This toolkit, developed as part of the Safer Births programme led by The King’s Fund contains a range of tools, templates and ‘hints and tips’ to help maternity teams improve the safety of care.
NHS Outcomes Framework 2010/11 indicators
The NHS Information Centre has published new details on 20 of the 30 NHS Outcomes Framework indicators, which measure the care patients receive. The figures provide a regional and local snapshot of how the NHS is performing against the Outcomes Framework and help to illustrate where there are variations in outcomes.
New guidance highlights prevalence of occupational asthma
New guidance launched today calls on doctors to explore the potential job-related causes of asthma when diagnosing patients. An estimated one in six cases of asthma in people of working age is either caused or aggravated by work-related factors.
More patients receiving clot-busting treatment for stroke
The Stroke Improvement National Audit Programme (SINAP), commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) and run by the Royal College of Physicians’ Stroke Programme, shows that 8% of patients received clot-busting treatment (thrombolysis) following a stroke, up from only 1% in the 2008 audit.
Some care homes and hospitals are still not meeting their obligations on liberty safeguards, says CQC
CQC inspections have shown that some providers were confused about when restraints or restrictions on a person amounted to a deprivation of liberty. Crucially, a significant proportion of providers had still not trained their staff in the safeguards, two years after their introduction.
2012/13 Evidence Templates available
Evidence Templates which must be completed by organisations prior to assessments against the 2012/13 risk management standards are now available from the NHSLA.
RCP says that care of patients at the end of their lives must improve
Improving end-of-life care: professional development for physicians, provides practical toolkits for physicians and recommendations for trusts to improve end of life care. The report recommends that all physicians promptly discuss options for end of life care, which gives patients and their carers time to make choices.
Tuberculosis case management and cohort review: guidance for health professionals
The Royal College of Nursing has launched new guidance for nurses and health care professionals who case-manage patients with suspected and confirmed tuberculosis. It aims to promote standardisation of protocols and procedures, ensure accountability for delivery; and establish clear performance measures through cohort review.
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