Revision of professional roles and quality improvement
An increasingly common response to the challenges facing healthcare have been to extend the role of non-medical clinicians into areas that were previously the domain of doctors. There is an expectation that revision of roles will improve the effectiveness and efficiency of healthcare. But does it? To answer this question the Health Foundation has conducted new research which considers the impact of professional role revision on quality of care and outcomes.
The report Revision of professional roles and quality improvement: a review of the evidence, written by Laurant, M. et al, concentrates on two types of changes to professional roles, Substitution – exchanging one type of professional for another and Supplementation – extending the range of service provision within one health delivery system.
AHP Leadership Challenge 2010
Attending this year's AHP Leadership Challenge will empower AHPs to take a leading role in improving the quality of health and social care delivery in their local area.
New QIPP guidance published:
Investment in the NHS in England in 2010/11 will be £102 billion. The NHS Operating Framework, which sets out the priorities for the year ahead, confirms that in the 2010/11 financial year healthcare spending will increase by 5.5% - but after that financial growth will be limited for the foreseeable future. We will use this year of guaranteed growth in spending to prepare for the years ahead by focusing on quality and identifying big efficiency savings.
Allied Health Professional (AHP) Referral to Treatment (RTT) Guide published
This guide sets out the definitions for clock starts and clock stops for NHS AHP services to enable consistent collection of NHS funded AHP RTT data. This will enable the measurement of waiting times for NHS AHP services and support service improvement to reduce waiting times and improve patient access to NHS AHP services.
New Preceptorship Framework
The Department of Health has published a revised preceptorship framework that now covers midwives and allied health professionals as well as nurses.
The document provides a definition of preceptorship, describes the key elements of good preceptorship and suggests outcome measures to ensure that the individual needs of newly qualified nurses, midwives and allied health professionals are met.
Chest physiotherapy for pneumonia in adults
An intervention review to assess the effectiveness and safety of chest physiotherapy for pneumonia in adults.
Yang M, Yuping Y, Yin X, Wang BY, Wu T, Liu GJ, Dong BR. Chest physiotherapy for pneumonia in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 2.
Physiotherapy and ergonomics for a work-related musculoskeletal disorder.
Chetty L
International Journal of Therapy & Rehabilitation, 01 February 2010, vol./is. 17/2(84-91).
The purpose of this case was to report on the physiotherapy and ergonomic roles for a work-related musculoskeletal disorder. Methods: A 29-year old male employee presented complaining of neck and right upper trapezius pain following prolonged periods at his workstation. Findings: Following intervention, positive changes were noted in outcome measures such as pain, work status and activities of daily living. Conclusions: Physiotherapy intervention combined with ergonomic consideration was beneficial in addressing the work-related musculoskeletal disorder.
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Speech and language therapy interventions for children with primary speech and language delay or disorder: update.
An intervention review to examine the effectiveness of speech and language interventions for children with primary speech and language delay/disorder.
Law J, Garrett Z, Nye C. Speech and language therapy interventions for children with primary speech and language delay or disorder: update. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2003, Issue 3. (edited and published in issue 3, 2010).
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