All National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) articles – Page 19
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SupplementsPatient record case studies: Return to the source
Using pseudonymisation of data at the source
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CommentThe NHS needs a 'Bank of England moment'
How to transform the service’s reconfiguration policy
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News
Rise in general practice whistleblowing
The Care Quality Commission has recorded a surge in the number of whistleblowers complaining about standards in general practice, the regulator’s most senior inspector has said.
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NewsNICE ruling on prostate cancer drug questioned
Scientists have expressed their disappointment over a preliminary decision by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence not to offer a life-extending drug to prostate cancer patients until after they have received chemotherapy.
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CommentNICE nursing ratios hit the target but miss the point
Safe staffing and good care involve more than just crude nurse ratios
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NewsNICE staffing guidance warns of harm risk in nursing ratio
Hospitals employing staff ratios of more than eight patients per nurse on a “regular basis” can increase the risk of harm in adult hospital wards, draft government-backed guidelines show.
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HSJ Knowledge'Eradicating hepatitis C is a realistic aim'
With the right models, HCV can disappear as a healthcare problem
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HSJ KnowledgePut diagnostic services on the map
Why understanding variation can help improve patient care
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NewsHigh infection rates 'unacceptable', says NICE
The number of patients getting an infection while under NHS care is “unacceptably high”, health officials have warned.
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NewsNICE chief: Approval changes 'won't increase NHS drugs bill'
The head of the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence has suggested the NHS will not pay more overall for branded pharmaceuticals in future as a result of proposed changes to the way the organisation assesses the value of new drugs.
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NewsHSJ Live 27.03.2014: Competition to run district general hospital is abandoned
George Eliot tender process dropped, and the rest of today’s comment and news
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NewsNICE to consult on delayed ‘value-based’ drug pricing plans
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is to announce proposals on Thursday that could see the health service increase the amount it spends on branded pharmaceutical drugs.
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NewsNICE chief demands transparency over trial data
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence chief executive has said that the pharmaceutical industry should disclose more data from clinical trials.
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NewsNICE calls for training to help victims of domestic violence
Nurses, social workers, health services and the organisations they work with must be better trained to understand domestic violence and help those experiencing it, the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence has said.
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CommentSometimes the NHS needs a sensible spot of panic
We need to kick up a fuss over old problems
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NewsNICE rejects drug policy that 'values pensioners less'
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has rejected government proposals that would see an assessment of the benefits a patient may have on society being taken into account when deciding whether to pay for new drugs.