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GP&Medi cal

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Di gi t alt echnol ogyi st heonl ywayf or war df orNHS sust ai nabi l i t y Fol l owi ngNHSEngl and’ sannouncementl astmont honsevenNHSFoundat i onTr ust s( FT) successf ul l ysecur i ngf undi ngt obecomeGl obalDi gi t alExempl ar s( GDEs)f orMent al Heal t h,Advancedi sdel i ght edatl astweek’ sannouncementwhi chconf i r msavai l abi l i t yof t hef undi ng.Thr eeofAdvanced’ scust omer swer eannouncedasGDEsi nt hement alheal t h ar ena,wi t hbi dst hatwer ej oi nt l ydevel opedt opr ovi dei nnovat i veappr oachesi nt hewaydi gi t alt echnol ogycani mpr ovepat i entout comeswhi l stdr i vi ngef f i ci enci es.

Accor di ngt oNHSEngl and,t het r ust swi l lhaveupt o£70m t oi nvesti ndi gi t alser vi ces– consi st i ng£35m wi t haddi t i onalmat chf undi ngf r om t hemsel vesof£35m –i nor dert o become‘ Gl obalDi gi t alExempl ar sf orMent alHeal t h’ hel pi ngt heor gani sat i onsbecome wor l dl eadi ngi nt heuseofI T,pr ovi di ngknowl edgeandexper t i set ot hewi derNHSi nor der t or educet i meandcost sf orot her s.

Thef undi ngwi l lensur epl anst oaccel er at et hedi gi t alt r ansf or mat i onoft heNHSandcr eat e abl uepr i ntofsuccessf orcr eat i ngapaper l essNHSar en’ tsubj ectt odel ayst hatt heAcut e GDEshavesuf f er ed.

Advancedwor kedwi t hOxf or dHeal t hNHSFoundat i onTr ust ,Sout hLondonandMaudsl ey NHSFoundat i onTr ust ,aswel lasWor cest er shi r eHeal t handCar eNHSTr ust ,i ncr eat i ng successf ulbi dswi t hNHSEngl andandNHSDi gi t al .Eachbi dhadt odemonst r at eevi dence ast ohowi twoul ddel i veraccel er at edi nnovat i onandabl uepr i ntf orot heror gani sat i onst o f ol l ow.Thesecover edt hef ol l owi ngkeyar eas: •I mpr ovi ngpr ocessofcar e•Dat at oi nf or m deci si ons•Saf et yandef f ect i veness•Cont i nuousi mpr ovement•Pat i entAccess Thewi nni ngbi dsi ncor por at ei nnovat i vei deasandembr acet echnol ogydevel opment si n ar eassuchassecur emobi l eaccessandt heI nt er netofThi ngs( I oT) .Eachwer eunder pi nnedbyt ai l or edsof t war esol ut i onsf r om Advancedandadher et onat i onalNHSdi gi t al st andar dsandgui del i nes.

AsannouncedbyNHSEngl andon12t hApr i l : Oxf or dHeal t hNHSFoundat i onTr ustwi l lbewor ki ngi npar t ner shi pwi t ht heUni ver si t yof Oxf or dt odevel opanonl i nepl at f or mf orpeopl eexper i enci ngar angeofcondi t i ons( i ncl udi ngpost t r aumat i cst r essdi sor der ,depr essi onandanxi et y)t or ecei vet r i edandt est edpsychol ogi calt her api esont hei rcomput erormobi l ephone.

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Wor cest er shi r eHeal t handCar eNHSTr usti senabl i ngi t sst af ft owor kr emot el y .TheTr ust hasmovedf r om mul t i pl epat i entr ecor dsyst emst oonesyst em acr osst heor gani sat i on.

Mobi l eaccesst ot hepat i entr ecor dsyst em i snowbei ngr ol l edoutt oenabl est af fsuchas di st r i ctnur sest oaccessandupdat eapat i ent ’ sr ecor dsf r om t hef i el dwi t houthavi ngt o comebackt ot heof f i ce.

