Thursday, 29 August 2013
Ten tips for measuring patient and carer experience
Ten tips for measuring patient and carer experience Jane Jones outlines 10 simple things that need to be considered when planning how to measure changes in patient and carer experience over time. The Health Foundation
GPS agency nurses and social care workers framework launches
GPS agency nurses and social care workers framework launches The Government Procurement Service launched its new agency nurses and social care workers framework agreement on the 1 August 2013. NHS Employers
Child protection database live in 2015
Child protection database live in 2015 Children identified as vulnerable by social services will be flagged to NHS staff if they attend an A&E, starting in 2015. E-Health Insider
DH expects £4.3 billion in NME benefits
DH expects £4.3 billion in NME benefits The North, Midlands and East programme for IT is predicted to reap benefits of more than £4.3 billion, with more than 60% expected from the delivery of TPP's SystmOne. E-Health Insider
Private healthcare market investigation
Private healthcare market investigation These provisional findings from the Competition Commission on privately-funded healthcare services show that many private hospitals face little competition in local areas across the UK, leading to higher private medical insurance premiums and charges for private patients. It also highlights incentive schemes, which encourage consultants to choose particular private providers for diagnosis and treatment, and the lack of available information on the performance of hospitals and consultants as further restrictions on competition.
Association between chronic disease related hospitalisations and primary health care resourcing
Association between chronic disease related hospitalisations and primary health care resourcing "Measuring hospitalisations, that could potentially be avoided with high quality and accessible primary care, is one indicator of how well primary care services are performing."
A systematic review of evidence on the association between hospitalisation for chronic disease related ambulatory care sensitive conditions and primary health care resourcing
OR Gibson, L Segal, RA McDermott BMC Health Services Research, 2013, 13:336
A systematic review of evidence on the association between hospitalisation for chronic disease related ambulatory care sensitive conditions and primary health care resourcing
OR Gibson, L Segal, RA McDermott BMC Health Services Research, 2013, 13:336
Working time directive hinders junior doctors' progress
Working time directive hinders junior doctors' progress Shifts are not long enough to encounter the wide range of conditions and treatments they need to experience.
Home carers being paid illegal poverty wages - study
Home carers being paid illegal poverty wages - study Hundreds of thousands of agency workers caring for elderly people in their own homes are illegally being paid well below the minimum wage, a report claims.
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
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