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NHS Next Stage Review Leading Local Change
The NHS Next Stage Review has been led locally by clinicians in each NHS region. Seventy-four local clinical working groups, made up of some 2000 clinicians, have been looking at the clinical evidence… more »
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NHS Next Stage Review Leading Local Change
western4uk wrote 2 hours ago: The NHS Next Stage Review has been led locally by clinicians in each NHS region. Seventy-four local … more »
Changing for the Better
western4uk wrote 2 hours ago: Changing for the Better provides best practice guidance on provide clear guidance for patients, the … more »
Nutrition Screening Survey and Audit of Adults on Admission to Hospitals, Care Homes and Mental Health Units
western4uk wrote 1 month ago: More than one in four adults admitted to hospitals, care homes or mental health units are suffering … more »
Free Choice at the Point of Referral
western4uk wrote 1 month ago: Patients will be able to choose where they are treated from any provider meeting Healthcare Commissi … more »
Report of the Office of Health Economics Commission on NHS Outcomes, Performance and Productivity
western4uk wrote 1 month ago: The Report of the Office of Health Economics Commission on NHS Outcomes, Performance and Productivit … more »
Trends in children and young people's care - Emergency admission statistics 1996-2006
western4uk wrote 1 month ago: Trends in children and young people’s care - Emergency admission statistics 1996-2006 for chil … more »
Struggling to Resist a Quo Pun for Obvious Fade Reasons
western4uk wrote 1 month ago: Extensively discussed in the mass media Choice at referral: guidance framework for 2008/9 provides … more »
The Right Result? Payment by Results 2003-07
western4uk wrote 2 months ago: The Right Result? Payment by Results 2003-07 details how Payment by Results (PbR), has been embedded … more »
In a Place of Fear?
western4uk wrote 3 months ago: Mental Health Act Commission Eleventh Biennial Report (In Place Of Fear) questions whether all inpat … more »
Consultation Responses to 'Options for the Future of Payment by Results: 2008/09 – 2010/11'
western4uk wrote 3 months ago: Summary of responses to the ‘Options for the Future of Payment by Results: 2008/09 – 2010/ … more »
Removing or suspending chairs and non-executives from PCTs and NHS Trusts: Consultation on Introducing Powers of Suspension
western4uk wrote 3 months ago: This consultation sets out a single approach to considering whether and if so how, a chair or non-ex … more »
National Care of the Dying Audit
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western4uk wrote 4 months ago: National Care of the Dying Audit generic report 2006/2007 considers the care of the dying in five ke … more »
Was that Trip to Bethlehem Critical?
western4uk wrote 4 months ago: New from the Trip Database comes the Critical Care Trip Search which searches the following journals … more »
Hospital organisation, specialty mix and MRSA
western4uk wrote 4 months ago: Hospital organisation, specialty mix and MRSA presents an analysis of the contribution of organisati … more »
Operating Framework for 2008/09
western4uk wrote 4 months ago: The NHS in England: operating framework for 2008-09 (includes Annexes A, B and C) gives an overvi … more »
State of Heatlhcare 2007
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western4uk wrote 5 months ago: The NHS has improved dramatically over the last few years, but still cannot guarantee that basic min … more »
Trauma: Who cares?
western4uk wrote 5 months ago: More than half of all patients arriving in hospital with severe injuries receive poor care, accordin … more »
Future Hospitals
western4uk wrote 7 months ago: The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges have just published Acute Health Care Services - Report of a W … more »
