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Debate in the House
of Lords on the mental health strategy
College member and crossbencher, Baroness Murphy, recently
instigated
a debate in the House of Lords on the mental health strategy.
The College was mentioned on a number of occasions, primarily its
role with the Royal College of General Practitioners in supporting
and guiding commissioning.
GMC: the start
of a national conversation – ‘What makes a good doctor?’
The GMC has launched a major review of its
central guidance for doctors. Good Medical Practice sets
out the principles and values that all doctors in the UK must
follow. The aim is to ensure the guidance is up-to-date, reflects
patients’ wishes and is relevant to the UK’s 239,000 registered
doctors. In the first stage of the review, the GMC is looking
for initial suggestions on areas where the guidance might be
improved and asks how the guidance could be made more relevant for
doctors in training and for doctors in non-clinical roles. There
will then be a major public consultation on the new draft of the
guidance from October 2011 to January 2012. To take part, go
to the website before 8 April
2011. .
DoH campaign to
tackle dementia
A Government campaign to raise
awareness of the early signs and symptoms of dementia has been
launched, aimed at challenging misconceptions about the disease.
The campaign targets the family and friends of people at risk of
dementia who are likely to be the first to see the signs and can
encourage their loved one to see their GP.
Mapping the
dementia gap
The Alzheimer's Society
has published their joint study, Mapping the Dementia
Gap, with Tesco and Alzheimer Scotland. For the first time
the state of dementia diagnosis levels in the UK has been mapped.
The study reveals the number of people with dementia in each part
of the UK and the percentage who receive a diagnosis.
Care Quality
Commission: scheme to recognise excellence in adult social care
The CQC has announced plans to develop a
new scheme to recognise
excellence in adult social care. The scheme - to be launched in
April 2012 - will be CQC-owned, but delivered by other
organisations under licence. A consultation on how to define
excellence in adult social care will be launched in May 2011.
Clinical engagement
is vital to improve patient safety
An independent evaluation and editorial of
the Health Foundation’s safety programme,
Safer Patients Initiative, was published in the BMJ and
shows that engaging clinicians in improvement programmes is vital
to improve safety. The Health Foundation is keen to share their
learning with clinicians who are leading quality improvement work
and for them to reflect on the learning from this Initiative.
Saving Mothers’
Lives report – reviewing maternal deaths 2006-2008
The Eighth Report of the Confidential
Enquiries into Maternal Deaths,
Saving Mothers’ Lives, has found that the overall number
of maternal deaths in the UK has fallen over the last three years,
despite a rise in the number of women dying from infection. The
report also makes 10 key recommendations for policy makers, service
commissioners and providers and healthcare professionals on issues
relating to pre-pregnancy counselling, pre-existing medical
conditions, and specialist clinical care.
News from other
organisations and the NHS
- Nuffield Trust: NHS reforms in England:
managing the transition
- New website to support service development
for carers
- NICE: New guidance to tackle alcohol
problems
- Diversion pathfinder selection for
children and young people
- Offender personality disorder pathway
implementation plan
- Payment by Results: confirmation of
arrangements for 2011-12
- Raising our sights– the
Government response
- New proposals on special needs
- More protection for borrowers
- The functions of GP Commissioning
Consortia
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Healthy Lives, Healthy People: a tobacco
control plan for England
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Innovation in outcomes competition
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Continued government support for people with
learning disabilities
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Investment for research in the NHS
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New chair for Monitor
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