Atlas of variation for liver disease
The NHS Atlas of Variation in Healthcare for People with Liver Disease reveals widespread variation in the prevalence of risk factors for liver disease across the NHS.
GMC publishes updated core guidance for all UK doctors
Every doctor in the UK will have to show they meet the professional standards set out in the updated guidance, Good Medical Practice from the General Medical Council.
Debt up and productivity down in NHS trusts
This report from Nuffield Trust examining patterns of spending and labour productivity, finds that the proportion of trusts in deficit has risen over the past four years, that there has been little improvement in hospital productivity
NHS standard contract deeds of variation now available
Providers are required to vary all contracts, which will run on beyond 31 March 2013 in order to incorporate policy requirements for the coming commissioning year. For the year 2013/14 these policy requirements are those set out in Everyone Counts: Planning for Patients 2013/14 and supporting guidance
Confirmation of payment by results arrangements for 2013/14/Collection of Reference Costs
The Department of Health has confirmed arrangements for payment by results (PbR) in 2013/14. And has issued final guidance for the collection of 2012/13 reference costs from 24 June to 26 July 2013.
The new provider licence
Monitor’s new provider licence has now been finalised and published, and is the new main tool that will regulate providers of NHS services. Foundation trusts will be licensed from April 2013, and other eligible NHS providers from April 2014
Maternity, child health, child and adolescent mental health services data sets
These data sets from the NHS Information Centre will provide comparative, mother and child-centric data that will be used to improve clinical quality and service efficiency. All NHS funded providers of these services in England should commence data collection from April 2013.
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