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Monday, 7 September 2015

Action demanded on weekend NHS risk

Action demanded on weekend NHS risk The case for improving hospital care at weekends is "simply unassailable", medical chiefs say, as new figures on death rates are published. BBC News

See also:
  • Increased mortality associated with weekend hospital admission: a case for expanded seven day services? The BMJ
  • Seven day care - our view Royal College of Surgeons
  • VIDEO: Weekend death figures explained BBC News
  • VIDEO: Following a consultant working weekends BBC News
  • Is there a Monday to Friday culture in the NHS? BBC News
  • NHS weekend: 7-day services explained BBC News
  • 11,000 people die annually because they go to hospital on weekend The Daily Mail
  • 'The weekend effect' means 11,000 extra NHS deaths a year The Daily Telegraph
  • Hospital patients admitted at weekends ‘15% more likely to die’ The Guardian
  • NHS hospitals must share staff and resources to reduce deaths of patients admitted on weekends, says top doctor The Independent
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