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Tag Archives: Problems in Care in English Acute Hospitals
Statistics on Falls in Hospitals: National Audit of Inpatient Falls 2017 (RCP / NHS Improvement)
Summary The Royal College of Physicians (RCP)’s most recent annual report summarises findings of the National Audit of Inpatient Falls, with recommendations for improvement. This report supplies: “ …detailed results from all individual hospitals, enabling comparison with their own performance … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Falls, Falls Prevention, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS Improvement, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Royal College of Physicians, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Avoidance of Litigation, Costs of Falls in Hospitals, Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dementia Policies / Protocols, Direct and Indirect Impacts of Inpatient Falls, Estimates of Costs Per Fall by Age, Evidence-Based Quality Improvement, Fall and Fracture Prevention, Falls and Fracture Liaison Service Database (FLS-DB), Falls and Fragility Fracture Audit Programme (FFFAP), Falls Improvement Collaborative, Falls in Hospitals, Falls in Hospitals and Residential Care Facilities, Falls Multidisciplinary Working Group: Recommendation for Trust and Local Health Board (LHB) Boards, Falls Pathway Workstream, Falls Per 1000 OBDs: Analysis By NHS Trust, Falls Prevention, Falls Reported to National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS), FFFAP: Falls and Fragility Fracture Audit Programme, Fracture Liaison Service Database (FLS-DB), Fracture Prevention Policies / Protocols, Healthcare Quality Improvement, Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership, Hospital Falls Prevention, Incidence and Costs of Inpatient Falls in Hospitals, Inpatient Falls, Integrated Falls Prevention Services, Litigation Claims, National Audit of Inpatient Falls Audit Report, National Audit of Inpatient Falls Audit Report 2017, National Audit of Inpatient Falls Workstream Project Team, National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes Programme (NCAPOP), National Hip Fracture Database (NHFD), National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS), Occupied Bed Days (OBDs), Patient Safety, Patient Safety Incidents, Preventing Falls in Hospital, Preventing Inpatient Falls, Priorites Within Acute Hospitals, Problems in Care in English Acute Hospitals, Quality Improvement, Reducing Falls to Help Trusts Improve Patient Experience and Reduce Costs, Reducing Litigation Costs, Reducing Waste in the NHS, Royal College of Physicians (RCP)
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Findings of the CQC’s Comprehensive Hospital Inspections Programme (BBC News / CQC)
Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC)’s “State of care in NHS acute hospitals: 2014 to 2016” report presents findings from the first round of acute and specialist hospital trust inspections. Analysis shows variations in the quality of care between hospitals, … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, CQC: Care Quality Commission, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, National, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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National Audit of Inpatient Falls: Audit Report 2015 (RCP)
Summary The Royal College of Physicians (RCP)’s Falls and Fragility Fracture Audit Programme involves a national clinical audit of the care received by patients in hospital. The following annual report summarises findings of the National Audit of Inpatient Falls. Although … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Delirium, Falls, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Local Interest, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Royal College of Physicians, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Audit Bed Rail Use: Recommendation for Trust and Local Health Board (LHB) Boards, Blood Pressure: Key Falls Indicator Recommendation for Trust and Local Health Board (LHB) Boards, Call Bells Within Reach of Patient: Key Falls Indicator Recommendation for Trust and Local Health Board (LHB) Boards, Clinical Quality Improvement, Continence Care Plan: Key Falls Indicator Recommendation for Trust and Local Health Board (LHB) Boards, Delirium Policies / Protocols, Dementia and Delirium: Key Falls Indicator Recommendation for Trust and Local Health Board (LHB) Boards, Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dementia Policies / Protocols, Do Not Use a Fall Risk Prediction Tool: Recommendation for Trust and Local Health Board (LHB) Boards, Evidence-Based Quality Improvement, Fall and Fracture Prevention, Falls and Fracture Liaison Service Database (FLS-DB), Falls and Fragility Fracture Audit Programme (FFFAP), Falls in Hospitals, Falls Multidisciplinary Working Group: Recommendation for Trust and Local Health Board (LHB) Boards, Falls Pathway Workstream, Falls Per 1000 OBDs, Falls Per 1000 OBDs: Analysis By NHS Trust, Falls Prevention, Falls Prevention in Hospitals: E-Learning Packages, Falls Prevention Programmes, Falls Risk Prediction Tools (Insufficiently Predictive), Falls Steering Group: Recommendation for Trust and Local Health Board (LHB) Boards, FFFAP: Falls and Fragility Fracture Audit Programme, Fracture Liaison Service Database (FLS-DB), Fracture Prevention Policies / Protocols, Healthcare Quality Improvement, Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership, Hospital Falls Prevention, Inpatient Falls, Integrated Falls Prevention Services, Key Fall Indicator Recommendations, Mean Rate of Falls Per 1000 OBDs, Mean Rate of Falls Per 1000 OBDs: Acute Hospitals, Mean Rate of Falls Per 1000 OBDs: Community Hospitals, Mean Rate of Falls Per 1000 OBDs: Mental Health Hospitals, Medication Review: Key Falls Indicator Recommendation for Trust and Local Health Board (LHB) Boards, Mental Capacity and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLs) Policies / Protocols, Multifactorial Falls Risk Assessment (MFRA), National Audit of Inpatient Falls Audit Report, National Audit of Inpatient Falls Audit Report 2015, National Audit of Inpatient Falls Workstream Project Team, National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes Programme (NCAPOP), National Hip Fracture Database (NHFD), National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) Guidelines, NICE Clinical Gguidance 161 (CG161), NICE Guidance, Occupied Bed Days (OBDs), Patient Safety, Patient Safety Incidents, Preventing Falls in Hospital, Preventing Inpatient Falls, Priorites Within Acute Hospitals, Problems in Care in English Acute Hospitals, Quality Improvement, Recommendations for Trust and Local Health Board (LHB) Boards, Review Multifactorial Falls Risk Assessments (MFRAs): Recommendation for Trust and Local Health Board (LHB) Boards, Royal College of Physicians (RCP), Safeguarding Policies / Protocols, Secondary Hip Fracture Prevention, Visual Impairment: Key Falls Indicator Recommendation for Trust and Local Health Board (LHB) Boards, Walking Aids: Key Falls Indicator Recommendation for Trust and Local Health Board (LHB) Boards
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Demand on Accident and Emergency Services Unsustainable? (BBC News)
Summary Levels of demand on NHS accident and emergency departments in England have been described as unsustainable by David Prior, the head of the Care Quality Commission. Mr Prior has suggested there is a need for a diversion of resources from hospital services towards greater investment … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Accident and Emergency Departments: Planning and Design, Acute Hospital Care, Admissions, Avoidable Admissions, BBC Health News, Care in General Hospitals, Care Quality Commission (CQC), CCGs, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), College of Emergency Medicine, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital, Emergency Admissions, Emergency Readmissions to Hospital, General Hospitals, GPs, Health Care Reform, Home and Community Care Services, Hospital Accident and Emergency Departments, Hospital Admission Rates, Improving Care in General Hospital Settings, Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Inquiry, NHS Reform in England, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Primary Care, Problems in Care in English Acute Hospitals, Public Service Reform, Re-Admission NHS Hospitals, Reform, Unplanned Hospital Admissions
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NHS Alliance: Changes to the NHS Should Keep Elderly Out of Hospitals (Daily Mail: Mail Online / BBC News)
Summary Dr Michael Dixon, president and chairman of the NHS Alliance, has adopted the now widespread view that hospitals can be dangerous places for frail elderly patients and people with long-term conditions. It is the NHS Alliance‘s policy that hospitals are better suited for only the … Continue reading
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Tagged Acute Hospital Care, BBC Health News, Care in General Hospitals, CCGs, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital, Falls, General Hospitals, GPs, Health Care Reform, Home and Community Care Services, Hydration, Hydration and Nutrition, Improving Care in General Hospital Settings, Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Inquiry, NHS Change Day, NHS Reform in England, Primary Care, Problems in Care in English Acute Hospitals, Public Service Reform, Reform
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