Gi vent hei ndust r yi sal r eadyayeari nt ot heFi veYearFor war dVi ewf orMent alHeal t h,announcedi nFebr uar y2016,t her ei saneedf orur gencyt oensur et hei nnovat i onscanbedel i ver edandmakeani mpact ,wi t houtdel ay . “ I t ’ sawel comest epf or war dt oseet heGover nmentcommi tt hi si nvest menti ndi gi t alt echnol ogyt oGDEsi nment alheal t h,anar eawhi chhasbeenunder f undedf ormanyyear s.We knowt hatt echnol ogydel i ver sabet t erpat i entout comeanddr i vesef f i ci enci es,nott ot ake peopl e’ sj obsbutt ot r ansf or mr ol esandf r eeupski l l edst af ft oenhancecar e.Wear eexci t edt ohel pdef i newhatapaper l essNHSwi l ll ookl i keandnowt hatNHSEngl andhasconf i r medt hef undi ng,t her e’ st heoppor t uni t yf ori mmedi at eact i on.Toensur et heNHSdi gi t al t r ansf or mat i onbecomesar eal i t yandal l owcompani esl i keAdvancedwor kwi t ht heGDEs t odemonst r at esuccess,wewel comet heGover nment ’ spr omptact i ont omaket hef unds avai l abl e–wear eal lkeent ogetst ar t ed, ”comment sNi ckWi l son,Managi ngDi r ect or– Publ i cSect or ,Heal t h&Car e–Advanced.

Ni ckconcl udes:“ Thesoonert heGDEsar ei npl acewi t hagr eedbl uepr i nt s,t hesoonert he l ear ni ngscanber ol l edoutt oot her sandast epchangei nt echnol ogyadopt i oncant ake pl ace,del i ver i ngaposi t i vei mpactt opat i entcar e. ” Comment sf r om anNHSTr ustt hatAdvancedwor kedwi t hf ol l ows: St ephenDocher t y ,Chi efI nf or mat i onOf f i ceatSout hLondonandMaudsl ey ,sai d:“ Wear e r eal l ypl easedt obepar toft hegl obaldi gi t alexempl ar( GDE)pr ogr amme.Thi sdesi gnat i on r ecogni sest hehar dwor koft het eam overt hel astt woyear saswehaveembar kedupon ourdi gi t alt r ansf or mat i onj our ney .Wi t ht he£5m i nmat chedf undi ng,wewi l lbeabl et oaccel er at et hegr eatwor kwear eal r eadydoi ngt oensur et hatf r ont l i nest af fcanmaxi mi se t hei ruseofdi gi t alt echnol ogyt oi mpr ovecl i ni calser vi cesf orpat i ent s,r esul t i ngi nbet t erpat i entexper i ence,bet t erout comesandef f i ci encysavi ngs. “ Wecannowmovef or war dwi t ht her api ddevel opmentofnewpl at f or mssuchasoureobser vat i onpr ogr amme,ourmobi l ecl i ni calappandournewper sonalheal t hr ecor d,whi ch wi l lal l owpat i ent sandser vi ceuser st osel f managet hei rcondi t i onswi t honl i neaccesst o t hei rheal t hr ecor ds,r esour cesandcar epl ans.I t ’ sgr eatnewsandwear el ooki ngf or war d t oget t i ngonwi t hi t . ”

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Lear ni ngDi sabi l i t yAwar eness

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Lear ni ngdi s abi l i t yc har i t y Menc ap,i npar t ner s hi pwi t h RachelAshcroft,StrategicDevelopment Managerf orHeal t hatl ear ni ngdi sabi l i t y NHSEngl and,hasl aunc heda charityMencap,said: newani mat i onandonl i ne “ Vi si t i ngt heGPcanbei ncr edi bl ydi f f i cul ti fyouhave gui desc al l edDon’ tMi s sOut alearningdisability.Makingappointments, under st andi ngwhatt hedoct ori ssayi ngand t or ai s eawar enes soft he expl ai ni nghowyouf eelcanber eal l yhar d.Bei ngon heGP’ sl ear ni ngdi sabi l i t yr egi st ercanensur e i mpor t anc ef orpeopl ewi t ha t heal t hcar ei smuchmor eaccessi bl eandcanr esul ti n bet t erheal t hout comesf orpeopl ewi t hal ear ni ng l ear ni ngdi s abi l i t yt obeon di sabi l i t y . ” t hei rGP’ sl ear ni ngdi s abi l i t y “ Ther ear e1, 200avoi dabl edeat hsofpeopl ewi t ha r egi s t er . l ear ni ngdi sabi l i t yever yyearduet ot heheal t h Just23% ofpeopl ewi t hal ear ni ngdi sabi l i t yar e r egi st er edashavi ngal ear ni ngdi sabi l i t ywi t ht hei r GP[ 1]andj ust44% r ecei veanAnnualHeal t h Check[ 2] .Thi si sdespi t ewel ldocument ed evi denceoft heheal t hi nequal i t i esexper i encedby peopl ewi t hal ear ni ngdi sabi l i t y ,wi t h1, 200 avoi dabl edeat hsever yyear[ 3] .

i nequal i t i est hatpeopl ewi t hal ear ni ngdi sabi l i t yf ace.

