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In this month's edition...
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The biggest charity survey in 2015
Clinks, as part of the Voluntary Sector Strategic Partners of the Department of Health, Public Health England and NHS England, is gathering evidence about the support charities need to influence politicians, key decision makers and funders. By taking part in a short 15-minute survey you will be helping make sure that funders and decision makers know more about your needs - it is a powerful way of getting your voice heard! Please also forward this on to anyone else you think may be interested in being part of this year’s biggest charity survey. Please complete the survey here
Opportunity to enhance the health and wellbeing of vulnerable people in London
NHS London Strategic Networks are recruiting new members to the NHS London Health in Justice & Other Vulnerable Adults (HiJOVA) Strategic Clinical Network. Members are independent advisors who inform the strategic direction and work programme of HiJOVA in order to enhance the health and wellbeing of London's vulnerable people in contact with the Criminal Justice System. The group meets approximately six times a year, and there are established work streams which members support and work on between meetings. Applicants should have relevant expertise and lived experience in one or more of the priority areas. The closing date is 30th November. For more information, and details of how to apply, click here
Join a public health advisory committee
NICE are looking for experts to join their public health advisory committees to develop guidelines on 'Sexually transmitted infections: condom distribution schemes'. They are interested in people with knowledge or experience of approaches, activities or interventions that aim to increase awareness, uptake and effectiveness of condom distribution schemes. Members of the committees are selected for their expertise, experience of working with multidisciplinary and lay colleagues and their understanding of developing evidence-based public health recommendations for practice. The time commitment is three years, and the deadline for applications is 11th November. Find out more here
Have your say on a new strategy for care staff
NHS England are looking for as many ideas, thoughts and ambitions as possible to help them shape ‘Our Vision’, a new vision and strategy for nurses, midwives and care staff. The strategy aims to deliver improvements in care delivery, patient experience and better use of resources. They are holding a workshop [2nd November, Leeds] to look at what matters most to patients and carers. Lunch will be provided and they will reimburse reasonable travel expenses. Book for the workshop, or send your thoughts, comments and suggestions, by emailing england.ourvision@nhs.net, or tweeting @6CsLive using the hashtag #ourvision. The deadline for responses is 29th October.
Experiences of people using end of life care
Do you work with people who are coming to the end of life? The Race Equality Foundation is collecting experiences from people using end of life care, and their families and carers, as part of a review by the Care Quality Commission. People who are in touch with the Criminal Justice System are one of the groups that they are particularly interested in hearing from. For more information please contact Samir Jeraj at samir@racefound.org.uk
Patient and public participation policy
NHS England are seeking the views of all NHS staff, voluntary groups, and patients on two documents which intend to strengthen the way NHS England connects with, and involves, the public. 'Draft NHS England Patient & Public Participation Policy' broadly outlines their approach to participation; and 'Draft Statement of Arrangements and Guidance for Involving the Public in Commissioning' shows how NHS England carries out its legal duty under section 13Q of the NHS Act 2006, as amended by the Health and Social Care Act 2012. The consultation is open until 30th October, give your views here
Appointment to mental capacity forum
The Ministry of Justice and the Department of Health have announced that Baroness Ilora Finlay has been appointed Chair of the new National Mental Capacity Forum. The Forum's purpose is to work with stakeholders from health and social care, together with those from other sectors to identify how to improve implementation of the Mental Capacity Act at a local level, to protect and empower individuals who may lack the mental capacity to make their own decisions. Baroness Finlay is a crossbench peer and a consultant in palliative medicine. Find out more here
First aid training at prison restaurant
The staff of The Clink Restaurant at HMP High Down have received a first aid and life-saving training course from a group of South East Coast Ambulance Service clinicians. The course focused on a number of areas including the management of burns and wounds as well as CPR, choking and the recovery position. The Clink Charity aims to reduce reoffending through hospitality training. Chris Moore, chief executive of The Clink Charity said: “Providing training workshops like this ... ensures that the trainees all receive a complete and well-rounded education whilst on the scheme. It also gives them another skill to add to their CV which ultimately helps when securing employment after they have served their sentence.” Read more here
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Have your say on the future of health and social care
Share your views and feed into the Department of Health VCSE Review at an afternoon workshop [2nd November, London, free]. This review is gathering views and evidence from across England about investment in and partnerships with the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise sector, and would like to hear from you about funding and partnerships in your area. The event is open to all voluntary sector organisations but there will be a particular focus on the views of smaller national charities working on particular health conditions and diseases and with those affected by them. Find out more and book here. You can also respond to the VCSE Review online here
