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Philippa Lynch
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03 Nov 2014 - 16:29

null New MyNHS transparency site now live

MyNHS aims to bring together data from across the health and care system to improve transparency. The website is a joint project between the Department of Health, NHS England, Public Health England (PHE), the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC). The site will be developed and improved over time by gathering feedback from users. MyNHS... See more
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Philippa Lynch
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23 Sep 2014 - 13:39

null Closes today, 23rd September (5pm) - HSCIC Customer survey - requirements for secure access to data

The Health and Social Care Information Centre is consulting to gather the high level requirements of stakeholders and users of data from the HSCIC. This is to help shape the technical solution and enable the delivery team to plan further customer input to secure data access.  As the national centre of excellence for health and social care data and information, the HSCIC is... See more
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Philippa Lynch
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18 Sep 2014 - 18:24

null Accessing data for public health teams

The Data Services for Commissioners (DSfC) at the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) team has been working closely with local authority public health teams to help support their commissioning information requirements. A web page is now available to bring together some of the key information local authority public health teams may find useful. See more
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Philippa Lynch
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18 Sep 2014 - 18:16

null LGA report, 'Our ambition for children and young people'

The LGA report, 'Our ambition for children and young people' aims to support a radical rewiring of local public services. It sets out four high level ambitions and groups 'core measures' underneath them. This is intended to provide a starting point and framework for local discussions with partners about how to join up services for children and young people around their needs and aspirations... See more
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Philippa Lynch
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24 Nov 2014 - 13:09

null New public health infographics from The King's Fund and the LGA

  Making the case for public health interventions from The King's Fund The King's Fund in partnership with the Local Government Association has published a set of infographics that describe key facts about the public health system and the return on investment for some public health interventions. Source and references for these infographics are currently being compiled and will... See more
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Philippa Lynch
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18 Sep 2014 - 17:48

null Provisional 2013/14 Personal Social Services: Expenditure and unit Costs, England (PSS-EX1)

The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has published a report based on provisional 2013-14 PSS-EX1 data. This release includes Excel and csv data files for provisional 2013/14 Personal Social Services: Expenditure and unit Costs, England (PSS-EX1) data via an Excel spreadsheet. This summary provides information about the money spent on adult social care by the social... See more
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Philippa Lynch
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08 Sep 2014 - 16:31

null Event - Putting sustainability into practice - actions for sustainable health and social care systems

1st October 2014, 10:00 to 16:00, Putting sustainability into practice - actions for sustainable health and social care systems. Free event at Reading town hall, Reading, RG1 1QH (Registration closes: 26th September 2014).   On Wednesday 1 October 2014 NHS, public health and social care professionals, from the South will come together in Reading to discuss how to create a... See more
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Philippa Lynch
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03 Sep 2014 - 13:52

null Public Health England's Spend and Outcome Tool (SPOT) for local authorities

Public Health England has published a tool which gives local authorities an overview of spend and outcomes across key areas of business. The spend and outcome tool (SPOT) gives local authorities in England an overview of spend and outcomes across key areas of business and for public health and its sub-programmes. SPOT includes a large number of measures of spend and outcomes from... See more
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Philippa Lynch
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03 Sep 2014 - 13:28

null GSK’s IMPACT Awards - deadline for applications, 5pm on 19th September

GSK’s IMPACT Awards reward charities that are doing excellent work to improve people’s health. The awards have been running since 1997 and are designed to recognise and reward charities that are doing excellent work to improve people’s health. They are funded by GlaxoSmithKline and managed in partnership with The King’s Fund. The awards are open to registered charities that are at least three... See more
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Philippa Lynch
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03 Sep 2014 - 13:18

null Regional events - Transfer of public health commissioning responsibilities for 0 to 5-year-olds

