Warning signs for organisations in transition a checklist of ‘red-light’ issues that Audit Committees need to be on the lookout for during transition...Corporate memory loss as staff leave...Staff performance drops as attention diverted to changes/personal futures/motivation...Multiple agendas (savings/clustering) increase workloads. UK Healthcare Financial Management Association (Aug 2011)

	Development and Implementation of Key Performance Indicators to Support the Outcomes and Programs Framework assesses how effectively entities have developed and implemented appropriate KPIs to support stated program objectives. ...a desktop review of the published effectiveness KPIs for 89 programs across the Commonwealth public sector Aus Audit (Sep 2011) Communicating Risks and Benefits: An Evidence-Based User's Guide Organizations bear economic, legal, and ethical obligations to provide useful information about the risks and benefits of their products, policies, and services. Failure to fulfil those obligations can be costly, as seen with Three Mile Island, Hurricane Katrina, Vioxx, and other cases when people believe that they have been denied vital information....Public institutions’ reputations often depend on their ability to communicate. US FDA (Aug 2011) How Do Quality Improvement Interventions Succeed? Archetypes of Success and Failure Three overarching recommendations for producing successful quality improvement:1. Set the expectations for and build the capacity of targeted organizations and individuals to achieve the desired improvements in care,2. Make explicit plans for measuring and evaluating the performance of the intervention. 3. Make explicit and address the incentives—particularly internal motivational incentives—for all key stakeholders US Rand (Aug 2011) The challenge of measurement: statistics for planning human resource development (free registration required) addresses the challenge of measurement in workforce development planning, and discusses the role of the various players in labour markets and the information they need to make optimal decisions. NCVER (Sep 2011) Voices from Working Australia Australians in 2011 are under more pressure than ever before, working longer hours than they are paid for and increasingly having work invade their home life, totally shattering the myth that employees are to blame for the nation’s productivity, a new national survey of 42,000 workers has found. ACTU (Sep 2011) NHS Staff Management and Health Service Quality Good management of NHS staff leads to higher quality of care, more satisfied patients and lower patient mortality. Good staff management offers significant financial savings for the NHS, as its leaders respond to the challenge of sustainability in the face of increasing costs and demands UK Health (Aug 2011) The Impact of Pay Increases on Nurses' Labour Market: A Review of Evidence from Four OECD Countries  highlights that there were several main drivers for the implementation of a pay rise for nurses, and also identified a range of possible indicators that can be used to assess the impact of changes to nurses’ pay. OECD (Aug 2011) National Health Reform Progress and Delivery The plan charting the path for national health reform implementation has been released by Minister for Health and Ageing Nicola Roxon. Aus Health (Sep 2011) International healthcare survey: global trends, attitudes and influences   Two-thirds (66%) of the over-65s across the world say that they feel ‘healthy’ – considerably more than those who are under 65. This is particularly so in Australia, where three-quarters (75%) of the over-65s think they are ‘healthy’. BUPA (Sep 2011) Canada's Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research Improving health outcomes through evidence-informed care The goal of patient-oriented research is to better ensure the translation of innovative diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to the point of care CIHR (Aug 2011) Reconfiguring hospital services Reconfiguration of hospital services can provide a powerful means of improving quality in an environment where money and skilled health care workers are scarce. UK Kings Fund (Sep 2011)
	Guidance for commissioning integrated urgent and emergency care – a whole system approach outlines the requirements for good urgent and emergency care. UK RCGP (Aug 2011) The Size and Burden of Mental Disorders in Europe demonstrates the degree to which mental disorders have become Europe’s largest health challenge in the 21st century and that the majority remain untreated. ECNP (Sep 2011) Consent and confidentiality in clinical genetic practice: Guidance on genetic testing and sharing genetic information UK RCP (Sep 2011) The second study of infectious intestinal disease in the community The FSA's foodborne disease reduction target has been a major Government public health initiative. Progress is measured using laboratory surveillance data for five key pathogens UK Food standards Agency (Sep 2011) Everything changes: Adapting to new challenges in environmental and public health Key drivers for change to be confronted currently include: 1. Public health reforms; 2. Occupational health and safety reforms; 3. Regulatory