Tag Archives: Dr Foster

Variations in Excess Hospital Mortality Rates (BBC News / NHS Digital)

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Significantly higher than expected death rates have been recorded at 19 of the 133 NHS Trusts in England, according to the Dr Foster Unit at Imperial College London. “There were 15,396 more deaths than expected at the trusts in … Continue reading →

Guideline on Sepsis Recognition, Diagnosis and Early Management (NICE / BBC News / RCEM)

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recently published “Sepsis: recognition, diagnosis and early management – guidance” (NG51). This presents recommendations on the identification and assessment people with suspected sepsis; risk factors and risk stratification; and the … Continue reading →

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Local Health Systems: Principles of Re-Design and Performance Measurement (LGA / King’s Fund / ADASS / SOLACE / CfPS / ADPH)

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Local Government Association has issued a list of basic principles for planning service re-design. Local systems should aim to meet these fundamental requirements for improving services to achieve better health and wellbeing outcomes. Full Text Link Reference Shared … Continue reading →

Further Confirmation of the “Weekend Effect”: The Global Comparators Project (BMJ Quality and Safety / BBC News / OHE / Health Economics / BMJ)

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Recent research indicates that the “weekend effect” is a systematic phenomenon in the quality of healthcare, which impacts upon mortality rates in hospital care internationally. 2,982,570 hospital records from 28 hospitals in England, Australia, the USA and the Netherlands … Continue reading →

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Commissioning Support Lead Provider Framework (NHS England)

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Commissioning Support Lead Provider Framework organisations were appointed last month to supply commissioning support services to the NHS in England. CCGs are expected to use the Commissioning Support Lead Provider Framework (LPF) to assist with tasks including finance, contracting, … Continue reading →

Annual Reviews of Avoidable Harm in Hospitals / Weekly NHS Reviews (BBC News / Department of Health)

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced a programme of annual reviews into avoidable deaths in English hospitals. The plan is to improve patient safety and promote the culture of openness and honesty in the NHS. Full Text Link Reference … Continue reading →

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Measures of Hospital Mortality Rates and Standards of Care (BBC News / BBC Radio 4’s “File on 4”)

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A leading health academic, Professor Nick Black, has been asked by NHS England to review whether the two main measures of mortality – the hospital standardised mortality ratio (HSMR) and the summary hospital-level mortality index (SHMI) – are meaningful … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Dr Foster

Guideline on Sepsis Recognition, Diagnosis and Early Management (NICE / BBC News / RCEM)

Further Confirmation of the “Weekend Effect”: The Global Comparators Project (BMJ Quality and Safety / BBC News / OHE / Health Economics / BMJ)

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