The Shift in Public Health Nursing to the ‘Universal in Reach – Personalised in Response’ model
Shifting from the previous service design and delivery model The Universal, Universal Plus, and Universal Partnership Plus model has been at the forefront of service design and the delivery of Public Health Nursing services across the UK for the last 5 years. Recently, however, a new model has emerged: The ‘Universal in Reach – Personalised […]
What Does the Future Hold for Remote Working in the UK?
Is flexible working here to stay? As we have settled into our new offices in central Leeds over the last few months, our team has proven that flexible working is here to stay. Throughout the pandemic, we have been agile to everything thrown our way. Whilst the way we work has adapted, with virtual video […]
How Returning to In-Person Learning Will Impact 0-19s/25s Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Following the return to restriction-free learning on September 6th, the demand for 0-19s/25s healthcare services, in particular CAMHS, is bound to experience yet another surge. The coronavirus pandemic has undoubtedly affected every demographic within society, some more so than others. Children and young people have felt the impact of COVID-19 extensively, with education being a […]
The Gender Reform Bill and Its Impact on Gender Dysphoria Service Providers
Almost two years later than the Gender Recognition Act consultation, the UK government published their response on the 22nd of September 2020. Their response failed to carry out reform expected by thousands of respondents – can the Scottish Gender Reform Bill pick up where they left off? What is Gender Dysphoria? Gender dysphoria can […]
Young People’s Healthcare Assessments
Importance of Health Assessment Reviews for Children and Young People in Care Year on year the number of children in care has consistently risen, increasing the demand on many 0-19/25s services across the country. With the ever-growing demand, Review Health Assessments are becoming more important for children in care. It is not unusual for these […]
Three Tips for Writing a Successful APMS Bid
At HealthBid we have plenty of experience in writing and reviewing APMS bids for our clients. With a large number of GPs operating under this type of arrangement, it is vital that primary care organisations understand how to write a great bid to either retain their current contract or look to expand into a new practice. […]
COVID-19 and The Sexual Healthcare Sector
How COVID-19 Has Changed the Sexual Healthcare Sector Sexual health services were some of the first services to close their doors for face-to-face drop-in sessions and appointments in March 2020, to both limit the spread of COVID-19 and to flex staff to other areas of the NHS to address the rising demand in critical care. […]
Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s: What Is Alzheimer’s Disease and How Can We Better Understand It? In keeping with World Alzheimer’s Month, we are exploring the condition and how it links to dementia, the existing treatment options, and the latest new drug approved in the US. What is Alzheimer’s disease? Alzheimer’s is a disease that causes dementia – […]
Why Social Value Is Important in Bid Responses
Social Value in Healthcare Bid Responses Social value has long been a key component of a great, winning healthcare bid. In more recent years, there has been an active push, alongside the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012, by the UK government to standardise and boost the prevalence of dedicated social value questions in […]
Understanding Hypermobility
Aching Joints? Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes (EDS) are hereditary disorders that impact the connective tissues in our bodies due to a lack of sufficient collagen, or structurally inept collagen. There are thirteen variations of EDS, and they predominantly affect the skeleton, muscles, skin, and blood vessels. Fresh from completing a musculoskeletal bid, it seems appropriate to raise […]
Proportionate Universalism in Healthcare Service Delivery
Over the course of the last decade, a significant number of tender documents and specifications explicitly mention proportionate universalism as a key component in the delivery of healthcare services. The term was coined in the 2010 Marmot Review – a culmination of two years’ worth of consultations with over 80 public health experts, local stakeholders, […]
60 Years of the Contraceptive Pill
60 years since the oral contraceptive pill became available on the NHS Better known as ‘the pill’, oral contraceptives are used by 151 million people worldwide[i], typically falling into two main categories: Combined Oral Contraceptives (COCs), which contain two hormones – oestrogen and progestogen – and the Progestogen-only Pill (POP), also known as the […]