enforcement reforms; and 4. Food safety reforms. UK Inst of Environmental Health (Sep 2011) Tackling tuberculosis among hard-to-reach groups recommends strengthening efforts to find patients early and providing intensive clinical and social support to help patients complete TB treatment. UK NICE (Sep 2011) Young people, alcohol and the media Negative consequences were infrequently presented, but tended to focus on extreme effects. also Off-licence density linked to alcohol harm in under-18s UK Joseph Rowntree (Sep 2011) Business Regulation Benchmarking — Role of Local Government  Identify the nature and extent of regulatory responsibilities exercised by local government authorities (including on behalf of other levels of government) where these responsibilities are likely to impose material costs on business Aus Productivity Comm (Sep 2011) Live Longer! Community Health Action Pack: A Practical Guide to Health Promotion Planning with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities also Healthy Jarjums make Healthy Food Choices embedding Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander perspectives in the early years curriculum by teaching children in years P-3 about healthy food from an Indigenous perspective. Qld Health (Sep 2011) Tips for Social Media content Discussing suicide and broader mental health issues bring some challenges for those using Social Media (bloggers, Tweeters, Facebookers). Aus Mindframe (Sep 2011) Journeys – Palliative care for children and teenagers   second edition Palliative Care Australia ((Sep 2011) Getting to grips with hoisting people The use of hoists has become an integral part of delivering health and social care services...Each year a significant number of incidents are reported in which people have been injured while being moved using hoisting equipment. UK HSE (Sep 2011)
	Report of Reviewable Deaths in 2008 & 2009 Volume 2: Deaths of people with disabilities in care NSW Ombudsman (Sep 2011) Employer perspectives on recruiting people with disability and the role of Disability Employment Services  while employers generally agree that people with disability have a good attitude towards work, many continue to operate under the misconception that people with disability will be less productive. also Senate Administration & purchasing of Disability Employment Services in Australia: inquiry DEEWR (Sep 2011) Creating accessible journeys Victoria’s public transport system is failing to cater for people with diverse mobility requirements and needs a radical rethink to ensure all journeys are accessible VCOSS (Aug 2011) Protecting Australia's children research audit (1995–2010): Final report The purpose of this audit is to identify, describe and disseminate information about Australian research projects (including program evaluations) undertaken during the 1995-2010 period on topics relating to the protection of children. This audit covers a broad scope of topics, ranging from universal preventative initiatives through to statutory child protection and out-of-home care. AIFS (Sep 2011) For Kids' Sake - Repairing the Social Environment for Australian Children and Young People major recommendations include the establishment of: independent, non-profit community trusts in each local government area, a Families Commission to coordinate the work of the federal government in strengthening family relationships ,a major new initiative in providing community-based education programs for couple relationships and parent-child relationships UNSW (Sep 2011) Child Protection and Wellbeing - Information Exchange NSW Health guidelines on sharing of information between government and non-government services and justice agencies meeting the definition of 'prescribed bodies'. Information can be shared between agencies that is relevant to a vulnerable child or young person in specific circumstances without legal or professional consequences NSW health (Sep 2011) Views of Young People in Detention Centres Queensland 2011 Young people’s responses also highlight some opportunities to enhance the quality of care provided to young people in detention – particularly in areas like complaints and advocacy, health screening, maintaining family contact, and transition planning and aftercare. Qld Comm for Children (Sep 2011) Review of the recording and reporting significant incidents of use of force in schools ministerial statement of intent to repeal new legislation UK Education (Sep 2011) Adolescent violence in the home: The missing link in family violence prevention and response ADFVC (Aug 2011) Home Truths: Impacts of housing insecurity on women across the life course looks at the experience of single young mothers, single women over 50 and older women caring for a son or daughter with a disability. NSW Anglicare (Sep 2011) Recommendations for the Reform of UK Housing Policy housing conditions in the UK are among the worst in Western Europe and cost the country £7 billion in costs to the NHS, social services and education. UK Pro Housing Alliance (Aug 2011) Anti-social behaviour in private housing An overview of approaches to tacking ASB in privately rented and owner occupied housing. UK Commons Library (Sep 2011)