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Welcome <<First Name>> to the March edition of In Brief - the monthly newsletter from NHS Arden & GEM CSU.
You can find out more about the stories featured by clicking the 'read more' button. If you'd like more information about our services please email contactus@ardengemcsu.nhs.uk.

Crossing borders
Data management services and DSCRO have a vital role to play in supporting CCGs as they develop creative ideas to ensure the NHS is fit for purpose long term. This is where operating at scale is particularly useful. Whether responding to ad hoc requests or delivering the core day job, there is much to be gained by sharing knowledge across teams. Read more from Arden & GEM CSU Chief Operating Officer, Simon Freeman in the latest edition of The Commissioning Review.

Community diabetes team leads the way with Florence telehealth
NHS Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit and Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust will be hoping to win the ‘Innovative Use of Technology’ category at the Patient Experience Network (PEN) National Awards later this week, for their project to extend the use of Florence telehealth among diabetes patients in Derbyshire.

Teamwork across health and social care
Doing something new, by its very nature, is a venture into the unknown – so if we haven’t done it before, how can we be sure it will work? When it comes to transforming NHS services, there is a fine balance between the need for change and fear of the unknown, particularly when failure can have significant consequences. Read our latest blog from Consultancy Services Director, Wendy Lane in The Commissioning Review.

Assurance support for local transformation plans

As part of its plan to allocate additional funds to transform mental health and eating disorder services for young people, NHS England appointed NHS Arden & GEM CSU to provide assurance support across the Midlands and East region. The CSU’s transformation team designed, planned and facilitated a three month process that successfully assured 24 local transformation plans put forward by more than 60 Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs).

The power of twitter
Learn more about how healthcare professionals can use social media in a series of two vlogs prepared for the Florence Nightingale Foundation annual conference on March 17. The second in the series 'The power of twitter' is presented by Arden & GEM Clinical Telehealth Lead, Joan Pons Laplana and is available to view on our YouTube channel.

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