Accesst obet t ersuppor t ,mor et i meandannual heal t hcheckscoul dpl ayacr uci alr ol ei ni mpr ovi ng pat i ent doct orr el at i onshi psandensur i ngt hatpeopl e wi t hal ear ni ngdi sabi l i t yr ecei vet heheal t hcar eand t r eat mentt heyneed. ”

DrMat tHoght on,GPatCl evedonMedi cal Gr oupandNor t hSomer setCCG l ear ni ng di sabi l i t ycl i ni call ead,sai d:

I fpeopl ewi t hal ear ni ngdi sabi l i t yt el lt hei rGP’ st hey haveal ear ni ngdi sabi l i t yt heyar eent i t l edt oext r a “ Doi ngt heAnnualHeal t hChecksal l owsmet obui l d hel p.Thi scani ncl ude: al ongt er m,t r ust i ngr el at i onshi pwi t hpat i ent swho haveal ear ni ngdi sabi l i t y .Thi smeansIcandot he • Ext r at i mef orappoi nt ment s necessar yexami nat i ons,suchasbl oodt est s.Att he • EasyReadi nf or mat i ont hati saccessi bl e samet i me,Il ear nmor eaboutt heper sonandcan • AnnualHeal t hCheckst hathel pt omai nt ai n maker easonabl eadj ust ment st ot hei rcar e. ” heal t h,det ectcondi t i onsandi l l nessesandhel p GPst ounder st andhowt opr ovi debet t ercar et o pat i ent swi t hal ear ni ngdi sabi l i t y .

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Formor ei nf or mat i onv i s i t www. mencap. or g. uk/ dont mi ssout YoussefAbi dathasal ear ni ngdi sabi l i t y .

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4mi l l i onpeopl ewi t hal ear ni ngdi sabi l i t y i nt heUK.Mencapwor kst osuppor tpeopl ewi t ha l ear ni ngdi sabi l i t y ,t hei rf ami l i esandcar er sbyf i ght i ng t ochangel aws,i mpr oveser vi cesandaccesst o educat i on,empl oymentandl ei sur ef aci l i t i es.Mencap suppor t st housandsofpeopl ewi t hal ear ni ng di sabi l i t yt ol i vet hei rl i vest hewayt heywant .

“MyGPphonesmet or emi ndmeaboutmyheal t h www. mencap. or g. uk check,becausesomet i mesIf or get .I ’ m happywi t h myheal t hcent r e.Idi dn’ tr eal i seIwasl owon vi t ami nB12unt i lIhadmyAnnualHeal t hCheck,so nowIt akevi t ami nst ocor r ectt hat .I fIdi dn’ thave t hecheckImayhavebeeni l landnotr eal i sedi t . ”

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Heal t h&Wel l bei ng

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Heal t h&Saf et y

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Educat i on

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Ev eni fy ouf ol l owt heheal t hi es tpos s i bl emenu,c ook i ngpr oduc esai r bor nef at ,oi l andgr eas ewhi c hr es ul ti nt hef or mat i onofgr eas edepos i t sont hei ns i deofy ours c hool ’ sk i t c hen ex t r ac tduc t wor k .I fak i t c henf i r er eac hest heex t r ac t duc t wor k ,i tc anbemademuc hwor s ebygr eas edepos i t s , whi c hwi l l ac c el er at et hef i r eands pr eadi tt oot herpar t sof t hebui l di ng.

Swi f t c l eani soneoft heUK’ sl eadi ngs pec i al i s tKi t c henEx t r ac tFi r eSaf et yCl eani ngex per t s ,pr ov i di ngf ul l c ompl i anc e wi t hTR/ 19,t hel eadi ngi ndus t r ydoc umentc ov er i ng duc t wor kc l eani ng.I fy oudon’ thav educ t wor kpr of es s i onal l y c l eanedbyas pec i al i s tt or emov egr eas edepos i t sy ouc oul d beper c ei v edasnegl i genti nt heey esoft hel awandl eav e y our s el fopent opr os ec ut i on,aswel l asc ompr omi s i ngy our bui l di ngsi ns ur anc epol i c i es .

