Friday 7 February 2014

NHS will be dependent on EHRs - Hunt

NHS will be dependent on EHRs - Hunt

The health service will become "totally dependent" on electronic health records over the next five years, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has said. EHI News

Wellbeing - why it matters to health policy

Wellbeing - why it matters to health policy

These documents contain evidence on why wellbeing matters to health throughout someone’s life, and what policy makers can do about it. Department of Health
Guidance

England eating disorders up by 8%

England eating disorders up by 8%

Hospital admissions for eating disorders rose by 8% in England from 2012/13, official figures show. The data, from the Health and Social information Centre (HSCIC), showed that there were 2,560 admissions, compared to 2,370 in 2011/12.Key statistics released by HSCIC:9 times as many females diagnosed Most common age for females: 15Most common age for males: 1320% of tho... Healthcare Today

“What matters most to you?” How decision aids help patients make better choices

“What matters most to you?” How decision aids help patients make better choices

You might never have heard of a decision aid, but there’s good evidence from a newly updated Cochrane review that they can help people facing decisions about treatment or screening feel better informed about the options and clearer about what … Continue reading →  Evidently Cochrane

Patient confidentiality ‘to be breached by police’: NHS database to be made available to investigators, claims former shadow Home Secretary...

Patient confidentiality ‘to be breached by police’: NHS database to be made available to investigators, claims former shadow Home Secretary...
A central NHS database of the patient’s medical records will be available to police without a warrant in breach of the idea of doctor-patient confidentiality, according to the former shadow Home Secretary, David Davis MP. Independent

Diabetes claim for low-fat yoghurt not proven - NHS Choices

Diabetes claim for low-fat yoghurt not proven - NHS Choices

“Yoghurt is key to beating diabetes,” is the front page headline from the Daily Express. The news is based on a study looking at the association between dairy intake and the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. It found that the risk of the disease was ... NHS Choices

Health experts back car smoking ban

Health experts back car smoking ban

More than 700 doctors and other health experts put their names to a letter urging MPs to back a ban in England on smoking in cars with children. BBC News

Can the Care Quality Commission live up to expectations?

Can the Care Quality Commission live up to expectations?
This week marks one year since Robert Francis published his second report into failures of care at Mid-Staffordshire Foundation Trust.

Mid-Staffs Director of Quality and Patient Experience Julie Hendry gave a moving presentation at a conference at the Fund in November summarising the journey that the trust have been on since 2009 and the progress they have made and continue to make.But what developments have there been more broadly across the system?

One year is barely long enough to achieve culture change. But locally, both in response to the first Francis report and more recently, there are countless examples of improvements in how boards monitor and manage quality, how care for frail older people is organised in hospitals, and how leaders listen to and involve patients. There are also organisations continuing to struggle to focus on quality – the picture is inevitably mixed. Nationally, the final full government response to Francisbalanced commitments to strengthen how quality is monitored with initiatives to help teams and organisations improve safety and support staff wellbeing.