CQC launch 'State of Care' report 2012

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has today published its most comprehensive State of Care report. The report examines all care sectors for the first time and explores why some care services are failing to meet CQC standards.

Safe Sedation of Adults in the Emergency Department

This has been produced by the RCoA and the College of Emergency Medicine as a good practice document on sedation in the Emergency Department.

SINAP results

See the latest Stroke Improvement National Audit Programme (SINAP) results on the quality of care and the results of a trial drawn from SINAP findings which shows that Older people are at no higher risk of bleeding following thrombolysis than younger people.

New support tools for Crohn's disease and sickle cell episode

These clinical case scenarios from NICE are an educational resource designed to improve and assess users' knowledge of the Crohns disease clinical guideline and its application in practice.

Better guidance and support for NHS surgeons on vaginal tape and mesh implants

The Department of Health has issued this new guidance help reduce the side effects after surgery using vaginal tape for stress incontinence and vaginal meshes for pelvic organ prolapse

Bridging the gap: Why some people are not offered the medicines that NICE recommends

The extent of variation in the uptake of NICE recommended medicines across the NHS in England has been described, but the reasons for such variations are less well understood. This report by IMS Health highlights a number of different factors and makes a number of recommendations.

New evidence updates

NHS Evidence has released the following evidence updates:


Peritoneal dialysis

Lung cancer

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