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European Antibiotic Awareness Day (PHE / BBC News / NHS Choices / Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy)

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD) 2014 is planned for November 18th 2014. Public Health England (PHE) is attempting to encourage restraint in the overprescribing and overuse of antibiotics. There is a potential public health crisis as existing antimicrobials become … Continue reading →

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Government Response Health Select Committee’s Report on Public Health England (Department of Health)

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The government has responded to the House of Commons Health Select Committee (HSC) report on Public Health England, published in February 2014. The response addresses concerns about PHE’s independence, policy work and relationship with the government. PHE has to be … Continue reading →

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Government’s Response to Francis Inquiry Report (Department of Health)

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Government has published a full response to Robert Francis QC’s report into poor standards of care at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust. “These documents build on the government’s initial response: Patients First and Foremost, which was published in … Continue reading →

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The Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Management of CJD in the UK (Public Health England / NCJDRSU)

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary “Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare and ultimately fatal degenerative brain disease. It is one of a group of diseases called Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs)”. Health Protection Agency (HPA): Part of Public Health England (Since April 2013) Information sources concerning … Continue reading →

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Assuring High Quality Care in the NHS (NHS Confederation)

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This NHS Confederation discussion paper pursues the debate arising from the Francis report. The focus is now firmly on developing concrete proposals on how poor standards of patient care can be tackled in practice. Suggestions are offered on ways … Continue reading →

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Francis Inquiry Report: Full Report (Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Inquiry)

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary High mortality rates and poor standards of care provided at the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust resulted in concern about services and management in the Trust. This three-volume Francis Inquiry report investigates the causes and lessons learned. “…[the widespread] disconnect between … Continue reading →

Francis Inquiry Report: Executive Summary (NHS Choices / Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Inquiry)

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The NHS Choices “Behind the Headlines” service provides a brief synopsis of press responses to Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Inquiry, in addition to supplying their own considered summary concerning the systematic failures of care at multiple levels identified … Continue reading →

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