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In this month's edition...
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Recommendations for health services at HMYOI Werrington
An unannounced inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) found that health services at HMYOI Werrington were very good overall. The comprehensive health assessment tool was run effectively, and dental and pharmacy services were good, though there were longer waiting times for some specialist clinics. The CQC also considered mental health services adequate and recognised that they had attracted new investment. CQC made some recommendations for improvements, especially in relation to responding to complaints, and making better use of data on attendance and appointments to inform and manage improvements. Read the full report here
Patient voice in primary care commissioning
The NHS England Primary Care Oversight Group (PCOG) is looking for two Patient and Public Voice members to join the group. The PCOG oversees the effectiveness of primary care commissioning; making sure it is patient focused and clinically led. Candidates will need to have a genuine commitment to patients and to developing excellent primary care services, as well as an understanding of national strategy development. Membership of this group is for 12 months initially, and there is a payment of £150 per day for those people not representing or supported by an organisation. The closing date for applications is 23rd March. Find out more here
Submit papers for health and justice conference
Centrevents are calling for submissions on effective service developments for their Health and Justice Summit 'Improving patient experience in secure environment healthcare' on 10th & 11th November in Cardiff. The conference will broadly address the physical health needs of patients in secure mental health services and will also focus on the health needs of people in other secure environments such as prisons, immigration removal centres and youth offending institutions. You may submit an application to contribute for either day and submissions may either be for a poster or to run a small group. Group sessions will last no more than 45 minutes. Applications should be sent to healthandjustice@centrevents.co.uk before 15th April.
Clinical commissioning in the South West
South West Forum are asking for organisations in the South West of England to share their experiences of how Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are contracting with or funding voluntary sector organisations. They are looking to produce case studies of successful grants programmes run by CCGs with the aim of using them to convince other CCGs to do the same, and not to deploy 'unwieldy' standard contracts and commissioning processes when these are unnecessary. To share your experiences contact Simon Mayell at simon@southwestforum.org.uk
Exploring mental health and human rights
Amanda Solloway MP, newly appointed Rapporteur on Mental Health and Human Rights to the Joint Committee on Human Rights, is calling on interested parties to liaise with her about issues of concern. The Committee has appointed Amanda with a remit of exploring issues of concern in relation to mental health when approached through a human rights framework. Amanda will be looking, through a human rights lens, at preventable deaths of people suffering mental health problems, including those in detention, in the light of recent reports such as the Harris Review of self-inflicted deaths in custody and the report of the Equality and Human Rights Commission on preventing deaths in detention of adults with mental health conditions. Find out more here
Sustainability and transformation plan footprint areas announced
National health and care bodies in England have published details of the 44 sustainability and transformation plan (STP) ‘footprint’ areas. These areas will bring together local health and care leaders, organisations and communities to develop local blueprints for improving health and wellbeing, transforming the quality of care delivery and achieving sustainable finances over the next five years, as set out in the NHS Five Year Forward View. Each area will be led by a named individual (to be announced shortly), usually a senior leader working in the local health and care economy. The STPs will be submitted in June 2016, so to contribute you will need to find out which footprint area you belong to and contact the relevant leader as soon as you can. View a map of the footprint areas here
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Supporting people with tuberculosis in secure settings
'Addressing Tuberculosis in Health and Justice Settings' is a Public Health England event [24th March, London, free] to share good practice, and lessons learnt from tuberculosis (TB) work across London and other areas of the country. There will also be a workshop focusing on TB identification, management and continuity of care to: understand the epidemiology of TB in underserved populations particularly people with social risk factors; share good practice and learning; share new developments in the TB workstream; improve capability to identify and manage TB in secure settings; and meet, network and share learning and expertise across all areas. Find out more and book here
Autistic children and adults with mental ill health
National Autistic Society's 'Autism and Mental Health' conference [11th May, Manchester, from £75+VAT] will aim to give you the tools and strategies you need to identify and support autistic children and adults with mental health difficulties. You will hear the latest information from experts in the field and learn from case studies illustrating best practice. Keynote speaker, Professor Tony Attwood, will look at the complex relationship between autism and mental health, discussing why differential diagnosis and treatment may be necessary in these cases. Find out more and book your place here
Conference for inclusion health nurses
The Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) is hosting ‘Nursing for all: Homeless Health Conference 2016’ [17th June, London, from £95.60], a national conference for nurses working in inclusion health, including healthcare for people in prison, those experiencing homelessness, seeking asylum or with refugee status, from Gypsy or Traveller ethnicities or those who work as sex workers. The event will feature speakers from Public Health England, the National Youth Reference Group and Medact. The QNI is also looking for poster submissions from nurses working with these client groups relating to direct nursing intervention or a new way of working and supporting these client groups. Find out more and book tickets here
Annual health and care innovation conference
Registration is now open for the NHS England Health and Care Innovation Expo 2016 [7th & 8th September, Manchester]. The event will host an inspiring list of speakers across two main stages, a unique pop-up university, and more than 100 expert-led workshops running throughout the two days. 150 complimentary tickets have been allocated for voluntary sector organisations - contact ben.watson@clinks.org for a code to be used online when registering for the event. Find out more about the event here
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Guide to service user involvement
Clinks has published a guide to service user involvement and co-production. The guide is designed to give you the practical tools you need to develop an involvement programme and approach which places your service users at the heart of your organisation. It provides a structured and accessible introduction to involving people with lived experience of criminal justice in your work, including examples of good practice, checklists, top tips and signposting to further information and support. On the Clinks website you can also download sample policies and templates for service user involvement activities (as referred to throughout the guide), to adapt for use at your organisation or service. Find out more and download the guide here
A national strategy to improve mental health outcomes
The independent Mental Health Taskforce to NHS England has published a 'Five Year Forward View for Mental Health'. This national strategy covers mental health care and support for all ages and signifies the first time there has been a strategic approach to improving mental health outcomes across the health and care system. The report sets out recommendations for the six NHS arm’s length bodies to achieve the ambition of parity of esteem between mental and physical health, makes recommendations for where wider action is needed, and places a particular focus on tackling inequalities including for those detained under the Mental Health Act. Download the report here
Person and community-centred approaches for health and wellbeing
'At the heart of health: Realising the value of people and communities' is a report from The Health Foundation and Nesta which explores the value of people and communities at the heart of health, in support of the NHS Five Year Forward View vision to develop a new relationship with people and communities. The report seeks to bring together in one place a wide range of person and community-centred approaches for health and wellbeing. It provides an overview of the existing evidence base with a particular focus on the potential benefits of adopting person and community-centred approaches. It also describes where there are gaps in the evidence and where we need to know more. Download the report here
Engagement between the voluntary and health sectors to improve equality
'Equality Delivery System for the NHS (EDS2): Guide to Engagement with the Local Voluntary Sector' is a Race Equality Foundation report exploring how the local voluntary and community sector can help NHS organisations to engage communities and, by extension, implement EDS2 better. ESD2 is designed to help NHS organisations to continuously improve their equality performance and help meet their equality duties under the 2010 Equality Act. Download the report here
How can the voluntary sector contribute to the care and support planning process?
