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Please watch this video where I explain how I feel valued working for NHS England #learningdisabilityweek2024

Is your PCN ready for what lies ahead? With changes to the additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS), for example by adding newly qualified GPs, its vital primary care networks (PCNs) have clear agreement if, and how, they may wish to deploy additional resources. As opportunities arise PCNs need a clear vision on how they wish to continue to work together at network level and beyond, to guide their decision making. Revisiting the direction with members, ensuring the Network agreement is up to date and that appropriate governance is in place will support PCNs to make the decisions they will need to imminently and, in the year, ahead. Contact enquiries@pcc.cic.org.uk if you would benefit from a facilitated session to clarify your vision, access hands on support to develop future business plans, or to update your Network agreement. For more details on support for PCNs visit https://lnkd.in/etDsxUUH #gptraining #gps #practicemanagement #practicemanager #ccg #pcn #pcns #primaryhealthcare #primarycarenetworks #nhs #nhsengland #localauthorities #icb #ics #dental #dentalpractices #community #health #primarycare #generalpractice #commissioners

Continually assessing the training you provide and the impact that it has is so important. Below is feedback from an NHS trust that recently took the #autismrealityexperience. Good or bad, feedback is the only way to understand how to develope or improve.

Times are tough. We are all feeling it… Especially allied health clinicians, most of whom have not had a pay rise (via the NDIS Price Guide) for many many years. Since 2019 I believe. Ouch! Once could be forgiven for thinking the NDIS is trying to save money. Some clinical practices are struggling to keep their doors open with the rising cost of living and increasing overheads. Some are being purchased by big nationwide conglomerates due to financial pressures. And soon we may add mandatory registration to the overheads impacting allied health providers. Myself and lots of my peers and clients are seeing new fees and charges creeping into invoices that enable therapists to claim for more than what they previously have been. And there are plenty of justifiable non face to face (F2F) claims, but also some that are just plain against the rules. Not all therapists and practices have a deep understanding of the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits document, and so they may not actually know what they can and cannot claim for in non face to face supports. This article breaks down what non Face to Face Support participants can and can not be charged for from the horses mouth.... yours and my favourite summer reading document, the ruler of the NDIS world…. the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits document. Click through to read the full article for free...

We are thrilled to announce that York Hospital have officially launched OPTICA today as part of go live at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust which is the third Trust to implement the NHS England #FDP Dynamic Discharge solution across NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB). #digitaltransformation #TeamNECS

The efficiency of our responsiveness when working with Care Homes, SEND Schools and NHS Trusts is a value that we live up to at a high standard. Hear from one of our Care Home partners on what it's like to work with us for projects and installations in this video: https://hubs.li/Q02tnRBd0 #CareHomes #MedacoProjectsandInstallations #CeilingHoist #CeilingHoistInstallation

The Kingsgate team have been commissioned to undertake a major piece of work in the Midlands. The local integrated care system is under close scrutiny by NHS England as one of the most financially challenged in the country. Our involvement is because of our experience and expertise in this field. We’re fully hands-on, analysing different budgets and ways of working, to identify opportunities to reduce costs and ease the pressure. We’re focusing on productivity across the system, including in medical activity, workforce planning – and continuing healthcare, where the area is among the worst-performing in England. #NHS #productivity #costimprovement

The Intensive Care Unit at Tunbridge Wells Hospital (Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust), the first in United Kingdom to receive HUCI-AENOR certification of Good Practices in Humanization of Intensive Care, setting a benchmark for hospitals across Europe https://lnkd.in/dpYJ5EeW

Kingsgate has been helping the NHS to change and improve for around two decades now. During that time, we’ve seen a wide range of challenges across finances, ways of working and organisational culture. And while the circumstances always vary, we pride ourselves on being able to identify and fix the problem. Ultimately, it’s about enabling NHS Trusts and local systems to increase their productivity by being more efficient. When done well, this will improve healthcare and patient outcomes too – the definition of higher-value services. #NHS #productivity

Excellent article this, showcasing direct feedback on PCNs and ARRS within a wider primary care context. In summary, it’s a mixed bag of success. Seems to depend on the locality buy-in to the PCN model, the CD leadership, and the specific ARRS roles. But then should we be surprised by inconsistency, when money and ‘loose instructions’ (with seemingly little foresight for cause and effect) are given to a stressed out, overworked sector of SMEs? Sounds like a few fundamental tweaks (like addition of GPs to ARRS) would make a huge difference. Fingers crossed that our primary care professionals are listened to and get what they appear to be asking for. #pcndevelopment #pulse #primarycareresearch #ARRS Marc Schmid Lisa Drake Helen Holmes-Fogg Dan Hodges Kieran Waterston Redmoor Health Helen Derbyshire Richard Stoddart Lisa Williamson Tom Owen Leoni Williams Chris Tomlinson Tracey Coulter