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Welcome

Welcome to the health management specialist collection, part of NHS Evidence. Provided by NICE, NHS Evidence is a new service which will develop, enhance and expand the services that were previously provided by the National Library for Health (NLH). The NLH and its specialist libraries became part of NHS Evidence on 1 April 2009. Release 1 of the NHS Evidence portal and search engine is now live at www.evidence.nhs.uk. The aim of the health management specialist collection is to provide timely and efficient access to high quality information resources for health managers, clinical managers and leaders, and those involved in commissioning health services.

The collection is managed by a dedicated information specialist who is contactable via e-mail should you have any feedback, suggestions or queries.

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X-ray           Pound coins             Doctor with stethoscope

NHS operating framework
for England for 2010/11        Pre-Budget Report 2009      European Working Time Directive

Subject based RSS feeds



RSS feeds on a variety of health management related subjects have been added to the collection.  Subjects currently available are:

RSS icon Electronic patient records

RSS icon European Working Time Directive (EWTD)

RSS icon General election health news

RSS icon General management issues

RSS icon Healthcare services for children and young people

RSS icon Healthcare services for older people

RSS icon The NHS and the economic downturn

RSS icon NHS foundation trusts

RSS icon Patient complaints

RSS icon Social Care Green Paper

RSS icon Sustainability and environmental issues

RSS icon Waiting times


The intention is to add to this list so suggestions are always welcome. Please e-mail hmsc@kingsfund.org.uk if there is a subject you would like added to this list.

Key Topics


Key Topics provide a guide to current key issues. They aim to save you time trying to find information by listing links to the most important resources on an issue.

Key Green Background         
         Latest Key Topics

        Out-of-hours services in primary care        
        Personal health budgets        
                        
        Full list of Key Topics
 

Health Management news

Consultation on an update to the Guide for Applicants – Quality Governance
This consultation document sets out Monitor’s proposals to make changes to the publication Applying for NHS Foundation Trust Status: Guide for Applicants with respect to the assessment of quality governance at applicant NHS foundation trusts. The consultation closes at 5pm Tuesday 6 April 2010. (Monitor - publications)
Transforming Community Services: the assurance and approvals process for PCT-provided community services
The NHS Operating Framework 2010/11 set a requirement for proposals for future forms of PCT-provided community services to be agreed with SHAs by 31 March 2010. Building on Transforming community services: enabling new patterns of provision, further guidance has been published that aims to support PCTs as they develop proposals for the future shape of their community services and SHAs...
Framework for quality accounts: a response to consultation
This document provides the Department of Health’s official response to the consultation on the proposed framework for Quality Accounts and informs the regulation and Department of Health toolkit for 2009/10 Quality Accounts. The original consultation ran from 17 September to 10 December 2009. (Department of Health - publications)
Delivering same-sex accommodation: self declaration
This letter introduces the declaration process for all providers of NHS funded care. Monitor will be introducing similar reporting requirements for NHS Foundation Trusts. The accompanying information has been developed to help provider organisations to determine their position. (Department of Health - publications)
Access to health services for military veterans: priority treatment
This letter advises of the guidance in place to ensure that military veterans receive priority access to NHS secondary care, for any conditions which are likely to be related to their service subject to the clinical needs of all patients. (Department of Health - publications)
NHS IFRS briefing paper 7: auditors’ review of restated comparatives for the 2009/10 accounts, February 2010
This briefing considers findings from auditors' review of restated comparatives for the 2009/10 accounts by NHS bodies. It discusses significant financial reporting issues highlighted during this International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) restatement exercise. NHS bodies should aim to resolve these issues before they prepare their first full set of IFRS-compliant financial statements. (Audit Commission - publications)
A problem shared is a problem halved? Dementia: learning opportunities from Europe
The government should allocate more resources to dementia according to this report. With 700,000 people in the UK living with dementia and with the numbers forecast to double within a generation, the report argues all European governments including the UK need to increase their investment in dementia. (International Longevity Centre - publications)
Statistics
Provisional Monthly Hospital Episode Statistics for Admitted patient care and outpatient data, April 2009 - September 2009 Statistical Press notice: Dental Commissioning Statistics – quarterly update
Commissioning health: a comparison of English primary care trusts - preliminary statistical analysis
This report compares the efficiency of the English PCTs in producing information on the health of their populations, in relation to the costs expended, as measured through programme budgeting data. The key message for policy makers is that all PCTS are performing at a similar level and there would need to be considerable action at system level to achieve significant...
General practice out-of-hours services: project to consider and assess current arrangements
Since April 2004, GPs have been able to transfer responsibility for provision of out-of-hours care to their local PCT. All out-of-hours services should comply with the Department of Health’s National Quality Requirements, which aim to ensure that patients have access to high quality and responsive care regardless of where they live. This report reviews the local commissioning and provision of...

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