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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 »

Tags: Grey Literature, hospitals, NHS, Primary Care

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 »

Tags: Communication, Grey Literature, NHS, Stakeholder Engagement

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 »

Tags: AHPs, Diet, Grey Literature, hospitals, Mass Screening, NHS, Primary Care

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 »

Tags: Choice, Clinical Governance, Grey Literature, hospitals, Primary Care, private-sector, Quality

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 »

Tags: Case Management, Casemix, Clinical Governance, Commissioning, COPD, Grey Literature, Health Economics, Musculoskeletal Diseases, NHS

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 »

Tags: Children, Emergency Admission, Grey Literature, hospitals, Statistical Data, Young People

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 »

Tags: Choice, Commissioning, Grey Literature, Information Technology, NHS, Primary Care

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 »

Tags: Commissioning, Grey Literature, Health Economics, hospitals, NHS, Practice Based Commissioning, Primary Care

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 »

Tags: Commissioning, Equity, Grey Literature, Health Economics, hospitals, Mental Health, Psychology, Quality, Social services

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 »

Tags: Grey Literature, Health Economics, hospitals, NHS

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 »

Tags: governance, Grey Literature, hospitals, legislation, Management, NHS, Primary Care

National Care of the Dying Audit 1 comment

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 »

Tags: Carers, Grey Literature, hospitals, palliative care, Patient Information, Primary Care, quality of life, Supportive Care

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 »

Tags: critical care, Evidence Based Practice, Information Technology, Search Engines

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 »

Tags: Grey Literature, hospitals, Infection Control

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 »

Tags: Grey Literature, Primary Care, NHS, Organisational Design, Health Economics, Practice Based Commissioning, Interagency Relations, Stakeholder Engagement, Commissioning

State of Heatlhcare 20072 comments

western4uk wrote 5 months ago: The NHS has improved dramatically over the last few years, but still cannot guarantee that basic min … more »

Tags: Asthma, Cancer, Children, Deprivation, Equity, Grey Literature, heart diseases, Life Expectancy, medical staff

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 »

Tags: Grey Literature, Wounds and Injuries, Accident and Emergency Departments

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 »

Tags: Grey Literature


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