Patients costing NHS Nene £4.6m by stockpiling medicine:
The cost of wasted NHS medicines in Northamptonshire this year could have paid for 600 life-saving heart operations. Northampton Chronicle & Echo
Thursday, 4 April 2013
Health tourism costing NHS billions, senior doctor claims:
The growing epidemic of health tourists exploiting the NHS is costing the British taxpayer billions every year, a senior doctor has warned.
Telegraph
The growing epidemic of health tourists exploiting the NHS is costing the British taxpayer billions every year, a senior doctor has warned.
TelegraphGuidance for commissioners on ensuring the continuity of health care services
Guidance for commissioners on ensuring the continuity of health care services:
This framework sets out an end-to-end process that guides commissioners from initiating the work of designating services as commissioner requested services through to deciding which services should be defined as location specific services in the event that a provider fails financially. In addition to this guidance, an interactive toolkit has also been developed to guide commissioners through the framework and to provide a mechanism to record the evidence used and the thinking underlying a decision to designate or not. NHS Networks
This framework sets out an end-to-end process that guides commissioners from initiating the work of designating services as commissioner requested services through to deciding which services should be defined as location specific services in the event that a provider fails financially. In addition to this guidance, an interactive toolkit has also been developed to guide commissioners through the framework and to provide a mechanism to record the evidence used and the thinking underlying a decision to designate or not. NHS Networks
Health service in England warned to keep data secure
Health service in England warned to keep data secure: ICO urges health sector to keep patients' personal data secure now that the Health and Social Care Act has become a reality. Health and Social Care News
British Social Attitudes survey data
British Social Attitudes survey data:
According to advance data published by The King's Fund, public satisfaction with the NHS stabilised last year after a record fall.Satisfaction with the way that the NHS is run now stands at 61 per cent, the third highest level since the survey began in 1983. Survey findings The King's Fund - press release Kings Fund Blog
According to advance data published by The King's Fund, public satisfaction with the NHS stabilised last year after a record fall.Satisfaction with the way that the NHS is run now stands at 61 per cent, the third highest level since the survey began in 1983. Survey findings The King's Fund - press release Kings Fund Blog
NICE support for commissioners of dementia care
NICE support for commissioners of dementia care:
This resource supports commissioners, clinicians and managers to commission high-quality evidence-based care for people with dementia and their carers. It provides practical advice for commissioners to improve
the integration of health and social care. This will help ensure that more people with dementia receive an early diagnosis and can access the care and support that they, and their carers, need to live well and independently with dementia for as long as possible.Commissioning guidance Kings Fund Blog
This resource supports commissioners, clinicians and managers to commission high-quality evidence-based care for people with dementia and their carers. It provides practical advice for commissioners to improve
the integration of health and social care. This will help ensure that more people with dementia receive an early diagnosis and can access the care and support that they, and their carers, need to live well and independently with dementia for as long as possible.Commissioning guidance Kings Fund Blog
China: Four more have H7N9 bird flu
China: Four more have H7N9 bird flu: Four new cases of the H7N9 bird flu virus, not previously seen in humans have been identified by authorities in China. BBC News
Family nurse scheme extended across England
Family nurse scheme extended across England:
| One-to-one support for 16,000 disadvantaged parents by 2015 OnMedica |
RCP achieves NICE accreditation
RCP achieves NICE accreditation:
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has accredited the processes used by the
Royal College of Physicians (RCP) to produce guidance.
Professor David Haslam, chair of the NICE
Accreditation Advisory Committee, said:
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RCGP News
Royal College of Physicians (RCP) to produce guidance.
Professor David Haslam, chair of the NICE
Accreditation Advisory Committee, said:
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RCGP News
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