Transfer of public health commissioning responsibilities for 0 to 5-year-olds to local government: regional roadshows during September and October 2014. On the 1st October 2015 the responsibility for commissioning public health services for 0 to 5-year-olds will transfer from NHS England to local authorities. The transfer marks the final part of the overall public health transfer. The LGA,... See more
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Philippa Lynch
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03 Sep 2014 - 13:05

null Consultation on refreshing the NHS Outcomes Framework 2015-2016

Closing date - 12th September 2014. The Department of Health are consulting on refreshing the NHS Outcomes Framework for 2015-16. This consultation seeks views on how the NHS outcomes framework could be improved. The NHS outcomes framework measures performance in the health and care system and presents a national-level narrative on how the NHS in England is working. The Department of... See more
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Philippa Lynch
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27 Aug 2014 - 17:31

null Early Years High Impact Areas

Six Early Years High Impact Area documents have been launched by the Department of Health. The documents, including a summary, identify six areas where health visitors have the most impact on children aged 0 to 5 health and wellbeing. The documents will support local authorities to commission effective health visiting services when commissioning responsibilities transfer to local authorities... See more
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Philippa Lynch
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27 Aug 2014 - 17:15

null Resources to support reduction in unintentional injuries to children and young people

Public Health England (PHE) supported by the Child Accident Prevention Trust, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, the LGA and the Association of Directors of Children's Services has published a set of resources to support local authorities to reduce children and young people's unintentional injuries in the home and on the roads. This is supported by local authority level reports... See more
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Philippa Lynch
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27 Aug 2014 - 17:08

null Homeless Health Project

The majority of people experiencing homelessness struggle to live well and often, sadly, do not live long. The average life expectancy of a person who is sleeping rough is 47 years – 30 years less than the average life expectancy in the UK, and closer to the life expectancy in Sierra Leone. Homeless people often live with multiple health issues including drug and alcohol addiction, mental... See more
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27 Aug 2014 - 16:50

null Article - How social care staff in surgeries are easing the burden on GPs

Guardian.com article on how tackling underlying social problems can benefit both doctors and patients. The fallout from public sector spending cuts and subsequent pressures on daily life have added to the already substantial workload of GPs. Depression, anxiety and social isolation are often the result of benefit cuts, poor quality housing and debt, and the mental strain is driving more... See more
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Philippa Lynch
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27 Aug 2014 - 16:33

null All Together Now: Making integration happen

The LGA and NHS Confederation have outlined their shared ambition for health and social care integration in a new report All Together Now: Making integration happen. The report will be used to engage partners and key influencers who work in health and social care to gain support for a joint action plan that will significantly develop how integration is rolled out at national level. Over the... See more
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27 Aug 2014 - 16:15

null Comparing Apples with Oranges? How to Make Better Use of Evidence from the Voluntary and Community Sector

This briefing, aimed primarily at members of health and wellbeing boards, but relevant to both statutory and voluntary and community sector (VCS) partners, gives an overview of the knowledge, expertise and insight that VCS organisations may hold about their local communities and diverse groups of people within these, as well as the different ways this knowledge can be used to... See more
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Philippa Lynch
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27 Aug 2014 - 16:00

null What About Youth? survey launching towards the end of September

Following a successful trial earlier in the year, the survey What About YOUth?, funded by the Department of Health, is to be launched towards the end of September 2014. A key feature of What About YOUth? is that the large sample size has been designed to produce outputs that are reliable and robust at a Local Authority (LA) level. This would then enable comparisons with similar LAs and... See more
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27 Aug 2014 - 15:49

null LGA Event: Making every contact count, London 2nd October 2014

Making every contact count (MECC) is an approach to health information and improvement that has been adopted by many public sector bodies. This conference will look at good practice and discuss the challenges in adopting MECC to improve health and wellbeing in local communities - For more information and to book visit the LGA website.  London - 2 October 2014. Cost (ex VAT):... See more
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Philippa Lynch
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07 Aug 2014 - 13:19

null Adult Social Care Efficiency Tool launched by the Department of Health

The Department of Health have launched the Adult Social Care Efficiency Tool. The Adult Social Care Efficiency Tool enables councils to compare themselves with similar councils, or ‘statistical neighbours’, on a series of indicators that relate to efficiency. For the first time, statistical neighbours are specifically identified from the viewpoint of adult social care delivery, based on... See more
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