Correspondence

Independent provider bulletin: February 2016

Published 26 February 2016

Applies to England

1. For action

1.1 What do you think of the new tariff proposals?

We’ve launched the consultation for the 2016/17 national tariff with NHS England which aims to give providers the space to restore financial balance, and support providers and commissioners to make longer term plans for their local health economies.

We’re interested in hearing your views on the following areas:

• the approach to setting prices for 2016/17
• the impact of the proposed changes to the national tariff
• the proposals for local payment arrangements
• the approach to enforcing the national tariff

We welcome your responses and encourage you to comment on our proposals. To help you plan your response, an overview of consultation questions is available to download.

Thanks to those of you who have given your time to help shape our proposals. Your feedback has allowed us to get to this point.

Please respond by 23.59 on Thursday 10 March 2016.

2. For information

2.1 Evidence from NHS Improvement on clinical staff shortages

We’ve published the findings of our analysis of clinical staff shortages in acute hospitals, focusing on adult nurses and consultants. We’ve also set out the actions NHS Improvement is taking to help support providers facing workforce shortages.

3. Webinars

3.1 Capitated payment: context and vision

Wednesday 9 March 2016

1.30-2.30pm

Who is it for?

• commissioning and contracting leads
• analytical leads
• NHS trust and foundation trust finance directors and managers

Why join?

This is the first in a series of joint webinars from NHS Improvement and NHS England on specific design stages in a capitated payment. These webinars aim to support providers and commissioners to make progress in developing and implementing a capitated payment or a whole population budget. Colleagues from the sector will be sharing their work and you can expect to hear more about the following areas:

• the context for payment development
• capitated payments and whole population budgets
• the building blocks needed for making progress with payment development
• transition and shadow testing

There will also be a chance to ask questions.

Register for this webinar now.

4. External updates and events

4.1 From the Florence Nightingale Foundation: annual conference

Thursday 17 and Friday 18 March, London

This 2 day conference has accreditation from both the Royal College of Nursing and Royal College of Midwives, and is aimed at all nurses, midwives and healthcare professionals across all aspects of healthcare delivery, who are seeking to enhance their continuing professional development or continuing medical education. There will be a range of speakers and masterclasses as well as networking opportunities.

Find out more and register for the conference.

4.2 From NHS IMAS: annual intensive support team’s elective care conference

Wednesday 20 April, Leicester

This event is aimed at anyone involved in the provision, commissioning or system management of elective care services, including cancer and diagnostics. This year’s conference gives you the opportunity to attend 3 workshops during the day with a choice across the following work streams:

• referral to treatment
• diagnostics
• cancer

You can choose to attend workshops within the same work stream or across all 3.

On the day you will also hear from keynote speakers including David Sloman, Chief Executive, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

If you are interested in attending this event, please email nhsimas.ist@nhs.net.

4.3 From the Patient Information Forum (PIF): annual conference for people working in health and care information and support

Wednesday 25 May, London

The theme of this year’s conference is working in partnerships, with a focus on developing inclusive, mutually beneficial relationships across a range of sectors that improve the quality of health information and support, and the experience of care for patients and the public.

The event and will involve a presentation of case studies, a question and answer session, and dedicated networking sessions.

Find out more and register your place by visiting the PIF website or emailing nicole.naylor@pifonline.org.uk.

4.4 From Health Education England (HEE): consultation on a new nursing support role

HEE is asking for views on the scope and design of a new nursing support role which is designed to work alongside care assistants and registered nurses to deliver hands-on care, focusing on ensuring patients continue to get the compassionate care they deserve.

It will provide a route to nursing for those who want to become a registered nurse and will work alongside healthcare support workers and fully-qualified nurses.

The consultation is open to anyone who uses or works in health and social care and it closes at midnight on 11 March.

You can find further information and details on how to take part on HEE’s website.

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