All National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) articles – Page 14
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NewsNICE releases safe staffing evidence reviews to HSJ
NICE non-executive directors conclude publishing evidence reviews is in the public interest Sir Andrew Dillon had argued publishing the reviews could disrupt the management of the NHS Guidelines for A&E nurse staffing have not been published The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has today released to ...
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CommentIt is high time we stopped dying for a drink
Kailash Chand puts a question mark on the historical cultural acceptability of alcohol in view of the healthcare admissions, illnesses and trauma it causes
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NewsDirectors to review NICE chief's decision not to release staffing guidance
Non-executive directors to review NICE chief’s decision not to release safe staffing work Sir Andrew Dillon claimed publishing evidence reviews of safe nurse staffing could disrupt management of the health service Decision not to publish followed freedom of information request by HSJ Two non-executive directors at the National ...
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NewsTrust launches maternity care review after baby death
Bolton FT to audit all births in its midwifery led unit in April-September 2015 Family were notified by the trust under duty of candour legislation after their baby died in July Mother says she blames “policymakers” who failed to have up to date policies An NHS trust and ...
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NewsExclusive: NHS England faces judicial review over narcolepsy drug refusal
NHS England has until tomorrow to decide whether to fund narcolepsy treatment for teenager 194 patients have already received NHS funding for Xyrem Lawyers claim the refusal to fund the drug is discriminatory and unlawful NHS England has until tomorrow to decide whether to fund for a teenager ...
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NewsGlobal safe staffing expert questions ‘crazy’ NHS nursing policy
One of the world’s leading experts on nursing and safe staffing has questioned current NHS policies towards nurses and suggested some could even put patients at greater risk.
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NewsLord Carter will produce 'clearer guidance' on nurse staffing levels
Lord Carter is looking to establish ‘clearer guidance’ on safe staffing levels as part of his review of NHS efficiency, he has told HSJ.
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NewsExclusive: NICE safe staffing U-turn followed meeting with Hunt's office
A decision by NICE to reverse its plans to publish work on safe nurse staffing levels came immediately after an email exchange between its chief executive and Jeremy Hunt’s office, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNational chiefs aim to resolve 'contradictory' messages on staffing and finance
National leaders have moved to resolve ‘contradictory’ messages issued to NHS providers around safe staffing levels. They stress that nurse to patient ratios ‘should not be unthinkingly adhered to’.
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SupplementsExcellent care supplement: Taking NHS standards to the next level
Effective management and evidence based care
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CommentI'm a male feminist: Why I fight for equality
You don’t have to be a woman to want a fair society
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HSJ KnowledgeDalton: The NHS needs a best practice recipe to prosper across the board
Standardise operating systems and clinical pathways
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LeaderMinisters take high risk bets on debt, pay restraint and reform
This summer has been anything but quiet
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CommentDrugs access: Why the NHS is failing those with rare conditions
Access to treatment decision making
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HSJ LocalCCGs widen access to IVF treatment
FINANCE: Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin clinical commissioning groups will increase the age at which women can be eligible to NHS funded IVF treatment from 37-and-a-half to 40.
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NewsNHS England to create safe staffing 'oversight' group
An advisory group including senior figures from across the health service is being created by NHS England to oversee future work on safe staffing guidance.
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NewsMonitor: 'We are not telling trusts to stop hiring clinical staff'
Monitor has insisted it is “not telling trusts to stop recruiting clinical staff” in its letter to them outlining emergency measures to try to reduce their deficits.