Ourot herk eys pec i al i s tc l eani ngs er v i c eswi l l al s ohel py ou c ompl ywi t ht hel awandk eepy ous af ef r om pr os ec ut i on: Fi r edamperdr opt es t i ng Fi r edamper spr ev entt hes pr eadoff i r et hr oughabui l di ng’ s v ent i l at i ons y s t em,s oi ti sal egal r equi r ementt hatt heyar e r egul ar l yt es t edi nac c or danc ewi t hBS9999: 2017.

Vent i l at i onduc t wor kc l eani ng Pr ov i di ngc l eanai rf orbui l di ngus er si sal egal r equi r ement andpr omot esgoodheal t h,bet t erc onc ent r at i onandl ear ni ng s owepr ov i dev ent i l at i onduc t wor kc l eani ngi nac c or danc e wi t hTR/ 19,BSEN15780andt heBSRI ABG49/ 2013Ai r Commi s s i oni ngGui de.

Legi onel l ac ont r ol andwat ert ankc l eani ng Spr i ngands ummers c hool hol i day smeanwar mer ,s t at i c wat er–t heper f ec tbr eedi nggr oundf orl egi onel l adur i ng s hut downper i ods .Hol i day sar eal s ot hebes tt i mef orSwi f t c l ean’ swat ert ankc l eani ngandl egi onel l ac ont r ol s er v i c es whi c hc ompl ywi t hL8gui del i nes .

Loc al ex haus tv ent i l at i onc l eani ng Anot herof t enov er l ook edar eaofc ompl i anc ei st hel oc al ex haus tv ent i l at i on( LEV)s y s t em i ns c i enc el abor at or i es .Swi f t c l ean’ sLEVc l eani ngs er v i c ec ompl i eswi t hCOSHHr egul at i onsandHSEgui danc e( HSG 258)t opr ot ec ts t udent s , t eac her sandt ec hni c i ansf r om ai r bor nec ont ami nant s .

Beout s t andi ngonc ompl i anc e Compl i anc ei nt hes ear easmaynotbeanOf s t edr equi r ement ,buti ts houl dbeat oppr i or i t yf ort heheal t hands af et y ofal l s c hool us er s .Wec anhel py out obeout s t andi ngwi t h ourawar dwi nni ngs er v i c esf ors c hool sandc ommer c i al bui l di ngs .

Compl i anc es houl dal s ober ewar ded,s oi fy out ak et woof ours pec i al i s ts er v i c es ,we’ l l behappyt ot eac hy ourt eam, f r eeofc har ge,howt omai nt ai ns t r ongandheal t hyc ompl i anc e.

Cal l 08001 143414noworv i s i twww. s wi f t c l ean. c o. ukand we’ l l hel py ougetagr eatr epor tony ourc ompl i anc e.

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Char i t i es

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41i st heageBr i t onsof f i ci al l ygeti nt ogar deni ng 41i st heageweof f i c i al l ygeti nt ogar deni ng,anews ur v eyhasr ev eal ed.

Thes ur v eys howedmor et hanat hi r dofr es pondent sdes c r i bet hei rgar denasa pl ac et oes c apei tal l andonei nt ens ai dt heywer ei mmens el ypr oudoft heway Res ear c her st ookani ndept hl ooki nt ot hepr ec i s et i mei nourl i v est hatwet ur nour t hei rout doors pac el ook ed. at t ent i ont oourout doors pac es-andf oundt hati ti snotunt i l wer eac h41t hatwe bec omegr eenf i nger ed.

