Berwick Review which looked at patient safety following the publication of the Francis Report into the breakdown of care at Mid Staffordshire Hospitals. It highlights the main problems affecting patient safety in the NHS and makes recommendations to address them.
By The King’s Fund (2013)
This case study is part of a research project undertaken by The King’s Fund and funded by Aetna and the Aetna Foundation in the United States to compare five successful UK-based models of care co-ordination. It looks at the Sandwell Esteem Team, part of the Sandwell Integrated Primary Care Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (the Sandwell Wellbeing Hub) in the West Midlands. This hub is a holistic primary and community care-based approach to improving social, mental and physical health and wellbeing in the borough of Sandwell.
By All Party Parliamentary Group For Continence Care (2013)
This guide illustrates the importance of continence care and sets out how to commission and deliver a quality integrated service which meets patient’s needs and is cost-effective to the NHS.