Relationship between quality of care and choice of clinical computing system

Relationship between quality of care and choice of clinical computing system "Clinical computing systems have been promoted as a means to improve the quality of healthcare, holding advantages over paper-based systems of improved data recording, integration and accessibility."

Relationship between quality of care and choice of clinical computing system: retrospective analysis of family practice performance under the UK's quality and outcomes framework
E Kontopantelis, I Buchan, D Reeves, K Checkland, T Doran
BMJ Open, 2013, 3:e003190

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Views sought on draft NICE guidance that says breast cancer drug is not value for money

Views sought on draft NICE guidance that says breast cancer drug is not value for money The NHS is to be advised that it shouldn't routinely provide the drug pertuzumab as a treatment for a type of advanced breast cancer, according to draft guidance from NICE

Bureaucracy busters set to work on NHS

Bureaucracy busters set to work on NHS A bureaucracy busting campaign is being launched to reduce the burden of data collection for the NHS. EHI News

2012-13 update on indicators of financial sustainability in the NHS

2012-13 update on indicators of financial sustainability in the NHS  "This update focuses on the financial sustainability of the NHS trusts and foundation trusts that provide community, secondary and tertiary health services, and on the primary care trusts that commissioned those services up to the end of 2012-13."

2012-13 update on indicators of financial sustainability in the NHS
National Audit Office, Department of Health July 2013

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Scientific breakthrough could free patients of blood pressure pills

Scientific breakthrough could free patients of blood pressure pills Hypertension linked to adrenal tumours in many patients. OnMedica News

The instant blood test to tell if you REALLY need antibiotics

The instant blood test to tell if you REALLY need antibiotics The three-minute test tells a doctor whether the patient is suffering from a viral or a bacterial infection - that way, they know whether to prescribe antibiotics. Daily Mail

NHS safety report set to call for minimum staffing levels

NHS safety report set to call for minimum staffing levels Berwick review expected to recommend legal duty for doctors, nurses and other health workers to admit mistakes

A review of patient safety in the NHS by an acclaimed US expert, Don Berwick, is expected to recommend minimum staffing levels for hospitals and a legal duty for doctors, nurses and other NHS workers to admit their mistakes.

The Berwick review will be published Tuesday lunchtime without the sort of fanfare that government-commissioned inquiries attract if their conclusions find favour with ministers. The health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, will appear at the briefing with Berwick, who is flying to London for the day, but will not give an immediate verdict on the proposals.