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Gaps in support could undermine wave of new pharmacist prescribers entering NHS, warns new report
10+ hour, 24+ min ago (403+ words) A major expansion in the number of pharmacist independent prescribers entering the NHS could be undermined by gaps in supervision, training and workforce planning, putting plans to shift more care into the community at risk." A new report from the…...
Is England making progress to improve maternity care?
2+ week, 5+ day ago (616+ words) Maternal mortality rate is direct and indirect maternal deaths during pregnancy and the first six weeks post birth, per 100, 000 materneties. Data is UK wide. Nuffield Trust analysis of MBRRACE-UK data. Per 100, 000 of babies born at 24 weeks and over in England…...
Commissioning: lessons from the last 30 years and implications for the new role of ICBs
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1187+ words) While much of the noise around the latest round of NHS reform is about abolishing NHS England and the promise of neighbourhood health teams, there has been little scrutiny about the central role that commissioning is set to play in…...
Will the recent raft of policy developments in palliative and end of life care make a difference for patients?
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (315+ words) The bill to legalise assisted dying has brought a new political focus on the provision of end of life care. While it remains possible that the bill will be timed out in parliament and therefore does not pass, there are…...
Nuffield Trust response to cancer target announcements
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (78+ words) Responding to announcements from the National Cancer Plan, Nuffield Trust Deputy Director of Research Sarah Scobie said: "The ambition in today's plan is very welcome, and the government has made the right choice to focus on hitting existing cancer waiting…...
The changing terrain of mental health in A&E: specialised care or the same old bottlenecks?
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (287+ words) In the absence of detailed, large-scale pilot data, this blog uses existing A&E data to explore the mental health care provided currently in A&Es, as well as the gaps and challenges new specialist services will need to overcome…...
Why does England have unemployed GPs when patients can't get GP appointments?
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (250+ words) The irony is palpable and unpleasant: unemployed and underemployed GPs are struggling to find NHS work, while patients can't get a GP appointment when they want one. With public satisfaction with general practice at'record lows, this is not a tenable…...
The rising rates of common mental health conditions across all ages
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (324+ words) Chart of the week Wes Streeting has ordered a review into the diagnosis of common mental health conditions, ADHD and autism, amid concern that over-diagnosis is driving a surge in benefit claims for ill health, particularly among young people. There…...
Are emergency C-sections more likely among certain ethnic groups?
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (338+ words) Chart of the week C-sections are a common intervention in maternity care, often used when complications arise that put the life or health of the baby or mother at risk. While elective C-sections are planned to reduce labour risks, emergency…...
Shifting care from hospital to communities: what are the challenges to achieving this for children and young people?
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (601+ words) This long read examines whether the policy ambition to shift more care from hospitals into the community " a centrepiece of the recently published 10 Year Health Plan " can deliver lasting benefits for children and young people. We examine the potential upsides…...