The General Medical Council (GMC) has issued new guidance for doctors on how to prescribe medicine safely.
Cost and risk management in critical care
Increasing evidence suggests that crystalloid fluids are equivalent in effectiveness although they cost considerably less. This project at City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust aimed to reduce colloid use by removing them from the clinical area and making them available by consultant prescription only.
Governance statement guidance for the NHS
The Department of Health has set out the requirements for completion and submission of 2012/13 governance statements for SHAs, PCTs and NHS trusts.
NICE recommends blood pressure device that can help prevent strokes
A device that detects pulse irregularities and pick up cases of atrial fibrillation whilst measuring blood pressure has been approved by NICE. The WatchBP A device should be considered for use in people with hypertension or those being screened for hypertension.
Francis Report Published
The final report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry has been published.
Final list of mortality indicator outliers announced
Sir Bruce Keogh has announced an investigation into hospitals that are persistent outliers on mortality indicators. The list includes ULHT.
NHS safety thermometer 2013/14: CQUIN guidance
he NHS safety thermometer is a tool to be used alongside other measures of harm to measure local and system progress.
Pathology quality assurance review
A review of quality assurance arrangements for NHS pathology services was announced on 18 December 2012.
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