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In this month's edition...
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How the voluntary sector can contribute to health and care
The Department of Health, Public Health England and NHS England have published the report from a joint review of partnerships and investment in voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations in the health and care sector. The report makes recommendations for government, health and care system partners, funders, regulatory bodies and the voluntary sector. It emphasises putting wellbeing at the centre of health and care services, and making voluntary sector organisations an integral part of a collaborative system. The review aims to describe the role of the voluntary sector in improving health, wellbeing and care outcomes; identify the challenges and opportunities in realising the sector’s potential; and address challenges and maximise opportunities. Download the report here
Results of a voluntary sector health and care survey
NAVCA has published the findings from the Health and Care Voluntary Sector Strategic Partnership 2015 survey. The NHS Five Year Forward View (FYFV) stresses the role voluntary organisations play in transforming services and says that 'the NHS will become a better partner with voluntary organisations and local communities.' This survey aims to explore how far that vision is becoming reality. It finds that just under half the charities surveyed thought that services were responsive to the needs of service users; and over half of the charities responding to the survey had been involved in influencing their local NHS bodies within the past year. Find out more and download the report here
Prison health and care inspections
HM Inspectorate of Prisons has published the reports on unannounced inspections of HMP Elmley, HMP Lewes, HMP Leeds, HMYOI Glen Parva, HMP Full Sutton and HMP Nottingham, which include sections on the Care Quality Commission's (CQC) inspection of health and care in the establishments. CQC is the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England. It monitors, inspects and regulates prison health services to make sure they meet fundamental standards of quality and safety. The expected outcomes are that prisoners are cared for by a health service that assesses and meets their health needs while in prison and which promotes continuity of health and social care on release; and the standard of health service provided is equivalent to that which prisoners could expect to receive elsewhere in the community. Download the reports here
Partnership between the voluntary sector and a CCG
Dudley Council Voluntary Service is to work with Dudley Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to bring together health sector and voluntary sector staff, to work together in teams led by local GPs to offer a range of care and support for the most vulnerable. Their integrated care model aims to: support frequent attenders of medical services to become more involved, connected and active in their community; enable the voluntary sector to play an active role in integrated care; and raise the profile of the voluntary sector to health clinicians. Find out more here
The physical health of people in prison
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has opened a consultation on draft guidance on the 'Physical health of people in prison'. The guideline covers assessing, diagnosing and managing physical health problems of people in prison. It aims to improve health and wellbeing in the prison population through health needs assessment and health promotion, improving communication and coordination between healthcare and prison staff and ensuring continuity of healthcare on entry, transfer and release from prison. It explores the most effective approaches to prescribing, dispensing and supervising medicines, and aims to improve responses to health emergencies and support people with rapidly deteriorating health. The consultation closes on 27th June. Respond to the consultation here
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How can we improve health and care services for offenders?
Clinks and LVSC are holding a workshop with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) [8th June, London, free] on how to share information about health and care services for offenders in London and encourage services to be ‘outstanding’. CQC would like to build contacts with user and advocacy groups supporting people in the Criminal Justice System in London to better understand the quality of care they receive. Do you have clients whose health and care needs are not being met? Are your staff or volunteers having to spend more time supporting clients with their health needs? If so, this is your chance to tell CQC about the quality of health and care services and help them identify good and poor care. Find out more and book here
Webinars on the health of Londoners
Public Health England London are delivering a series of interactive webinars focusing on the key strategic drivers of change which are likely to impact on the health of Londoners, or be of significant importance to the local public health system. The webinars will take place as follows: 'What type of place will London be in the future?' [28th June, 13:30 – 16:00]; 'The implications of moving to place-based policy' [6th July, 14:00 – 16:00]; 'What is the contribution of health and social care services and health improvement? [14th July, 14:00 – 16:00]; and 'New ways of supporting Londoners' [19th July, 14:00 – 16:00]. They aim to give participants the opportunity to engage with a London-wide professional audience, working within or influencing the local public health system. To attend please contact FDPH@phe.gov.uk
Conference to support effective local and national action
Public Health England are holding their Annual Conference 2016 [13th & 14th September, Coventry, from £115 per day]. The theme of this year’s conference is 'Evidence into action', and the event aims to promote and showcase the application and translation of science and research, to support effective local and national action to improve public health. The event will bring together over 1400 participants from a wide range of organisations, to learn, network and share knowledge and experience. Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Health and Jane Ellison MP, Minister for Public Health have confirmed their attendance. Find out more and book here
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The benefits of women-centred working
Women Centred Working initiative, a WomenCentre project, has published 'Taking Forward Women Centred Solutions', a guide to help councils and their partners explore potential benefits that doing things in a ‘women centred’ way can bring to local services and communities. It demonstrates how gendered approaches can help unlock solutions to complex problems and deliver multiple outcomes for vulnerable women and their families whilst making better use of public resources. The guide offers practical suggestions for ways in which councils can benefit from incorporating women-centred thinking into existing practices, and sets out the business case for integrated, community-based support. Download the guide here
