Robert Francis Inquiry report into Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust (24th February 2010)
Robert Francis QC has today published his Inquiry report into Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust. His Inquiry followed concerns about standards of care at the Trust, and an investigation and report published by the Healthcare Commission in March 2009. Robert Francis has heard evidence from patients, their relatives and staff to inform his report and the 18 recommendations he makes. The Department of Health and the Trust Board has accepted the recommendations of the Inquiry in full.
Report and other related documents
Working it out: employment for people with a mental health condition (3rd March 2010)
The link between employment and positive mental health is an issue of great importance for the NHS, both in terms of supporting service users to recover from mental health conditions and for improving staff productivity. Between 10 per cent and 16 per cent of people with a mental health condition, excluding depression, are in employment. However, between 86 and 90 per cent of this group want to work. Meaningful work is integral to recovery.
Employers who take steps to improve the management of mental health at work can help to improve staff productivity and save money. As the NHS enters a challenging period for future funding, reducing the costs of staff sickness absence and driving up productivity are critical. This Briefing outlines the key themes from recently launched government policies in this field and sets out actions for the NHS, as both an employer and service provider.
Briefing
Robert Francis QC has today published his Inquiry report into Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust. His Inquiry followed concerns about standards of care at the Trust, and an investigation and report published by the Healthcare Commission in March 2009. Robert Francis has heard evidence from patients, their relatives and staff to inform his report and the 18 recommendations he makes. The Department of Health and the Trust Board has accepted the recommendations of the Inquiry in full.
Report and other related documents
Working it out: employment for people with a mental health condition (3rd March 2010)
The link between employment and positive mental health is an issue of great importance for the NHS, both in terms of supporting service users to recover from mental health conditions and for improving staff productivity. Between 10 per cent and 16 per cent of people with a mental health condition, excluding depression, are in employment. However, between 86 and 90 per cent of this group want to work. Meaningful work is integral to recovery.
Employers who take steps to improve the management of mental health at work can help to improve staff productivity and save money. As the NHS enters a challenging period for future funding, reducing the costs of staff sickness absence and driving up productivity are critical. This Briefing outlines the key themes from recently launched government policies in this field and sets out actions for the NHS, as both an employer and service provider.
Briefing
The Heart of the Matter: patient and public engagement in today's NHS (22nd February 2010)
This report says that patient and public engagement (PPE) must become integral to the operation of every NHS organisation.
The heart of the matter: patient and public engagement in today's NHS asks questions about the future of PPE in an ever-changing NHS and sets out:
what good engagement looks like
the legal framework for PPE
the importance of having a culture of engagement
where the NHS has got to on PPE
how Local Involvement Networks (LINKs), membership schemes and working with local government contribute to PPE.
Protecting and Improving the NHS. (22nd February 2010)
This paper sets out the Liberal Democrats commitments to the NHS in three main areas:
- Protecting and improving the NHS
- More control over healthcare
- Quality care for all patients
The impact of the NHS market. An overview of the literature (1st March 2010)
NHS ‘internal’ or ‘quasi’ market policies in England have aimed to promote competition among providers in the hope of replicating the benefits markets have been known to bring about in the private sector: decreases in cost, and increases in efficiency, quality, innovation, and provider responsiveness. This briefing, from CIVITAS, presents the results of a large-scale literature search on the effectiveness of these policies over the past 20 years.
Free web seminar - Demand and Capacity (3rd March 2010)
Expert on Call is a monthly online seminar which is open to all NHS staff, provided by the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, where leading thinkers in the NHS Institute and beyond share their insights from research or product development via Webex.
The next Expert on Call electronic seminar Mike Davidge, will talk about why variation in both the demand for services and their supply can cause havoc and outline some practical ways of dealing with this, and will be of interest to anyone at any level who is interested or engaged in quality improvement or wants to develop new ways of working which are effective and sustainable.
The seminar will take place on Thursday 18th March 2010.
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