18 February 2010

NHS

Review of the Mary Seacole Scholarship Awards (11th February 2010)
This review provides a robust evaluation which demonstrates that the Mary Seacole Scholarship Awards remains fit for purpose and are achieving its intending goal which are to enhance the development of future leaders in the NHS and improve black and minority ethnic patient experience
Review

Access to health services for military veterans: priority treatment (9th February 2010)
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.
Information

Delivering same-sex accommodation: self declaration (8th February 2010)
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.
Information

Major trauma care in England (5th England 2010)
There is unacceptable variation in major trauma care in England depending upon where and when people are treated, according to a National Audit Office report published today. Care for patients who have suffered major trauma, for example following a road accident or a fall, has not significantly improved in the last 20 years despite numerous reports identifying poor practice, and services are not being delivered efficiently or effectively.
Report

Learning from the best: what the NHS needs to do to implement high quality care for all (15th February 2010)
A new Health Services Management Centre (HSMC) paper, written in conjunction with the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, sets out how the NHS can learn from high performing health organisations in the delivery of quality. The paper draws on discussions at a two-day seminar which brought together NHS leaders and researchers to explore the evidence from a range of international and UK studies.

Key messages from Chris Ham's paper, include: the need for an integrated approach, with quality as the business strategy; alignment across organisations - the emphasis being whole system thinking and working; and stable and sustainable leadership, which is dispersed throughout organisations and which emphasises strong clinical leadership.
Paper

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