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Kent & Medway Health and Social Care Bulletin 18th September 2015

Your guide to what's new in public health and social care locally and nationally.  Produced by the Kent & Medway Public Health Observatory.

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NICE News September 2015

New guidance and standards Offer personalised care to support those who need help to live at home  Home care visits to elderly people should last for at least half an hour and focus on what they can or would like to do rather than on what they can't do, says NICE. NICE's first guideline for the social care sector is of relevance to local authorities, CCGs, and others who commission home care services.

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Antibiotics not effective for rare heart infection  Antibiotics should not be prescribed to prevent infective endocarditis - a potentially fatal heart infection, NICE has reaffirmed. This follows research published in The Lancetlast year which suggested that rates of infective endocarditis had increased in England after NICE advised against giving antibiotics to prevent the infection.

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News NICE joins project to make development of new treatments more efficient NICE is a partner of a new public-private project which aims to identify activities that can make the development and regulation of medicines more efficient. Called the Accelerated Development of Appropriate Patient Therapies (ADAPT SMART), the project is a collaborated between 32 international partners that includes regulators, patients, academia, and industry representatives.

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NICE to sponsor new NHS vanguards NICE is sponsoring four 'vanguards' - groups of NHS and local government organisations that have been designated to pilot the new models of care described in the NHS Five Year Forward View.

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Features Vanguards: piloting new models of care for the NHS We take a closer look at the work of the vanguards, and an organisation in West Wakefield in particular. The vanguards are piloting new models of care to help set a blueprint for a revamped NHS.

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Into practice Online learning tool for bladder cancer  NICE has launched a new online learning tool to support the implementation of the guideline on bladder cancer. The tool uses interactive activities and case studies to support clinicians in diagnosing, staging and treating non-muscle-invasive and muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

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Get involved  NICE is developing a quality standard on gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in children and young people. Have your say on the draft quality standard which consists of eight statements designed to improve care.

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Comment on the draft guideline on the diagnosis and management of myeloma in adults. Recommendations cover advice on communication and support, laboratory investigations, imaging investigations, as well as managing newly diagnosed myeloma and the complications of myeloma.

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EXCLUSIVE discount for NICE Annual Conference 2015 We are offering NICE News subscribers a 30% discount for the NICE Annual Conference next month. The NICE Annual Conference 2015 is a unique opportunity for those working across health, social care, and public health to come together and share best practice in providing high quality care. Join more than 900 professionals to learn more about NICE's work and how NICE can support you in your role. Use NICENEWS30 to get your 30% discount online now.

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Public Q&A with NICE’s Chair and Chief Executive – 18 November 2015, London Have you got a burning question you want to ask NICE? Do you want to find out more about how using NICE guidance and quality standards can help you deliver the best care? Then book your place today to attend NICE Question Time and Public Board Meeting, on Wednesday 18 November 2015 at St George's Hospital, London.

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Coming soon Look out for NICE’s upcoming guideline on preterm birth and labour expected in November 2015.

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Guidance, standards and advice      Guidance Coeliac disease (update) Prophylaxis against infective endocarditis (update) Home care UroLift for treating lower urinary tract symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia Virtual Touch Quantification to diagnose and monitor liver fibrosis Technology appraisals  Polycythaemia vera - ruxolitinib (after hydroxycarbamide) - Terminated appraisal TA355 AF (non-valvular, stroke & embolism prev) - edoxaban tosylate Quality Standards Cardiovascular risk assessment and lipid modification Secondary prevention of myocardial infarction and cardiac rehabilitation Medtech Innovation Briefings  i-STAT Chem8+ and GC4+ cartridges for point-of-care testing in the emergency department Thermoguard XP intravascular temperature management system Evidence Summaries  Topical timolol for infantile haemangioma

NEW Printing charges from 1st October 2015.

PRINTING CHARGES

Please note that from the 1st October 2015 the library will begin introducing charges for all printing.

5p per side for black & white and 10p per side for colour

Why?  

Funds - the library budget can no longer cover the increasing costs of paper and ink.

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Kent & Medway Health and Social Care Bulletin 11th September 2015

Your guide to what's new in public health and social care locally and nationally.  Produced by the Kent & Medway Public Health Observatory.

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NICE Eyes on Evidence - Issue 76 September 2015

This month in Eyes on Evidence

Mortality in people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
A Danish population cohort study reported that children, young people and adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder had a mortality rate double that of the general population, with accidents the most common cause of death.

Use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or venlafaxine in early pregnancy
A Scandinavian cohort study found that taking specific selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or venlafaxine in early pregnancy was associated with an increased risk of birth defects. However, the risk was not significant when infants exposed to these antidepressants were compared with brothers or sisters who had not been exposed.

Long-term outcomes after endovascular coiling for ruptured cerebral aneurysm
A cohort study of people in the UK with ruptured cerebral aneurysm reported that those who were treated with endovascular coiling were more likely to be alive and free of disability at 10 years than those who underwent neurosurgical clipping.

Silent cerebral infarctions in atrial fibrillation
A meta-analysis found that the risk of silent cerebral infarctions in people with atrial fibrillation was more than double that in people who did not have atrial fibrillation.

Neighbourhood fast-food outlets and type 2 diabetes
An analysis of UK cross-sectional data found that the number of fast food outlets in a neighbourhood was associated with a small increase in the risk of type 2 diabetes.

Evidence summaries from NICE’s Medicines and Prescribing Programme
NICE has recently published Medicines evidence commentaries on:

• Type 2 diabetes: implementing NICE guidance on self-monitoring of plasma glucose
• Digoxin in atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure
• Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea: effects of PPIs and H2 receptor antagonists on clinical response and recurrence

Case study from the Quality and Productivity collection
We highlight a new example from the Quality and Productivity collection showing how new local practices have both cut costs and improved quality:

• Home administration of intravenous diuretics to people with heart failure

Kent & Medway Health and Social Care Bulletin 4th September 2015

Your guide to what's new in public health and social care locally and nationally.  Produced by the Kent & Medway Public Health Observatory.

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Kent & Medway Health and Social Care Bulletin 28th August 2015

Your guide to what's new in public health and social care locally and nationally.  Produced by the Kent & Medway Public Health Observatory.

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