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From the Bureau Editor
Tuesday November 12, 2019
As we go to press, adult social care is under the spotlight on BBC Radio’s flagship news programme, Today. Is it working? No, not really. Can we fix it? Yes – with lots more money. £6 billion has been pledged by Labour. The Conservatives refuse to be drawn on exactly how much it will cost to fulfil Johnson’s promise to “fix social care” until their manifesto is published… We await with baited breath.
Angus Wrixon
@salixsays
www.salixandco.com
the briefing
Headlining today, Tuesday November 12
Election
Health Foundation’s response to Conservatives’ promise of more GPs – we’ve got to be realistic! Health Foundation
More fact checking from Guardian
NHS in focus – audio discussion from Guardian’s Sarah Boseley and Denis Campbell Guardian
Election – King’s Fund’s position, views and analysis of all those election promises made for health and social care King’s Fund
General practice
English GP leaders are calling for a removal of home visits from the core contract work because GPs no longer have the capacity to carry them out Pulse and Independent
Workforce
Chief People Officer, Prerana Issar calls for an overhaul of professional misconduct rules saying there was an “appetite” for a common framework on handling concerns about NHS staff HSJ
Clinical
Childhood pneumonia increase by 505 in ten years Guardian
Trusts
Selling on debt: King’s College Hospital is owed over £4m from overseas patients – and is now considering selling the debt to professional recovery firms HSJ
Medway FT’s death rates for frail patients admitted at weekend causing concern - lack of community “wrap around” services may be a cause HSJ
what the bloggers are blogging
NHS Providers, Saffron Cordery responds to the report commissioned by the Royal College of Psychiatrists and points to NHSP’s own report, Mental health services: addressing the care deficit,
How Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS FT improved their CQC rating by encouraging staff innovation NHS P
Letter from America – Mary O’Hara’s experience of the US health system vs the NHS Guardian
The NHS needs more cash – but also a major overhaul. Opinion piece by Simon Jenkins Guardian
Is the NHS really up for sale? BBC's Hugh Pym explains BBC
A new PCN Clinical Director - the rewards and the challenges: A new podcast from Ockham Health
the agenda
As the NHS becomes more of a political football, this is a useful fact checker from the BBC
Health and Social Care Select Committee – how should NHS capital requirements be met? See the recording here Parliament TV
Attracting supporting and retaining doctors a must to meet healthcare challenges GMC publishes State of Medical Education and Practice in UK GMC and NHS Providers’ response NHSP
Who knows the impact of Brexit? Why the ONS projections are not predictions ONS
Letter from Keith Willett to chair of the Public Accounts Committee about supplying the health and social care sectors in the event of no-deal Brexit Parliament
Upgrade screening services - the full list of recommendations NHS
King’s Fund’s Essential Guide to Commissioning King’s Fund
New pharmacy contract - excellent digest in P3 Magazine
what's on when
The full list of IHM's upcoming events can be found here
Nov 13 – Online: This Health Foundation event brings together Q members from across the UK to learn, share and collaborate on a range of health care improvement topics Details here
Dec 2 - 5pm: Anita Charlesworth, Director of Research & Economics at the Health Foundation, will give an exclusive webinar to IHM members. Details and book here
Monday 9 December 5.30-8pm King’s Fund: Healthchat with Prerana Issar, NHS England’s Chief People Officer Details and booking here
Tuesday 10 December 5.30-7.30pm Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne: Dame Jackie Daniel, CEO of Newcastle Hospitals – details and booking here
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