Health Care and Wellbeing e-newsletter for March 2010

Leading and Influencing High Quality Care Locally

Anna Gaughan, Regional Dignity Lead for the North West, and contributor to the recently published CfPS Dignity Guide for Overview and Scrutiny Committees ‘Walk a Mile in My Shoes’ explains the influential role of OSCs in raising the quality of services, and highlights a campaign that was originally launched specifically to promote dignity for older people but is being extended to all those receiving health and social care services.
 

Shining a spotlight on health inequalities Scrutiny Development Areas

Alcohol Admissions to Hospital.  Portsmouth's Health Overview and Scrutiny Panel’s review on alcohol admissions to hospital is the first in a series from the 9 Scrutiny Development Areas.
 

Health Scrutiny Support Programme 2010/11 What’s in the pipeline for the final year of this programme?

CfPS to become a registered charity  Read about this exciting new development for CfPS

Good Scrutiny Awards 2010
Following a large number of enquiries, we are extending the deadline for the Good Scrutiny Awards to 9 April.  

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Accountability works! Sustaining outcomes in changing times.  View the programme for the Annual Conference 

New Publications Practice Based Commissioning in the NHS An essential guide to understanding the role, purpose and process of commissioning health services in the NHS. Companion to  Commissioning For Health

New to the Library. Sexual Health in Teenagers London Borough of Haringey . Older People Mental Health Services: Devon County Council

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