Friday, 7 December 2012
Encouraging results in A&E patient survey
Encouraging results in A&E patient survey: 2012 A&E patient survey Northampton General Hospital
NGH discharge times among worst in NHS
NGH discharge times among worst in NHS: Northampton General Hospital has among the most bed spaces wasted by long-staying patients in the country, a new report says. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Northampton General Hospital scores well in patient survey - Northampton Chronicle & Echo
Northampton General Hospital scores well in patient survey - Northampton Chronicle & Echo:
 Northampton Chronicle & Echo | Northampton General Hospital scores well in patient survey Northampton Chronicle & Echo When asked to rate their overall experience of being treated and cared for in the A&E patients gave Northampton General Hospital (NGH) a score of 7.7, which fell in the same range as 60 per cent of all trusts in the country. The trust did better than ... and more » |
CQC survey: Accident and Emergency (England) 2012
CQC survey: Accident and Emergency (England) 2012: The Care Quality Commission has published the results of its latest survey which asked people about their experiences of accident and emergency (A&E) departments in 2012. Nearly 46,000 participants who attended a major A&E department were surveyed between January and March 2012 and the response rate was 38%.
Work in Progress: Progress in delivering NHS efficiency savings
Work in Progress: Progress in delivering NHS efficiency savings: This study examines the progress made in delivering NHS efficiency savings in 2011-12 and how well-placed the NHS is to deliver the required efficiency savings over the next three years. National Audit Office
Malnutrition toolkit for commissioners and providers
Malnutrition toolkit for commissioners and providers: This toolkit contains guidance for commissioners and providers on defining the relevant, measurable outcomes related to nutritional care within services in order to gain value for money, a summary of national nutritional care standards, recommendations and tools for assessment, development, education and training. NHS Networks
NHS disabled charges 'unlawful'
NHS disabled charges 'unlawful': A leading disability rights lawyer says some NHS trusts may be breaching the law by charging disabled drivers to park. BBC News
'Never mind the patient, tick the box'
'Never mind the patient, tick the box': A leading psychiatrist says the NHS needs to listen more. BBC News
NHS Direct starts redundancy talks
NHS Direct starts redundancy talks: More than 1,400 NHS Direct staff risk losing their jobs as the organisation begins a redundancy consultation period. E-Health Insider
Autumn Statement 2012 - pension implications
Autumn Statement 2012 - pension implications: The Autumn Statement, delivered by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the 5 December 2012, contained important changes to pensions tax relief allowances. NHS Employers
Chancellor rejects NHS local pay deals
Chancellor rejects NHS local pay deals:
| Autumn Statement provokes mixed response from doctors Related items from OnMedica Government pension reforms ‘triply unfair’ Audit watchdog slams ‘unaffordable’ hospital PFI deal Think tank says ditch NHS national pay Contract changes will cut GP income |
Clinical-financial partnerships in the NHS: why we need them to deliver the cost and quality challenge
Clinical-financial partnerships in the NHS: why we need them to deliver the cost and quality challenge: This paper summarises interviews with over twenty senior NHS leaders. It demonstrates the importance of financial-clinical partnerships to deliver the NHS’s unprecedented cost and quality improvement challenge. It also aims to provide further evidence of the growing need for clinical and finance leaders to develop a shared understanding of their organisation’s business and to work together towards shared organisational goals.
Acute organisational audit report: public report for England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Acute organisational audit report: public report for England, Wales and Northern Ireland: This report includes national and hospital level findings in relation to aspects of stroke service organisation including: acute care
organisation; specialist roles; staffing; TIA (mini stroke) services; communication between staff groups and with patients and carers; and pathway at discharge. Findings will enable the organisation of stroke services at a national level to be compared with the national standards outlined in the fourth edition of the National Clinical Guideline for Stroke (2012) published by the Intercollegiate Stroke Working Party, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) clinical guideline, the National Stroke Strategy 2007 and the NICE Quality Standard for Stroke (2010). Supplementary reports for each region are also available.
organisation; specialist roles; staffing; TIA (mini stroke) services; communication between staff groups and with patients and carers; and pathway at discharge. Findings will enable the organisation of stroke services at a national level to be compared with the national standards outlined in the fourth edition of the National Clinical Guideline for Stroke (2012) published by the Intercollegiate Stroke Working Party, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) clinical guideline, the National Stroke Strategy 2007 and the NICE Quality Standard for Stroke (2010). Supplementary reports for each region are also available.
Norovirus outbreak 2012
Norovirus outbreak 2012: Many newspapers are reporting on the Health Protection Agency’s latest figures on the ongoing outbreak of norovirus – the so-called winter vomiting disease. The data suggest that cases of the virus, which are usually highest after Christmas, are high for this time of year.
According to data available up to December 2 2012, there have been 2,313 confirmed laboratory reports (which is 64% higher than the same period in the last season). But the HPA estimates that for every confirmed report there are another 288 unreported cases.
This means that as many as 666,144 people could have been affected in this outbreak of norovirus. This number is expected to continue to rise.
This means that as many as 666,144 people could have been affected in this outbreak of norovirus. This number is expected to continue to rise.
Can't care, won't care: or has the NHS really changed? - Channel 4 News
Can't care, won't care: or has the NHS really changed? - Channel 4 News:
 Channel 4 News | Can't care, won't care: or has the NHS really changed? Channel 4 News Mencap's 2007 report, Death by Indifference, said that people with a learning disability were dying in the NHS unnecessarily, because doctors and nurses did not value their lives. Families came to Mencap because their loved one had poor care in hospital. and more » |
Cancer becoming chronic disease as death rates improve
Cancer becoming chronic disease as death rates improve: More people are living longer after being diagnosed with cancer than ever before, according to official figures which show mortality rates have dropped about 10 per cent in just seven years.
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
Rise in mothers in 40s as women delay childbearing
Rise in mothers in 40s as women delay childbearing: The NHS has seen a boom in older mothers with official figures showing a 15 per cent rise in births.
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
Health Care for Undocumented Migrants: European Approaches
Health Care for Undocumented Migrants: European Approaches: This issue brief examines how undocumented migrants' access to care is handled in European health systems. Policies and practices vary greatly across countries and have become issues of intense debate.
The Commonwealth Fund
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