Archived News: April 2008Job opportunity at RCN ! -
Closing date: 19th May 2008. The
RCN are seeking to appoint an e-Health Adviser This is an opportunity
to influence policy and practice in the area of e-Health and to support
and engage nursing staff in it. You will participate in UK government
and international initiatives and build the RCN’s profile in relation
to e-Health issues. See
the advertisement Do not miss the RCN Information in Nursing Forum’s Fringe
Meeting at Congress – ‘Computer
says No – Are you bothered?’ – This session
will be stimulating, interesting and challenging – and everyone
who attends will stand the chance of walking away with a new MP4 player
Do not miss this If you live in England this is a consultation that you should be interested in: The future regulation of health and adult social care in England: A consultation on the framework for the registration of health and adult social care providers runs until June 17th - but get in there now. Think about Fitness to Practice The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill has been enacted it gives effect to the Government's proposals for reform of the local government system in England and for reform of the current arrangements for patient and public involvement in the provision of health and social care services. Explanatory notes - related articles this month include: Choice extended to all hospitals in England and Libraries encouraged to offer Choose and Book Work in acute care? There's another consultation running on the Competencies for recognising and responding to acutely ill patients in hospital - again - have your say HPC December Update: HPC launches three month consultation on new fees proposal. ; HPC April Newsletter Don't miss the Newsfeed for even more up to date news which is constantly fed in! Live in Northern Ireland? Northern Ireland launches Emergency Care Record - See this and more news on your own Northern Ireland page Live in Scotland?NHS Scotland rolls out document management Plus see more Scottish news on your own Scotland Page Live in Wales? Wales seeks ‘urgent approval’ for IHR rollout - read more on your very own eNWI page - plus lots about Informing Healthcare Live in England? CfH says much done, much yet to come and Bradshaw promises Lorenzo and Millennium by summer - and Swindells quits DH ahead of review publication - read more below or on your own area page Do you find barriers at work which hold back e-health developments? NICE have published guidance'How to Change Practice' which might be useful New arrangements to help manage sickness absence and ill health retirement in the NHS. Electronic Staff Record (England & Wales) ESR set to complete roll-out and NHS Staff Survey results published Looking for funding to support e-health Developments in Practice which Improve Fundamental Aspects of Care? FONS opportunities until 23rd May Map of Medicine sold to Hearst Corporation 13th May London: How can technology transform the patients' experience of the NHS? Do not miss this new work: The impact of e-Health on the Quality & Safety of Healthcare e-records - latest this month: Work in Accident & Emergency? The RCN is conducting an on-line Survey on the 4 Hour Target - The survey is very short and will only take about 5 minutes to complete - Have your say! Work in Primary Care? GP2GP reaches 100,000 transfers , Electronic ‘fit notes’ could replace sick notes , GPs not getting promised IT funds ; NHS Tayside launches video GP trial ; Most GP systems will require security upgrades ; Six thousand practices switch to Systems of Choice Care for clients with Long Term Conditions? Take part in this RCN on-line Poll around the use of telehealth and see this EHTEL Sustainable telemedicine Briefing PaperInvolved in prescribing? Adverse drug reactions cost NHS £2bn ; Europe-wide project to detect drug reactions Care for children and young people? Integrated Children's System Evaluation: Summary of Key Findings plus read the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Review Involved in Commissioning? Humana launches commissioning simulator tool; Many practices still rate PBC data as poor plus There has been a rise in the number of practices commissioning new services through PBC Interested in cancer, cardiac, diagnostics or stroke services in your role? New NHS web site supports improvements across the entire pathway of care. Breast Cancer Care - new on line video New Report from the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health: Making Recovery a Reality Work in the Prison Service or with drug-dependent offenders? New Report
Reducing Drug Use, Reducing Reoffending. Mental Health Helplines Partnership - visit the website and don't miss Football and Mental Health Work in telephone consultation? Upgrades to core software slowed NHS Direct; NHS Direct reports lower calls, higher web traffic See this newly published work based on NHS Direct Wales: SNOOKS H.A., WILLIAMS A.M., GRIFFITHS L.J., PECONI J., RANCE J., SNELGROVE S. , SARANGI S., WAINWRIGHT P. & CHEUNG W.-Y. (2008) Real nursing? The development of telenursing. Journal of Advanced Nursing 61(6), 631–640 |