Mental health services in the Criminal Justice System
'Mental health and criminal justice: views from consultations across England & Wales' is a Centre for Mental Health report sharing the findings from consultations that reviewed the experiences of over 200 people with personal or professional knowledge of the interface between the Criminal Justice System and mental health services. The report finds that few of the prisons represented at the events were able to offer psychological therapies, and that primary mental health care remains the weakest element of mental health support in prisons. It calls for a new ‘concordat’ between different government agencies to join together better to help people when released from prison. Download the report here
Harm reduction in tobacco smoking
'Nicotine without smoke: Tobacco harm reduction' is a Royal College of Physicians report that aims to provide a fresh update on the use of harm reduction in tobacco smoking, in relation to all non-tobacco nicotine products but particularly e-cigarettes. It concludes that, for all the potential risks involved, harm reduction has huge potential to prevent death and disability from tobacco use, and to hasten our progress to a tobacco-free society. Prisons in England and Wales have made single-use e-cigarettes available for sale to prisoners as a smoking substitute, in preparation for implementing fully smoke-free policies across the prison estate which started in late 2015. Download the report here
Making the case for integrated care
'Bringing together physical and mental health: A new frontier for integrated care' is a Kings Fund report making a case for a ‘new frontier’ for integration - bringing together physical and mental health. It gives service users’ perspectives on what integrated care would look like and highlights 10 areas that offer some of the biggest opportunities for improving quality and controlling costs. It recommends that efforts to develop integrated care should focus more on the integration of physical and mental health, addressing four major challenges in particular. Download the report here
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Health-based places of safety
Capital funding is available for local crisis care concordat groups to improve the provision, capacity and quality of health-based places of safety to better support people detained under section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983. The grants (there are no minimum and maximum amounts) will enable organisations, as agreed by their local concordat group, to provide new and improved health-based places of safety and mental health crisis support facilities across England. The first use of the fund will be to support those parts of the country that still had significant numbers of people being taken to police custody in 2014/15. The deadline for applications is 31st May. Find out more here
Projects for the relief of sickness
Grants are available from James Tudor Foundation for charities working in the areas of palliative care; medical research; health education; the direct relief of sickness; and the prevention and relief of sickness overseas. The Foundation generally supports smaller to medium sized charities and prefers applications from organisations that have been established for at least two years. There is no minimum or maximum level of grant, and applications can be made at any time. Find out more and apply here
Connecting people in their local community
Grants of up to £5,000 are available to small local groups and charities to improve the quality of life for older people as well as adults with a physical or mental disability, where health and/or social care needs cannot be met by the statutory public sector or by the individual. Barchester's Charitable Foundation's focus is about connecting or re-connecting people with others in their local community. Applications that combat loneliness and enable people to be active and engaged will receive their highest priority in 2016. Applications can be made at any time. Find out more and apply here
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Children's emotional and mental health
NCB is hosting the recordings of four webinars on their website covering various aspects of children’s emotional and mental health needs. The webinars explore: the emotional wellbeing and mental health needs of adopted and looked after children; the role of foster carers in supporting the emotional and mental health needs of looked after children; understanding the links between transforming care, local transformation plans for children's mental health and wellbeing and the SEND reforms; and child and adolescent mental health services transformation - one year on from Future in Mind. Watch the webinars here
Guidance on safeguarding and confidentiality
'Safeguarding and confidentiality within youth volunteering: considerations for health and social care professionals' is a Young People's Health Partnership guidance document that aims to enhance the confidence of health and social care professionals to engage young people in health and social care volunteering opportunities, and ensure that they feel confident balancing their duty of care towards young volunteers, whilst also upholding young people’s rights. The guidance covers: Planning: policy and procedure; Creating clear volunteer roles; Identifying and managing risk; and Recruitment and selection. Download the guide under 'YPHP activities' here
Trans health factsheets
The National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Trans (LGB&T) Partnership has developed four health factsheets for trans people. The fact sheets focus on healthcare for Black, Asian, and minority ethnic trans people, hormones, general healthcare for trans people, and provide links to existing information for trans people and those providing their care. While these factsheets are aimed at an audience of trans and non-binary people, they provide information which is useful for all community organisations and health providers who currently, or may in future, work with trans people. Download the factsheets here
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Mental health crisis care in London
Dr Emma Whicher, the clinical lead for Healthy London Partnership’s Mental Health Crisis Care Programme, has written a blog discussing mental health crisis care in London, why it needs to change, and explains how a variety of organisations are working more closely together than ever before to improve services. Kate says, 'No one attending London’s first mental health crisis care summit recently was in any doubt that the services and care for Londoners in crisis need to change urgently ... There are many crisis care services in London that are doing an excellent job of supporting patients in crisis, however, the quality of crisis care services is often inconsistent.' Read the blog here
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