Nurses 'unaware' how they can patronise and demean

Nurses 'unaware' how they can patronise and demean: Hospital staff are often unaware of how they ignore vulnerable elderly patients, patronise them and treat them as "objects", according to researchers who studied day-to-day life on wards. The Daily Telegraph

Liaison psychiatry - the way ahead

Liaison psychiatry - the way ahead: It was commissioned by the NHS Confederation on behalf of the SHA mental health leads, and written by the Centre for Mental Health.
The study set out to identify how liaison psychiatry can most effectively contribute to the government’s quality, innovation, productivity and prevention (QIPP) challenge of improving health outcomes while also reducing healthcare costs. NHS Employers

How to reduce unscheduled admissions in the over-75s by 20%

How to reduce unscheduled admissions in the over-75s by 20%: A Sheffield practice enjoyed award-winning results with its targeted strategy to improve healthcare quality in its elderly population. Neil Durham reports GP Online

SmartWard app to create 'paperless' healthcare

SmartWard app to create 'paperless' healthcare: New application to reduce practitioner workload and help save lives Public Service

Orphan medicines: special treatment required?

Orphan medicines: special treatment required?: This report was prompted by concerns that patients and their clinicians are not always able to access medicines for those with rare diseases. Ongoing reforms to the NHS and the development of a strategy for rare disease offer an opportunity to consider access to medicines for those with orphan or ultra-orphan conditions. This report provides an analysis of the complex framework that influences patients’ access to orphan drugs, focusing on the role of R&D, regulatory and payer/commissioner decisions, and the links between decision making along the pathway to access. It makes suggestions for better decision making and how to improve access to such drugs more widely.

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Patients will view their NHS records online in three years

Patients will view their NHS records online in three years: NHS patients will be given online access to their health records in the next three years under plans to be announced by the Government today. The Daily Telegraph

Fears for patient safety as 60,000 NHS jobs face the axe

Fears for patient safety as 60,000 NHS jobs face the axe:
The NHS is "sleepwalking" into a nursing crisis with thousands of frontline posts lost and training positions axed, the Government is warned today. The Independent

NHS sleepwalking into crisis, warns RCN

NHS sleepwalking into crisis, warns RCN: The Royal College of Nursing today warned that that the NHS in England is sleepwalking into a crisis and is calling on the Government to take immediate action to stop trusts cutting vital posts and services.