Crying in A&E

Crying in A&E The A&E system is creaking with shortages of clinical staff and waiting times beginning to creep up - how might queues and associated poor outcomes for patients be reduced for no extra cost? asks Jennifer Dixon. The Health Foundation

NHS England urged to check pathology safety

NHS England urged to check pathology safety Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, medical director of NHS England commissioned Dr Ian Barnes, chair of NHS England’s Pathology Quality Assurance Review Board, to improve the quality assurance process for pathology services in England. NHS England

Heart failure patients may have higher cancer risk

Heart failure patients may have higher cancer risk "Heart attacks increase the risk of developing cancer," is the completely inaccurate headline on the Mail Online website. The Mail was attempting to report on a study looking at cancer risk in people with heart failure. This is where damage to the heart means that it fails to pump blood around the body efficiently.

Leading the information revolution in cancer intelligence: why the National Lung Cancer Audit is the key to transforming lung cancer...

Leading the information revolution in cancer intelligence: why the National Lung Cancer Audit is the key to transforming lung cancer... This report analyses the importance of the National Lung Cancer Audit, which was launched in 1994 and captures up to date information on almost every lung cancer case in the UK. It compares clinical practice at hospitals across the country, helping to identify problem areas and drive up standards of care for the disease, which kills 35,000 people every year. This report credits the audit with increasing the number of patients who receive radiotherapy, increasing the number of patients who have surgery, increasing the number of patients who have chemotherapy and increasing the number of patients who see a nurse specialist. Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation

Removing QOF not detrimental to patient care

Removing QOF not detrimental to patient care Clinical performance generally remains stable long after incentives withdrawn OnMedica

Sustainable healthcare: the NHS launches a new strategy

Sustainable healthcare: the NHS launches a new strategy As one of the world's biggest employers, there can be no better sector or better time to set out examples of the NHS's responsibilities for the future, writes David Pencheon.

Some of the key players in the public sector are coming together this month to launch a joint approach to sustainability.

A quarter of suicides happen within 90 days of being discharged from hospital, study finds

A quarter of suicides happen within 90 days of being discharged from hospital, study finds A quarter of suicides occur within three months of discharge from hospital, a major study in Scotland has found. The Independent

Lords vote to ban motorists from smoking in cars carrying children

Lords vote to ban motorists from smoking in cars carrying children
Smoking in cars in the presence of children could be outlawed after the House of Lords voted for a ban. The Independent

See also:

• Peers back child car smoking ban BBC News

Data reveals six NHS trusts with 'persistently' high death rates

Data reveals six NHS trusts with 'persistently' high death rates Six NHS trusts have “persistently” high death rates for patients who die in hospital or within 30 days of discharge, according to new data. The Independent

See also:

• Six NHS trusts under fresh scrutiny over high death rates The Guardian
• Report shows hospital trusts with persistently high or low death ratios Health & Social Care Information Centre