The impact of faith on public health
FaithAction’s ‘Impacting public health’ roadshow [4th November, Manchester, free] will bring together faith-based organisations to work together to identify local healthcare needs and discuss how they can best support them. FaithAction will help in developing methods of best practice and facilitate the conversation on how faith can have an impact. Make a booking here
Health of prisoners and their families
'Healthy Inside and Out: understanding the health and well-being of prisoners and their families' is an i-Hop one day conference [Brighton, 6th November, £45] for delegates to explore the negative health related impacts on prisoners, their children and families when a parent goes to prison and how multiple agencies can work together to meet their needs. The event will be beneficial to anyone working in the areas of criminal justice and public health who are interested in the latest research and practice about the health needs of prisoners and their families, and how poor health can be improved. For more information, and bookings, click here
Young people with clinical disorders
Centre for Crime and Justice Studies are holding a seminar [13th November, London, donations welcome] on the subject of criminal justice and young people with clinical disorders. Research studies consistently demonstrate a highly disproportionate rate of childhood neurodevelopmental impairments and clinical disorders among young people in the youth justice system. This suggests that the youth justice system – and the custodial estate in particular – has become the primary service provider for large numbers of young people with significant emotional or cognitive impairments. At this seminar Dr Nathan Hughes of the University of Birmingham will explore the array of factors and experiences affecting young people with neurodevelopmental impairments. For more information and bookings, click here
The wellbeing of prisoners
'Prisoner wellbeing and the experience of punishment' is a University of Warwick event [14th November, Warwick, free] that aims to bring together different perspectives on the experience of punishment, in order to raise awareness, promote research and generate debate around prisoner wellbeing and its consequences for criminal justice policy and practice. It will encourage debate by drawing on perspectives ranging from those of policy makers, social scientists researching punishment and criminal justice, and people with lived experience. Find out more and book here
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Inspecting health care services
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published ‘The state of health care and adult social care in England’, its annual analysis of the quality of health and adult social care in England. The report shows that despite increasingly challenging circumstances, the majority of services across health and social care have been rated as good, with some rated outstanding. However, there is significant variation in quality, and safety continues to be the biggest concern across all the sectors that CQC regulates. It also finds that strong leadership and collaboration is emerging as more crucial than ever to delivering good care. Download the report here
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Reducing alcohol harm for LGB&T people
The National LGB&T Partnership have published an Alcohol Identification & Brief Advice (IBA) briefing which discusses IBAs in relation to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGB&T) people, highlighting how they can be made available to more LGB&T people. This briefing provides information on early interventions to reduce alcohol related harm, calculating alcohol consumption and risk, and guidance for LGB&T organisations, healthcare staff, and commissioners. Download the briefing here
Young people’s mental wellbeing
Public Health England has published a guide to measuring the mental wellbeing of younger populations for public health commissioners. The guide aims to support local joint strategic needs assessments (JSNAs) and the commissioning of interventions to improve the mental wellbeing of local children and young people. It also aims to help identify local opportunities to enhance wellbeing, including through community or physical activities, as well as factors that may have a negative impact, such as high crime rates and family breakdown. Download the guide here
New duties on data sharing
The Information Governance Alliance has published a package of guidance materials to help organisations comply with the new duties to share and use the NHS number as part of the Health and Social Care (Safety and Quality) Act. The duties, which came into force on 1st October, are a requirement for health and adult social care organisations to use a consistent identifier (the NHS Number) for sharing data for direct care of a patient; and a legal duty requiring health and adult social care bodies to share information with each other for the direct care of a patient. Download the guidance here
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Statistics on women offenders and their children
‘How many women offenders have children?’ is a blog by Russell Webster looking at a recent Ministry of Justice (MoJ) report providing statistics on female offenders and child dependents. Russell says, "For the first time, the MoJ has provided us with an accurate picture of the scale of this problem with a new statistical bulletin ... The bulletin uses a new methodology. Previous estimates were based on surveys of small samples of women offenders. The new approach uses “big data” – linking child benefit data to information on the Police National Computer." Read the blog here
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