National Voices' discussion paper 'What is the role of VCSE organisations in care and support planning?' argues that charities have a vital role in supporting people to develop care and support plans, and in working with people with long-term conditions and their clinical teams to put the plans into practice. The publication considers how charities can add real value to the care and support planning process and includes current examples from across the country. It demonstrates a range of roles for voluntary sector organisations, uses case studies to illustrate existing best and promising practice, and aims to stimulate discussion around the role of the voluntary sector in relation to care and support planning. Download the paper here
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Local alcohol-related harm data
Public Health England's Local Alcohol Profiles for England (LAPE) data tool has been updated. The LAPE tool presents data for 23 alcohol-related indicators in an interactive tool, which helps local areas assess alcohol-related harm and monitor the progress of efforts to reduce this. It shows that fewer adults are dying from alcohol-specific conditions, such as alcoholic liver disease and alcohol poisonings; and that deaths from alcohol-related deaths, including conditions that are partially related to alcohol such as heart disease and certain cancers, have risen by 1%. Find out more here
Domestic violence quality standard
NICE have published a quality standard for domestic violence and abuse in adults and young people aged 16 years and over. It covers adults and young people who are experiencing (or have experienced) domestic violence or abuse, as well as adults and young people perpetrating domestic violence or abuse. It also covers children and young people under 16 years who are affected by domestic violence or abuse that is not directly perpetrated against them, including those taken into care. Read the document online here
Tackling mental health stigma
Time to Change have launched a training pack for all NHS Trusts to use as part of staff supervisions, to help reduce the stigma and discrimination sometimes experienced by people whilst using mental health services. Insight from research, focus groups and individual interviews demonstrated that a high number of people felt they experienced stigma and discrimination whilst using mental health services. This helped Time To Change to work with mental health professionals and service users to identify examples of good practice as well as the barriers which can sometimes stand in the way of positive interactions. The resulting training pack focuses on the positive changes which can improve both team culture and working practices. Find out more here
Meeting the care and support needs of people in the Welsh secure estate
Care Council for Wales has published a resource guide for people in the secure estate on implementation of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act. The Act requires local authorities to assess and meet the care and support needs of adults and children in the secure estate. This resource guide aims to help support your understanding of the secure estate and the duties placed on local authorities under the Act. The guide lists sources of further information and links to relevant learning resources. Find out more here
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The case for investing in prevention
Public Health England's (PHE) Public Health Matters blog has posted the first in a series of four blogs by PHE Chief Economist Brian Ferguson which looks at health economics and the case for investing in prevention initiatives. Over the four blogs, Mr Ferguson will explain why investing in prevention is so important in the current financial context of budget reductions and funding gaps, and make the case for investment in preventive activity using key economic principles. He says, “As the public health budget is required to work harder and harder, it’s vital that we address a number of questions that continue to be heard across the NHS, local government and central government...". Read the blog here
Community approaches to health and wellbeing
Kevin Fenton, Public Health England's (PHE) National Director for Health and Wellbeing has written a blog discussing NICE's guideline on 'Community engagement: improving health and wellbeing and reducing health inequalities'. The guideline aims to support the NHS, local authorities and other service providers to better engage local communities in decisions that affect their health and their lives. Kevin says, "In the past year we have seen community-centred approaches becoming more embedded in public health services and in health and social care. The new NICE guideline will help to build on this progress, providing a clear mandate for collaboration with communities to plan, design, develop, deliver and evaluate public health, using our guide as a framework for developing options in practice." Read the blog here
Autism Accreditation standards in prison
In this article Clare Hughes, Criminal Justice Coordinator for The National Autistic Society, describes how their Autism Accreditation service worked with Her Majesty's Young Offenders Institute (HMYOI) Feltham to develop accreditation standards specifically for the prison service. Clare says "It isn’t known how many autistic people are in prison in the UK at any one time, and estimated figures vary significantly. Although anecdotally it is reported that the prevalence is probably similar to that of the general population, the impact on the prison in trying to meet their needs can be particularly challenging." Read the article here
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