Tag Archives: NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre (IC)

Abuse of Vulnerable Adults in England: 2011-12. Experimental Statistics (Health and Social Care Information Centre)

Posted on March 9, 2013 by

Summary This report summarises statistical information about alerts and referrals to adult social care safeguarding teams in England. It is based on the Abuse of Vulnerable Adults (AVA) data collection for 2011-12. Read more: Health & Social Care Information Centre. A total 136,000 safeguarding alerts, 108,000 … Continue reading →

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Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework: Provisional Results (HSCIC)

Posted on September 16, 2012 by

Summary The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has published the first figures for the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF). The report includes data for 14 measures designed to enable comparisons of the effectiveness of care delivered by councils … Continue reading →

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Delivering the NHS Safety Thermometer CQUIN 2012/13: Measuring Harm Free Care (Department of Health)

Posted on June 8, 2012 by

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 11, June 2012]. Summary The NHS Safety Thermometer, is a tool developed by the QIPP (Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention) Safe Care Team, at … Continue reading →

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Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards in England 2010/11 (Care Quality Commission)

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC)’s second annual report on deprivation of liberty safeguards has identified that some care homes and hospitals are failing to meet their obligations on liberty safeguards. The safeguards regarding the deprivation of liberty are intended … Continue reading →

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