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NHS England has today published an independent report into the deaths of people with a learning disability or mental health problem at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, and highlighted a system-wide response.
We will publish two documents covering foundation trusts’ requirements for 2015/16. This consultation includes:
our proposals for indicators to be subject to assurance in our detailed guidance for external assurance on quality reports 2015/16
our proposal to clarify guidance on how auditors should report a modified conclusion on their limited assurance work
an invitation for you to comment on who should provide the external assurance on quality reports from 2016/17
We will consider all responses in finalising these documents for 2015/16.
Day-to-day responsibility for smooth operational running of trusts lies with their boards, and when things go wrong, formal oversight of trust boards is provided by regulators. But between those two stools is performance management; in the current system, that sits with commissioners.
PERFORMANCE: Older people’s mental health wards across Sussex require improvement, according to the Care Quality Commission. Please contact the library to receive a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
To study the effects of scale type (visual analogue scale vs. Likert), item order (systematic vs. random), item non-response and patient-related characteristics (age, gender, subjective health, need for assistance with filling out the questionnaire and length of stay) on the results of patient satisfaction surveys. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - request a copy of the article from the library - www.sssft.nhs.uk/library
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