J amesWongadded:“ Des pi t et hes ef i ndi ngs ,t her ei ss t i l l s omehopet hatBr i t sget i nt ogar deni ngatanear l i erage.Nowaday st her ear epl ent yofc ut t i ngedgegar Upunt i l t hi spoi nt ,near l yt hr eei nt enadul t sc ont i nuet or el yonel der l ypar ent st o deni ngt ool sathandwhi c har ei deal f oral l t y pesofgar dener s–amat eurt onov i c e s or toutt hei rout doors pac e-wi t honei nt went yev enc al l i ngongr andpar ent st o –mak i ngl i ghtwor koft r ans f or mi ngout doors pac es .Gar deni ngi sagr eathobby t endt ot hei rgar dens . f orpeopl eofal l agesandi spar t i c ul ar l ybenef i c i al .I t ’ saf un,heal t hyac t i v i t ypl us t hes ens eofs at i s f ac t i ony ouf eel wheny ouwat c hs omet hi ngy ou’ v ehadahandi n Af ur t heronei nt enr es or tt owat c hi ngc l i psonYouTubet ohel pr emedyt hei rhor t i - gr owi ngi si mmeas ur abl e. ” c ul t ur al i s s ues .

Aquar t erofBr i t ss eet hems el v esasak eengar dener–wi t hmor et hanhal fof Thepol l bygar dent ool s uppl i erFi s k ar sr ev eal edat hi r dofc l uel es sadul t shav e adul t si t c hi ngf ors ummert oar r i v es ot heyc angetbac kouti nt ot hei rgar dens .

NEVERt r i mmedahedgeandnear l yaquar t erhav en’ tev erpot t edapl ant .

Howev er ,hal foft headul t st hatt ookpar ti nt hepol l s ai dt heywoul dn’ tbeabl et o Af ur t her23per c entoft he1, 500adul t spol l edc l ai mt ohav eNEVERmownal awn i dent i f yaf uc hs i a,40per c entwoul ds t r uggl et os potapans yandmor et hanhal f orr ak edl eav esi nt hegar den. woul dn’ tk nowager mani um whent heys awone.

Bot ani s tandbr oadc as t er ,J amesWong,c omment s :“ Thes t udys howst her ei sa Get t i ngs t ungbys t i ngi ngnet t l es ,pul l i ngupaf l ower ,mi s t ak i ngi tf oraweedand l ac kofengagementbet weent hey oungergener at i onandgar deni ng,buti t ’ ss oi m- t r appi ngf i nger si ndec k c hai r sar ej us ts omeoft hec al ami t i esBr i t shav ef ac ed por t antwedon’ tl os et hatpas s i onf orourout doors pac es . whent r y i ngt ot ac k l et hegar den. “ Al ac kofenj oy mentori nt er es ti nmai nt ai ni ngagar denus ual l ys t emsf r om peopl e notk nowi ngwher et os t ar t .That ’ swhydev el opi ngani nt er es ti ngar deni ngand s howi ngt her ewar dst hatout doors pac esc anbr i ngi ses s ent i al ,s uc hasgr owi ng pl ant si ns mal l s pac es ,whi c hc anbef unandpr oduc t i v e— y ouj us tneedal i t t l e s uns hi neands omei magi nat i on. ” As pok es manf orFi s k ar sc omment ed:“ Get t i ngi nt ogar deni ngatt heageof41 mays eem l at e,butwi t hmanyadul t snotget t i ngont hepr oper t yl adderorl i v i ngi n f l at sunt i l t hei rl at et hi r t i es ,i t ’ sbec omi ngt henor m.

Cut t i ngt hegr as swi t hnobl adei nt hemower ,put t i ngy ourhandi nc atmes sand t r eadi ngonanupt ur nedr ak ewer eot herc ommonf auxpas .

Des pi t es pendi ngonav er agef i v ehour sperweeki nt hei rgar dens ,Br i t ss ayt hey ar eas hamedoft hes t at eoft hei rout doorar eas ,y eti nat y pi c al y eart heywi l l i nv es tj us t£1 19i nmai nt ai ni ngandi mpr ov i ngt hes pac e.

Ki d’ st oy ss t r ewnev er y wher e,t hegr as sgr owi ngt ooqui c k l yandnothav i ngt he r i ghtt ool sf ort hej obar eamongt het hi ngst hatannoyusaboutourgar dens .

“ Gar deni ngc ans eem daunt i ngatf i r s tandi t ’ sonl ynat ur al t owantt oc al l uponpar - Rel ea s ef r om ht t p: / / www. gi nger c omms . c om ent sorgr andpar ent swhot endt obemuc hmor ek nowl edgeabl e.Ouri nnov at i v e r angeofpr oduc t smak esgar deni ngeas yandhas s l ef r ee,hel pi ngy out or ec onnec t wi t hy ourout s i des pac e,nomat t ery ourl ev el ofs k i l l . ”